And Relax…
And there we go. Two whole chapters about how both humans and projects are hard. Are you regretting your job choice yet? I hope not. You can do this. Here’s what you learned:
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That pressure and looming deadlines can feel like you’re being stared at by the Eye of Sauron. You learned strategies for detecting it, coping with it, and most importantly, how to recover afterward.
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That any company can be a victim of its own success. As more people join a company, everything gets more complicated. We studied how this is linked to productivity per head.
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That skillful manipulation of the levers of scope, resources, and time will get you out of all sorts of tricky situations and you can now use them like a pro.
Whew! Tough, isn’t it? Next up we’re ...
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