Do you really appreciate your Project Manager? There is not a child alive who dreams of being a project manager. Maybe a firefighter, a rock star or a pilot, but not a project manager? Nope. There’s something inherently dull about the words “project” and “manager”, the notions they generate make the flames of even the brightest imagination flicker and fade. And it follows that in the professional world saying you are a project manager won’t get you much respect either. To many being a Project Manager means you fit this unfortunate stereotype: you were not good enough in your field to be an engineer or a programmer, and through politics and self-inflation, you find ways to take credit for the hard work done by others. It stings, but that’s the stereotype (ask at your next happy hour with non Project Managers friends). Many Project Managers unintentionally reinforce this view by trying to get everyone to pay attention to the work they do produce: the meta work of spreadsheets, Continue Reading