Project Management and Zen: Achieving a Work Life Balance

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Balance

Project Management and Zen:Achieving a Work Life Balance

Dr. Thomas Juli, PMP®, CSM®

i-Sparks & Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners

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Today‘s world

photo by Jule_Berlin

Picture taken from Jürgen Appelo’s presentation The Zen of Scrum, available at http://de.slideshare.net/jurgenappelo/the-zen-of-scrum-10

A way toward a better now and tomorrow

Or yet another challenge?

Which path to follow?

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What guidance can help us

master the challenges ahead?

Balance

Zenis a process of discovering balance in our projects and outlines avenues

to find our lost individual and project identity,

to overcome burdens and master challenges,

to reduce complexity

to guide us to personal success

10 Insights from Zen

1 - Identity

Accept yourself

Strengthen your strengths

Do not fight your weaknesses. Accept them.

2 - Vision

MMotivation

VVision

PProject Objectives

3 - Simplicity

Take smallsteps

... one at a time

4 - Timeliness

Lack of time

There is an appointed time for everything.

And there is a time for every event under heaven.

Eccl 3:1 King Solomon New American Standard Bible

Plan in your free space. And use it.

Still having troubles?Share them.

5 - Overcoming Angst

Who is to blame?

Accept responsibility …

Overcome the illusion that somebody or something will help overcome your inner Angst.

This illusion creates dependencies you may never be able to control.

Accept responsibility … and relax

Let’s all start today!

6 – Hierarchy

Individualism

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Your employer owns your job,

You own your career!

Conflict?

Synergy

Team play and performance

“Players win games, teams win championships.”

Bill Taylor

7 – Truth and Illusion

Black White

Balance

A simple truth

8 – Play

9 - Motivation

Acknowledgement

10 - Passion

In a Nutshell

Today‘s world

A way toward a better now and tomorrow

10 Insights from Zen

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Know your destination

Start your journey

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Set yourself free

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Now it‘s up to YOU

To walk on water and go with the flow

Happy and safe journey

i-Sparks is an online community that helps people and organizations interested in social change grow their ideas into projects for success.

Email:

tjuli@i-sparks.comtj@thomasjuli.com

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Dr. Thomas Juli

Founder and President, i-Sparks

Managing Director, Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners

Join me:

• on Nov. 7 at 12 noon ET as I talk with Leadership & Learning Expert Kevin Eikenberry about Managing Remarkable Projects! Go here to register for this FREE call: http://tinyurl.com/TJEP-Eikenberry

• on Nov. 15 for IIL International Project Management Day as I talk about Leadership Principles for Project Success

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