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I love Spain.
I love Portugal.
I just came back from an amazing road trip through Spain and Portugal. Like I said. Amazing!
And now. Packing my bags for next weeks PMI Global Congress 2009 in Orlando.
If you are attending, drop me a mail, so we can shake hands and drink coffee (webmaster AT softwareprojects dot org).
On Sunday morning (11th) members of PMI’s New Media Council will be presenting “Social Networking Presentation – Why Should You Care about Social Media?“. Cornelius Fichtner, Dave Garrett, Elizabeth Harrin, Hal Macomber, Jerry Manas, Josh Nankivel, Chalyce Nollsch and me will discuss all things Twitter, Yammer and LinkedIn.
This will be great fun. Amazing even.
What Is The Project Shrink About?
Holiday is a great time to reflect. It’s a yearly ritual in which I (re)define the topic of this blog…
The Project Shrink covers two main themes: Project Leadership and Social Media.
In today’s virtual and global world Project Leadership skills are more required than ever. Communication is essential, transparency in and around the project is vital. As a Project Leader you might wish to see your team and stakeholders change, become more transparent and create better social skills.
The central argument of The Project Shrink is: “Be The Change You Wish To See”. If you want to see change in communication and transparency, you have to lead by example.
And this is were social media comes in. Social media will allow you, personally, to develop your social skills, get over fears of online expression and dealing with transparency. By developing your own personal skills, by creating your digital reputation you can effectively enable the use of social media in your projects.
In short:
Be The Change You Wish To See
Change = Communication + Transparency
Social Media = Train You + Enable Team Communication
Personal Branding Video
It has been a while since I created a video podcast (yes, I know). I will catch up soon. Meanwhile, enjoy this great video from Dave Prior about personal branding.
Branding and Social Media Ep 1 – Interview with Brian Flatow: IT&T SIG Past Chair, Dave Prior interviews Brian Flatow, President of The Ad Store on the topic of social media and personal branding.
Branding and Social Media Ep 1 - Interview with Brian Flatow from PMI - IT & Telecom SIG on Vimeo.
Hello,
As me being Portuguese, I’m glad to know you have been in my country, and I’d like to know more of your trip and what did you like most of Portugal.
Hi ricardo. I visited Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve. How can you sum up what you liked? I would say culture, wine and food mostly
Hi Bas. It is going to be amazing – see you there!