Official ppt of my presentation at the 2012 Synergy Project Management Event on November 1, 2012 in London, UK. SYNOPSIS Today’s projects become increasingly complex and a test of our leadership. What do you recommend to master this increasing complexity and to show your leadership skills at the same time? Individuals in the team and the whole team need orientation and guidance or an inspiration how to do so by themselves. Personally, I have found that the philosophy of Zen offers many insights which can help us achieves this. In simple, easy to understand language it outlines avenues to find our lost individual and project identity, overcome burdens and master challenges, reduce complexity and guide us to personal success. This presentation introduces 10 Zen insights and translates them into the language of project management. It thus shows how to apply Zen insights in a project setting. Zen can help inspire us personally and how to interact effectively with our team, customers and stakeholders. Applying Zen in projects makes it easier to build teams, perform on a high level and deliver results which delight our customers and teams alike. It thus helps us and the team to evolve into a performing unit and excel.

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Balance
Project Management and Zen:
Achieving a Work Life Balance
Dr. Thomas Juli, PMP , CSM ® ®
i-Sparks & Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners
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2. Today‘s world
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15. A way toward a better now and tomorrow
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16. A way toward a better now and tomorrow
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17. Or yet another challenge?
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18. Which path to follow?
What guidance can help us
master the challenges ahead?
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19. Balance
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20. Zen
is a process of discovering
balance in our projects
and outlines avenues
 to find our lost
individual and project
identity,
 to overcome burdens
and master challenges,
 to reduce complexity
 to guide us to personal
success
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21. 10 Insights from Zen
1 - Identity 6 – Hierarchy ...
... and Individualism
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3 - The Power of Vision 8 – Truth and Illusion
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4 - Simplicity
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9 - Motivation
2 - Timeliness
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5 - Overcoming Angst
10 - Passion
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22. 1 - Identity
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23. Accept yourself
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24. Strengthen your strengths
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25. Do not fight your weaknesses. Accept them.
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26. 2 - Vision
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27. 2 - Vision
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Motivation
V
Vision
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Project
Objectives
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28. WHY?
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30. 3 - Simplicity
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32. Take ... one at a time
small
steps
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33. Focus
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34. 4 - Timeliness
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35. Lack of time
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36. There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven.
Eccl 3:1 King Solomon
New American Standard Bible
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37. Plan in your free space. And use it.
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38. Still having troubles?
Share them.
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39. 5 - Overcoming Angst
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41. Who is to blame?
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42. Accept responsibility …
Overcome the illusion that somebody or something
will help overcome your inner Angst.
This illusion creates dependencies you may never
be able to control.
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43. Accept responsibility … and relax
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44. Let’s all start today!
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45. 6 – Hierarchy
vs.
Individualism
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46. Your employer owns your job,
You own your career!
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47. Conflict?
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48. Synergy
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49. Team play and performance
“Players win games,
teams win championships.”
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Bill Taylor
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50. 7 – Truth and Illusion
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51. Black White
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52. Balance
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53. A simple truth
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54. 8 – Play
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56. 9 - Motivation
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57. Acknowledgement
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58. 10 - Passion
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59. In a Nutshell
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60. Today‘s world
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61. A way toward a better now and tomorrow
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62. 10 Insights from Zen
1 - Identity 6 – Hierarchy ...
... and Individualism
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3 - The Power of Vision 8 – Truth and Illusion
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4 - Simplicity
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9 - Motivation
2 - Timeliness
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5 - Overcoming Angst
10 - Passion
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64. Know your destination
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65. Start your journey
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66. Set yourself free
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72. Now it‘s up to YOU
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73. To walk on water and go with the flow
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74. Happy and safe journey
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75. i-Sparks is an online community that helps
people and organizations interested in
social change grow their ideas into projects
for success.
Dr. Thomas Juli
Founder and President, i-Sparks
Managing Director, Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners
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