How much time do you prepare BEFORE communicating bad news “up the ladder?”
- Only a couple of hours – I want to be “mentally” prepared but prefer not to think on it for too long. (63%, 17 Votes)
- Other – it varies too much, there is no one answer. (56%, 15 Votes)
- At least ½ - 1 day or as long as possible – I want to be sure I have backup, a proposed solution to the problem, and have considered every question that may be asked of me. (52%, 14 Votes)
- No time at all – I find it best to just jump in and communicate the issue. The longer I sit on it, the more I worry about it. (33%, 9 Votes)
- Never – I prefer to ignore it and act surprised when it is discovered. (0%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 61
Start Date: December 7, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
End Date: December 21, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
What do you find most challenging in your role leading/managing others?
- Influencing others who do not directly report to you (78%, 7 Votes)
- Motivating others/keeping morale up (67%, 6 Votes)
- Providing opportunities to enable others to increase their skills/knowledge, grow professionally (56%, 5 Votes)
- Communicating effectively – either in writing or verbally (56%, 5 Votes)
- Managing conflict/resolving differences (44%, 4 Votes)
- Time management/delegating work effectively (33%, 3 Votes)
- Understanding individuals’ capabilities/competencies (33%, 3 Votes)
- Getting others to take responsibility (33%, 3 Votes)
- Rewarding people for doing good work (0%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 38
Start Date: November 23, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
End Date: December 7, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
What social media networking sites do you use?
- LinkedIn (25%, 14 Votes)
- Twitter (25%, 14 Votes)
- FaceBook (16%, 9 Votes)
- Ning (11%, 6 Votes)
- Other not mentioned here (9%, 5 Votes)
- MySpace (7%, 4 Votes)
- Friendster (4%, 2 Votes)
- Bebo (4%, 2 Votes)
- FriendFeed (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 18
Start Date: November 10, 2009 @ 7:30 am
End Date: November 24, 2009 @ 11:57 pm
For what size projects do you identify risk and develop a risk management plan?
- All projects regardless of the size or budget (40%, 8 Votes)
- Only projects that are of a significant (in the $millions) budget (20%, 4 Votes)
- Only strategic projects (20%, 4 Votes)
- Only if I am asked to do so (15%, 3 Votes)
- Never (5%, 1 Votes)
- On occasion – but there’s no particular rhyme or reason to it (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 20
Start Date: November 2, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
End Date: November 16, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
Do you capture “lessons learned” from projects?
- Some of the time (50%, 8 Votes)
- Always (25%, 4 Votes)
- Never (25%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 16
Start Date: October 26, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
End Date: November 9, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
