how to stop herding cats
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
“PMI” is a registered trade and service mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. ©2009 Permission is granted to PMI for PMI® Marketplace use only
How to Stop Herding Cats: Leading Project Teams Through the Chaos
Session SFT 17 NA 2011
Bill Fournet, President and CEOThe Persimmon Group
“PMI” is a registered trade and service mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. ©2010 Permission is granted to PMI for PMI® Marketplace use only
![Page 2: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
![Page 3: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Herding Cats
![Page 4: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
TEAM PERFORMANCE CHALLENGESThe Chaos
![Page 5: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Generational Navigation
![Page 6: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Generational Navigation
![Page 7: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Generational Navigation
![Page 8: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Generational Navigation
![Page 9: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
www.ThePersimmonGroup.com
Global Collaboration
![Page 10: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Internet
1991—WWW born1995—16 million users2005—1 billion users - 6,250% increase2011—2.8 billion users
Cell Phone
1980’s—cellular networks born1995—91 million users2005—2 billion users2011—5 billion users
Global Collaboration
![Page 11: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Global Collaboration
2008
22 M
120 M
1 M
12 M
140 M
Today
750+ M
170 M
100 M
120 M
500+ M
![Page 12: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
So how far have we come?
![Page 13: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
1991 2011
![Page 14: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
1991 2011
![Page 15: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
1991 2011
![Page 16: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
1991 2011
![Page 17: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
1991 2011
![Page 18: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
HERDING THE CATSApplying Principled Leadership to the Chaos
![Page 19: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Principled LeadershipValues + Approach = “The Way”
We will consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.
Don’t bring issues without options.
You must accept everyone’s opinion, but you do not have to approve it.
Develop your replacement.
![Page 20: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Principled LeadershipValues + Approach = “The Way”
Establishes boundaries
Enables innovation
Engages the workforce
![Page 21: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
New Ways to Lead
![Page 22: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Change what you control and how you control it
Traditional (Command & Control)
Micromanage, “order-takers”
Collaborate and Attack
Support, self-directed, enable, “hole fillers”, cutters
P
P
C
T
O
M
V
E
![Page 23: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Recognize these
methodologies?
![Page 24: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Recognize these
methodologies?
Time
![Page 27: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Defining the Principles
Defining the principles
The Role of a Principled Leader
How do you develop principles within your team?
Makes decisions based on core values Allows their principles to drive their
actions Applies their ethical standards to
shape their policies and business decisions
Collaborate with team members to determine the team’s principles
Evaluate if your business approach aligns with principles
Establish the expectations for your team
![Page 28: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Defining the PrinciplesBest Practices
Principles are accessible by anyone within
the organization
Principles should evoke an emotional
or visual reaction
Would you be willing to fire someone for not
adhering to the principles
![Page 29: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Applying the Principles
Applying the Principles
How do you apply principles within your team?
Understands business diplomacy Enhances relationships and resolves
conflicts Holds to values even in high-pressure
situations
Talk the principles Walk the principles Enforce the principles
The Role of a Principled Leader
![Page 30: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Adjusting the Principles
Adjusting the Principles
How do you adjust principles within your team?
Periodically reflect and evaluate if the culture is progressing in the right direction
Evaluate the changes within the workplace(technologies and generational)
Determine if the principles are embedded into the culture
Have a lessons learned session Discuss if the tactics are effective for
implementing the team’s principles
The Role of a Principled Leader
![Page 31: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
SUCCESSFUL CAT HERDINGWhat does this look like?
![Page 32: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Successful Cat Herding
• Leveraging Generational Differences
• Managing to Objectives
• Management Models
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Effective Conflict Resolution
![Page 33: How to Stop Herding Cats](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062513/5550cb9cb4c90599308b499f/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Bill Fournet’s Contact Information
Email: [email protected]: 918.592.4121LinkedIn: billfournetTwitter: @billfournetSession: SFT 17 NA 2011