Creating an Adaptable Life
Change happens to us all the time. Normally, it happens so slowly that we don't particularly notice. Sometimes the change happens so quickly that we do notice.
My life changed in September 2009. With sudden hearing loss and constant vertigo, life became more challenging. I learned to ask for help; to accept that I can’t control everything; to see what's really going on; to see the current state so and to envision where I want to go. I'm adapting how I work, live, and travel so that I can be successful. Things have changed; adapting has allowed me to continue to live, work and enjoy my life.
In whatever way your organization is growing and evolving, your role and activities will change.
Irrespective of your changes, you must adapt to the new challenges. It may be a move to Agile or working with partners and other teams who are adopting new ways of working. For some of you, these changes and challenges may be subtle. For others, such as BAs, PMs , or managers, moving to Agile can feel like a 2 by 4 that connects with your head! How do you adapt to ensure continued success?
I'll discuss change, how you can use it to create an adaptable life, and how you can make choices that can work for you and your organization.
About Johanna Rothman
Johanna Rothman helps managers and leaders solve problems and seize opportunities.
She consults, speaks, and writes on managing high-technology product development. She enables managers, teams, and organizations to become more effective by applying her pragmatic approaches to the issues of project management, risk management, and people management.
Johanna writes two blogs: Managing Product Development and Hiring Technical People. She is the author of:
- Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects.
- 2008 Jolt Productivity award winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management
- Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (with Esther Derby)
- Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People
Find more of Johanna's articles and her blogs at www.jrothman.com.
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