Consider a midlevel manager, Fatima, whoseems to be doing well.She consistently meets herrequired benchmarks and goals, has built successful relationshipswith colleagues, and has been identified bysenior management as having "high potential." But sheisn't satisfied in her job. For example, she is interested inunderstanding how social media may be used in marketingefforts at all levels of the organization, but her jobdoes not allow her to work on this. She wants to quit andfind something that better suits her passions, but in hereconomic situation, this may not be an option.

So she hasdecidedto proactively reconfigure her current job.

Fatima is part of a movement toward job "crafting,"which is the process of deliberately reorganizing your job sothat it better fits your motives, strengths, and passions. Howdid Fatima craft her job? She first noticed that she was spendingtoo much of her time monitoring her team's performanceand answering questions, and not enough time working onthe creative projects that inspired her. She then consideredhow to modify her relationship with her team so that her activitiesincorporated her passion for social media strategies,while the team's activities centered on developing new marketing.She also identified members of her team who mightbe able to help her implement her new strategies and directedher interactions with these individuals toward her new goals.As a result, not only did her engagement in her work increase,but she also developed new ideas that were recognized andadvanced within the organization. In sum, she found that byactively and creatively examining her work, she was able toshape her job into one that is truly satisfying.As you may have noted, Fatima exhibited a proactivepersonalityshe was eager to develop her own optionsand find her own resources. Proactive individuals areoften self-empowered and are, therefore, more likely toseek workable solutions when they are not satisfied. Researchleads us to believe Fatima will be successful in hercustomizedjob and that she will experience increasedwell-being. To the extent possible, then, all employeesshould feel encouraged to be proactive in creating theirbest work situations.

Instructions:

You have a project deadline and Fatima's work is behind by 5 days. Using one of the behaviours of successful project managers (see graphic below) which behaviour will you use to encourage Fatima to work so she can catch up and submit her part of the project by next Friday.What words will you say to get her to do what you want her to do? (remember you need to write the actual words you are going to say to her)

For the rest of the class, answer the question above first.

Now look for a classmate's post and answer by using Google's list of behaviours that can improve your classmate's initial response. Answer by stating what can be changed and what words to now use to improve upon the original response.

TOP BEHAVIORS OF SUCCESSFUL PROJ ECT MANAGERS DIPLOMACY essential for working in a matrix. along with good listening skills 0 0 TEAM BUILDING create opportunities for people to O n 0 work together, learn and have fun 0 COMMITMENT every task gets completed; every item is followed up 00 CHANGE MANAGEMENT help people transition to new ways of working PROCESS know the rules. so you can break them when it's appropriate Created by: GirlsGuideToPM.com