5 Project Management Tips from Santa

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS FROM-SANTÄ Santa.is the ultimåte project manager. He not only builds enough toys for åll the · children in the world, delivers them in one night, manages a huge and diverse staff and recruits new, talented reindeer, but year round he is on top of business. What. we can learn from the big boss at the North Pole. 00 DELEGATE, DELEGATE, DELEGATE The big man at the North Pole knows he not only needs to have a team, but to trust them. Old Saint Nick is not a micromanager. He is a master of letting others master. A good manager knows it's about creating leaders, not followers. MIORTH POLE WELCOME DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION Santa Claus could have told Rudolph that he was crazy and his bright red nose would scare the children and crash his sleigh. Instead, he welcomed him in and had the faith to try something new. And it paid off. For Santa and for the Red Nosed Reindeer. 3 SET CLEAR DEADLINES AND GOALS 25 Everybody working underneath Mr. Claus knows exactly what the plan is. There is no ambiguity about timelines or what the mission is. The workshop is a well-oiled machine. But Santa knows it's not just clockwork, he is always tinkering and seeing how the mission and the process can be improved. 4 th Pole, My elves informed me you werre good this year. Im so proud of you! Here at the North Pole, we were very THINK LIKE busy. Elves have worked hard to complete all' toys for alt good children At the reindeer are getting the sleigh AN EARLY ADOPTER, BUT DO WHAT WORKS ready. Because you were good, Ihave a surprise for you. Il bring you a lot of gifts that you wanted. Father Christmas is knows tablets and drones are on children's wishlists, but he also knows sometimes the mber, the best part of Christmas time with your family and biggest smiles come from a good old classic, like a toy sve you. train. As a project manager, it's great to know the za good child and I sa wonderful time this latest tools and technology but sometimes a face to face talk with a colleague or a handwritten letter can Christmas! make all the difference. Santa Claus BE JOLLY Who would you rather work for â moody boşs or a guy who is walking down the hallways with a booming "Ho, ho, ho" laugh? Yeah me too. Jolly Old Saint Nick is cool, calm, collected. even when it's foggy and he's wondering how in the elf his sled will'fly. When things get stressful, channel your inner Santa, smile and do a great big “Ho, ho, ho" belly daugh. No really. You should try it. TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE GO TO: VTaskworld http://blog.taskworld.com/project-management-tips-from-santa/ FOR MORE TASKWORLD INFOGRAPHICS GO TO: http://blog.taskworld.com/category/infographics/ www.taskworld.com