The idle project manager doffs his hat to Peter Taylor the "Lazy Project Manager" and I suggest a visit to the Lazy Project Manager at http://http://www.thelazyprojectmanager.com/index.htm
While Peter Taylor suggest that being lazy is not being stupid, the "Idle PM" suggests that being stupid does not suggest your lazy, it just means your stupid.
I have created this blog for weekly viewing by my graduate students studying Project Management.
In my "IDLE" moments, which in truth I have more and more every day as I follow Peter Taylor's approach, I search out the latest ideas and approaches to managing projects, building teams and learning how to "lead from the middle".
This weeks abbreviated start up blog is being used as a space holder so my students and our friends can find their way here and get on board.
My second item of the day relates and interview I heard on PBS with Steve Carell the star of the Office. Steve plays Michael Gary Scott who is a text book of low Emotional Quotient EQ"
- From Wikipedia .....Michael holds inflated views of himself and considers himself an office comedian, but his attempts at humour tend to fail. Often, he says things that are inappropriate, offensive, or unwittingly mean in the hopes of getting a laugh. For instance, he objectifies his female employees and holds stereotypical views of black people. However, despite his general air of braggadocio, Michael can be very insecure and spineless when dealing with his staff. He lacks maturity and self-awareness, has few friends, and is quite lonely, made worse because his efforts to make friends with people usually backfire. Indeed, he seems to have a knack for putting himself and others into awkward situations. His subordinated, with the exception of Dwight Schrute, think of him as inept, and several of them remark that they get their work done when Michael is distracted. Before he was promoted to regional manager he was a great salesman; his promotion put him above his level of competence, making him an embodiment of the Peter Principle.......
The reason I add the "Fresh Air" NPR Interview of Steve Carell is his quote "Michael Scott is someone with an enormous emotional blind spot.....If you don't know a Michael Scott then you are a Michael Scott........."
Listen to the interview....http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15592867
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