http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/career-development/whats-an-it-manger-to-do-when-you-screw-up-big-time The Premier Blog For Learning How To Attract. Motivate, And Retain Top IT Staff Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:04:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/career-development/whats-an-it-manger-to-do-when-you-screw-up-big-time/comment-page-1#comment-143 Dr. Jim Anderson Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:10:45 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/?p=341#comment-143 Anon: Wow - the willingness to hold up that mirror and gaze into it after a project is done is very tough to do. I'll be interested in finding out if the new project managers can keep it up over time or if the weight of the organization eventually causes them to revert to the way that everyone else wraps up projects...! Anon: Wow – the willingness to hold up that mirror and gaze into it after a project is done is very tough to do. I’ll be interested in finding out if the new project managers can keep it up over time or if the weight of the organization eventually causes them to revert to the way that everyone else wraps up projects…!

]]> http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/career-development/whats-an-it-manger-to-do-when-you-screw-up-big-time/comment-page-1#comment-142 Anon Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:03:46 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalitleader.com/?p=341#comment-142 I'm beginning to realize the power of a culture where mistakes can be confessed safely. A couple of our new PMP project managers take the "lesson's learned" step of project closure seriously. Along with the efforts that worked well, they point out the team's and most especially their own mistakes. They're painfully honest. They and their teams won't make those mistakes again. I watch the old-school project managers who make excuses make the same mistakes in project after project. Perhaps senior management sees them as equals - the honest and the blame-evaders - but I'm amazed at the difference in results that I see. I’m beginning to realize the power of a culture where mistakes can be confessed safely. A couple of our new PMP project managers take the “lesson’s learned” step of project closure seriously. Along with the efforts that worked well, they point out the team’s and most especially their own mistakes. They’re painfully honest. They and their teams won’t make those mistakes again. I watch the old-school project managers who make excuses make the same mistakes in project after project. Perhaps senior management sees them as equals – the honest and the blame-evaders – but I’m amazed at the difference in results that I see.

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