Laugh, Learn, Lead - The Project Ecosystem

Last episode I caught up with Mike Stapleton Deputy Director-General Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. He oversees the delivery of safety, regulatory and transactional transport services for the department.It was a privilege to have Mike on the show and I appreciated his openness to our conversation.You must listen to Episode 09 Program Executive Lens for insights to how a government executive leads and his enthusiasm about how technology is changing our lives.Today I want to unpack status reporting and why there should be no surprises for Executives.JC Three TipsUnderstand your project in the organisational landscapeAgree tolerances and report expectationsEscalate earlyQuote from my conversation with Mike ‘some project managers seem to suffer what I call optimism bias, I’ll solve this and get on with it’. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.