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J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, said that 'It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.' J.R.R. Tolkien was not only the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He was a noted philologist and academic. 'It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.' This quote is most obviously about risk. That much is obvious, I hope. But this is also about the power-players – the stakeholders who lie in wait and can have a powerful impact on your project. Dragon slaying 101 for Project Managers… From the Hobbit we learn… 1. creep up on them and get to know them 2. Listen and learn 3. If you are going to take them on, it’s not a big army but a single well-aimed arrow that is most likely to defeat them Recommended Videos Carefully curated video recommendations for you: About Risk Management - What is Project Risk Management? https://youtu.be/Q6JHsVEOVhM - Project Risk Management - How to Manage Project Risk https://youtu.be/xXV_gjtXMSk - Our Risk Management playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsz8d8r2a995J2pzE1gifZoh8J0Ky7oZQ About Stakeholder Engagement - Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom https://youtu.be/LniIzjZuKdo - Stakeholder Engagement Tips: 5 Tips For Project Managers https://youtu.be/APc9S_8v7YY - Our Stakeholder Engagement playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsz8d8r2a9941fr52I1w3hOswdy9kxU_L A while back, I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. https://kit.co/MikeClayton/what-a-project-manager-needs Note that the links are affiliated. For more great Project Management videos, please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMZfp1_wquyegVY9SoER0Nw?sub_confirmation=1 For all our great Project Management articles and resources, please check out the OnlinePMCourses website: https://onlinepmcourses.com/ For basic Management Courses - free training hosted on YouTube, with 2 new management lessons a week, check out our sister channel, Management Courses: http://youtube.com/c/managementcourses For more of our Project Management videos in themed collections, join our Free Academy of Project Management: https://onlinepmcourses.com/free-academy-of-project-management/ #Project #ProjectManagement #LiveDragon
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