How Identity Has Influenced A Project Management Specialist At Boeing's Career
James, a Project Management Specialist III at Boeing, emphasizes the crucial skill of adapting to diverse teams, stating that "everybody's not gonna think like you," highlighting the necessity of learning to work with individuals from various backgrounds and experience levels to succeed in a project management career. This involves making it "easy for people to help you," fostering collaboration across different departments and skill sets.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Adaptability, Interpersonal Skills
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James Moody
Project Management Specialist III
Boeing
Purdue University, 2014
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Industrial, Supply Chain Management
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
Operations and Project Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Effective collaboration with diverse teams is crucial for success in project management. Adaptability and understanding different work styles are key skills.
2. The ability to work with people from various backgrounds, experience levels, and skill sets is essential for project managers.
3. Learn to communicate and collaborate effectively with different personalities to ensure project success. It's crucial to adapt your communication style depending on the audience.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
When you work with people, especially as a project manager, you have to collaborate with so many different groups. Everyone won't think like you, work on the same schedule, or understand things the same way you do. They might not interpret things the same way either.
It's about learning to work with people wherever they are. People want to help you, but you have to make it easy for them to do so. This means learning how to work with diverse groups of people across all walks of life.
This can include working with management, who might be older or more experienced. Working with management is different from working with operations, finances, procurement, or engineers.
You need to learn how to adapt to people, regardless of their age, education, or work style. Whether they work with their head or their hands, during the day or in the evening, or earn more or less than $100,000, it's about getting used to working with people who are different from you in many aspects.
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