Are we in need of Project Management mentors?
In the words of McKinsey, to drive growth, you first have to find the fuel — and for many companies, that’s not so straightforward.
For, say, growth leaders, I think the question is “how can we produce well-qualified executives?” Isn’t that right; Otherwise we would not be talking about growth now. Well, Theodosis Tassios says that the answer to this question is to “train the best of them intensively”. That leads to more questions such as “where to find them”, “how to choose them” and “how to attract them”. In addition to knowledge and the candidate’s level of intelligence (keep in mind that we usually stop there, hire the candidate and do not deal with any more criteria) a good executive must have soft skills such as passion and purpose, adaptability, initiative, fast decision making — these are just some examples to set the right hiring for the job.
Helping a business grow requires co-operation, responsibility, integrity and social sensitivity — and these are not taught through teaching but through social example, through apprenticeship (whatever that may mean for the organizational and time frames).
The most effective project managers are developed day-to-day, not year-to-year or project mistake-to-project mistake. Mistakes will happen, even with the best of mentoring. However, project managers with strong mentors should find their effectiveness continually improving. The company and everyone connected with the project will share in those gains.-Neal Whitten, PMP
So if one has opportunities to be mentored by more experienced Project Managers, he is without a doubt one of the most capable employees in his company. This is known to competing companies who choose by “mentees” and no longer by academic degrees.
A great project manager needs, in today’s tumultuous world, not only to be capable to successfully run a project but also to become a model for their team. While the first is achievable through learning and practicing, the second implies relentless respect for ethics and continuous focus on professional conduct. -Simona Bonghez, PhD, PMP
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