Today’s projects become increasingly complex and a test of our leadership. The question is how we can master this increasing complexity? 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. A synopsis is available in the Speaker’s Notes of the first slide. I am inviting you to share your stories of Project Management and Zen. Please visit http://thomasjuli.wordpress.com/zen/ and share yor story.

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Balance
Project Management and Zen
Dr. Thomas Juli, PMP , CSM ® ®
Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners & i-Sparks
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2. Today‘s World
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14. A Way Toward a Better Now and Tomorrow
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15. Or Yet Another Challenge?
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16. Which Path to Follow?
What guidance can help us
master the challenges ahead?
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17. Balance
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18. 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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19. 10 Insights from Zen
1 - Identity 6 – Hierarchy ...
... and Individualism
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7 – Team Play
2 - Timeliness
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3 - The Power of Vision 8 – Truth and Illusion
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4 - Simplicity 9 - Motivation
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5 - Overcoming Angst
10 - Passion
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20. 1 - Identity
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21. Who am I?
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22. What does my project look like?
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23. Accept your past
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24. 2 - Timeliness
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25. Lack of Time
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26. 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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27. 3 - The Power of Vision
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28. Where are we going next?
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29. Visualize your future
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30. 4 - Simplicity
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31. What is Priority?
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32. Focus on your Top 3
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33. 5 - Overcoming Angst
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34. Who is to blame?
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35. Accept Responsibility and Relax
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36. 6 – Hierarchy ...
... and Individualism
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37. Your employer owns your job,
You own your career!
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38. 7 – Team Play
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39. Conflict?
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40. Synergy
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41. Success
“Players win games,
teams win championships.”
.
Bill Taylor
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42. 8 – Truth and Illusion
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43. A Simple Truth
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44. 9 - Motivation
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45. Acknowledge Performance
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46. Black White
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47. Balance
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48. 10 - Passion
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49. In a Nutshell
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52. 10 Insights from Zen
1 - Identity 6 – Hierarchy ...
... and Individualism
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7 – Team Play
2 - Timeliness
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3 - The Power of Vision 8 – Truth and Illusion
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4 - Simplicity 9 - Motivation
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5 - Overcoming Angst
10 - Passion
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53. 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 that delight our
customers and teams alike.
It thus helps us and the team to
evolve into a performing unit
and excel.
© 2011-22 by Thomas Juli; all rights reserved Juli
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54. Know Your Destination
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55. Start Your Journey
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56. Set Yourself Free…
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59. Yes We Can!
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60. The Journey is Never Over
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61. Until We Make it Home!
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62. Now it‘s up to YOU
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63. To Walk on Water
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64. Happy and Safe Journey
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65. Share your story
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Zen. Please visit http://thomasjuli.wordpress.com/zen/ and share yor story.
Thank you!
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