Leading Projects Through Danger - Level Up Con

Leading Projects Through Danger talk variant given at LevelUp Con at Saratoga Springs, Oct 8 2014. http://levelupcon.com/

Transcript

1. Leading Projects Through Danger PJ McCormick | @mynameispj #projectdanger
3. Video Photo Branding & Marketing Visual Design UX Design
18. Team Team Team Team Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder
19. Product Team Business Product User
20. Product User UX Dev Marketing Visual PR Content Legal Execs Vendor Customer Service HR
23. This is dangerous.
26. Fear Fear Fear Fear
27. Fear Fear Fear Fear This is what happens in the absence of a leader
28. EPISODE 127 Loki Situation” “
29. Leaders
    are not: Bosses Managers Official authority figures
31. Creative Leaders Hope to be right Value & cultivate connections
32. Leaders
    don’t always: Have the right answers Have the best skills
33. 2 things
    leaders do: Listen Build confidence & trust
37. Uh, what am I looking at here? “ ”
38. You are about to make an enormous mistake. “ ”
39. This looks terrible. “ ”
40. It took me so long to find the add to cart button. “ ”
42. Here it is. Sigh.
44. ...people who were right a lot were people who often changed their minds. “ ”
46. I hate it so much. “ ”
48. “I hate it so much”
49. “I hate it so much” “I hate sticky elements”
50. “I hate it so much” “I hate sticky elements” “I hate poorly done sticky elements”
51. I am scared. “ ”
52. Leading Projects Through Danger
53. Leading Projects Through Danger People Projects
54. My secret weapon: Tell me more about “
55. 2 things
    leaders do: Listen Build confidence & trust
56. 2 things
    leaders do: Listen Build confidence & trust 1. 2.
57. 2 things
    leaders do: Listen 1.
63. Fear Fear Fear Fear
64. Thank you! PJ McCormick | @mynameispj