College Experiences That Helped A Health IT Project Manager Succeed At A Top 10 Hospital
A significant career lesson for this Health IT Project Manager is maintaining a "long game perspective," acknowledging that "the career is gonna go on for a number of decades," and focusing on small milestones to navigate inevitable project challenges and setbacks. This approach helps maintain perspective and stamina crucial for a long-term career in a demanding field.
Project Management, Long-Term Perspective, Resilience, Stress Management, Career Longevity
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Anne Nguyen
Health IT Project Manager
Top 10 Hospital in the Nation
UC Irvine
UCI Irvine, Masters of Public Health
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Technology
Operations and Project Management
LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Playing the long game in project management is crucial, especially given that projects can take a long time and may even fail. Maintaining a long-term perspective helps navigate challenges and setbacks.
2. A career spans several decades; therefore, it's essential to focus on the bigger picture and not get bogged down by daily mishaps or project failures.
3. Cultivating stamina and resilience is vital in this field. It's important to celebrate small milestones and learn from challenges to ensure a sustainable career over the long term.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
I think it's related to playing the long game. You have to consider projects that might take a long time, or even projects that may fail. It's good to have a long-game perspective.
For example, I was part of a layoff. You have to maintain the perspective that your career will go on for decades. What matters today, tomorrow, or in the next three months might not be what truly matters in the long run.
You need to keep the big picture in mind to steer the project and people in the right direction. This is better than focusing on day-to-day failures or mishaps, which always happen. That's the stressful part of project management.
This field requires stamina. Having the perspective to recognize small milestones you're achieving is important. If there's a challenge or failure, you should consider if it truly matters in the grand scheme of things and how you can learn from it.
I probably have 30 more years in this career. Thinking about how to survive the workforce for those 30 years in this type of role is important.