Today almost everything is a project, and everyone is a project manager.
Today everyone needs more of that self-drive to work forward, adapt to change, build a perfect solution to get the work done.
Role transition can occur through promotion, or moved to a new organisation, or new gig/challenge in your existing job. It can be a huge boost to your career and a chance for you to navigate and thrive. You know the drill heading in- leverage your experience and talents to the role, make sure you are accepted by the hierarchy (top downand peers) and clinch a few big wins in the first couple of months to build your credibility and demonstrate what you can do. It is important this is made effective. The first 30, 60, 90 days are crucial for the team and organisation.
Act as quickly as possible and build on expanding your network. Fast movers get clarity on their value add.
Here, we will discuss how to succeed quickly in a new role:
- Enable ourselves
- Align ourselves to work together in team or we will be forever behind
- The more visibility we can have, the stronger we may come across.
- Work is complicated. It is never simple. It involves data and more people making more decisions about more resources to satisfy more customer needs. Business change is dynamic and unpredictable.
- Capitaliseon habits like sticking to a routinethat has been productive and trying different approaches to boost results. According to researchand conventional thinking, habits are more easily formed and retained amid consistent circumstances, example: when someone commits to engaging in regular exercise at the same time every day. A certain amount of flexibility boosts results.
- Having a timeline is only the beginning.
- Skill building is crucial. Projects are only as good as the people who run them.
- Innovation with better decision-making
- Don’t let old habits undermine your creativity
- Avoid common traps
So, what are the main qualities that leaders need to excel in a project driven world?
Six top skills are:
- Project/ Program Management skills
- Product development and subject matter expertise
- Strategy and Business Acumen
- Leadership and Change Management
- Agility and Resilience
- Ethics and Values
Great projects don’t just happen. Great projects make work better that make the world better.
If all of us as leaders become aware, can do this, we can collectively achieve more. Anybody who is joining in a new role can exhibit strong technical, functional and leadership skills to excel in their jobs. It will give them credibility with the team and stakeholders, increase winning buy-ins. It can build bridges across the organisation.
Mastering these skills is no small talk, but fortunately, adequate good resources for learning are available. Anybody who is in the new role need to focus from inputs and outputs to outcomes and values.
