Inspired Project Teams

Audio: Tend Your Gardens of Thought [Time - 7:35, File Size - 7.3 MB]

“A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild. But whether cultivated or neglected, it must and will bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein and will continue to produce their kind.”
– James Allen in As a Man Thinketh

Wow! “…whether cultivated or neglected, [the mind] must and will bring forth.” When I consider this quote in the context of my project management, I am reminded of this paradox: The most productive, the most creative people… the ones you really want on your project team… are also the ones who have the greatest potential to take you far astray from your contracted deliverables and your carefully laid plans!

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I’m teaching a free, live video class on eduFire: “Project Management for High-Performing Teams” on Friday, August 14.  To learn more and to register, click the graphic below. Hope to see you there!

UPDATE: I will be teaching this class periodically on eduFire. For all scheduled sessions, click on this link:
http://edufire.com/search?q=Michael+Greer&commit=Go!