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Mastering the Art of Juggling

(Clown Noses Optional)

PMI Nashville Chapter 2015 Spring Symposium

Presented by Jay Houston, PMP, IT Project Manager

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

April 30, 2015

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Personality Types 3

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Personality Types 4

per·son·al·i·ty /pərsəˈnalədē/ The combination of

characteristics or qualities that form an individual's

distinctive character.¹


Personality Types 5

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®

DiSC Profile

Type A, Type B


Personality Types

Extraversion

(E)

Introversion

(I)

Sensing

(S)

Intuition

(N)

Thinking

(T)

Feeling

(F)

Judging

(J)

Perceiving

(P)


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Personality Types

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® ESFJ:

Give me the patience I need to deal with things

more effectively…

and I mean right NOW!

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Personality Types

i

S C

D


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Personality Types

Type A Type B


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Personality Types 11

Confident Challenge-Oriented Desire to Win Appreciate Approval from Others Overachiever VIP Spotlight Sometimes Abrupt

Fun-Loving Happy Follow Strong Leadership Sense of Humor Spontaneous Forgetful Social Spend Money Freely

Friendly Loyal Team-Player Supporters Peacemakers Intuitive Animals & Outdoors Family-Oriented

Calculated Gather Data to Analyze Skeptical Facts Precise Plan Structure Not Spontaneous Perfectionist2


Personality Types 12

Red Blue

Yellow Green


Relationships 13


Relationships

re·la·tion·ship /rəˈlāSH(ə)nˌSHip/ The way in which two or more people, groups, countries, etc.,

talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other.3

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Relationships 15

Invest in signature relationship

practices

Model collaborative behavior

Create a “gift culture”

Ensure requisite skills

Support a strong sense of community

Practice task- and relationship-

oriented leadership

Build on heritage relationships

Understand role clarity and task

ambiguity4


Relationships 16


Relationships 17


Manage people

Hold team-building activities

Give recognition and rewards5

Plan communications

Kindness

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Kindness 19

“…nice guys (and gals!)

CAN actually finish

first…”6

“Positive workplaces that were affirming to employees saw revenue growth

almost SIX TIMES greater than non-

affirming cultures...”7


Kindness

“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act

of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

~ Aesop


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Kindness 21

Side effects:

Makes us happier

Gives us healthier hearts

Slows aging

Makes for better relationships

Is contagious8


Fun! 22


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Fun!

• Fun is important to people at work

• Influences turnover

• Attracts employees to jobs

• Affects personal enjoyment

• Impacts relationships9

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Fun!

Organic Emerges from

employees

Managed Stems from managers

Task Results from

interactions with assigned tasks

Forms of Fun

at Work10


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• We don’t make mistakes, we learn.

• Whoever carries the risk, decides.

• If it’s not fun, you’re doing something wrong.

Fun!

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

~ Dale Carnegie

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Fun! 28


Questions 29


Links

• Jung Typology Test™ (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

• DiSC Personality Testing http://discpersonalitytesting.com/

• Marc Accetta Personality Test http://marcaccetta.com/personality-test/

• How to Juggle http://learnhowtojuggle.info/

• Workplace Relationship Quiz: What Kind of Co-Worker Are You? http://www.quintcareers.com/co-worker_assessment.html

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Contact Information 31

Jay Houston, PMP, IT Project Manager HealthIT Program Management Office [email protected] (615) 496-6360 https://www.linkedin.com/in/houstonjay http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu


References 32

1 Google. “Define personality.” n.p. n.d. Web. 13 April 2015. 2 Accetta, Marc. “Personality Test.” MarcAccetta.com. Marc Accetta Seminars, Inc. 2014. Web. 13

April 2015. <http://marcaccetta.com/personality-test/> 3 Merriam-Webster. “relationship.” Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 2014. Web. 2 December 2014. 4 Gratton, Lynda, Erickson, Tamara. “Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams.” Harvard Business

Review. Harvard Business School Publishing. 2015. Web. 14 April 2015. <https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams>

5 Mulcahy, PMP, Rita. PMP Exam Prep. RMC Publications, Inc. 2009. Print. 6 Seppala, Emma. “The Hard Data on Being a Nice Boss.” Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business

School Publishing. 24 November 2014. Web. 14 April 2015. <https://hbr.org/2014/11/the-hard-data-on-being-a-nice-boss>

7 LinkedIn. “5 Random Acts of Kindness That Are Great for Business.” n.p. 5 December 2014. Web. 13 April 2015. <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141205160304-39785422-5-random-acts-of-kindness-that-are-great-for-business>

8 Hamilton, Ph.D., David R. “5 Beneficial Side Effects of Kindness.” The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post. 2015. 2 June 2011. Web. 31 March 2015. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-r-hamilton-phd/kindness-benefits_b_869537.html>

9 Tews, M.J. , Michel, J.W., Stafford, K. “Does fun pay? The impact of workplace fun on employee turnover and performance.” Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. Vol. 54 No. 4 (2013): 370-382. Web. 31 March 2015. <http://cqx.sagepub.com/content/54/4/370.full>

10 Plester, Barbara, Cooper-Thomas, Helena, Winquist, Joanne. “The fun paradox." Employee Relations. Vol. 37 Iss. 3 (2015): 380 – 398. Web. 31 March 2015 <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/ER-04-2013-0037>


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