it’s easy to get people to do things they want to do.  have you ever seen a school teacher who has had a hard time getting her kids to enjoy recess?  have you ever heard a parent complain about their kids not playing enough video games?  not often!  we all want to have fun.  we all want to leave the heavy-lifting to someone else.

‘i don’t wanna’ is a natural reaction when asked to do something that’s not exactly fun or will offer us various challenges along the way.  that’s exactly why managers and project managers are just as much responsible for managing people as they are responsible for the work.  let’s remember, it’s the people who do the work that make the manager look good. Read the rest of this entry »