That could have been worse
Oct. 10th, 2024 09:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlilyHad a PM meeting that actually went quite well... Maybe everyone's energy levels were just too low :D
Before that, we had a Stage Gate meeting. LM was in full-on, I've had an idea and this is how things SHOULD be and if YOU don't do that YOU can't get through. The PM said, 'Are you saying you don't think I've done that?'. 'Oh, no, I know you'll have done all the things...'. I stepped in and suggested we do the actual SG rather than discussing random ideas. I then spent the hour after the (successful, of course!) SG talking the PM down again.
I completely understood what the PM was hearing, but I also think I know what LM was getting at - they just really don't know how to express it. I said to the PM that I'm always happy to listen. I care very much about my colleagues - but I don't usually carry other people's problems around with me, so they needn't be afraid of overwhelming me.
Um... I think that's about it for today :)
Before that, we had a Stage Gate meeting. LM was in full-on, I've had an idea and this is how things SHOULD be and if YOU don't do that YOU can't get through. The PM said, 'Are you saying you don't think I've done that?'. 'Oh, no, I know you'll have done all the things...'. I stepped in and suggested we do the actual SG rather than discussing random ideas. I then spent the hour after the (successful, of course!) SG talking the PM down again.
I completely understood what the PM was hearing, but I also think I know what LM was getting at - they just really don't know how to express it. I said to the PM that I'm always happy to listen. I care very much about my colleagues - but I don't usually carry other people's problems around with me, so they needn't be afraid of overwhelming me.
Um... I think that's about it for today :)
