When people ask me about the role of the project manager, the best paradigm I can think of is an orchestra conductor.

No, it won’t!

One of the wisest men I have ever met once said, “Travel is the cure to bigotry, intolerance, and racism.” Indeed, you can have plenty of ideas when you never leave your circuit, i.e. home, work, shopping, and places of worship, but how many of these ideas are misconceptions?

I’m not ashamed of saying this out loud: “I NEED YOUR HELP!”

As I had mentioned in another article, half of what I learned about leadership came from watching cooking shows, particularly cooking competitions. This article is about one of my favorite examples.

Other than my own personal experience, half of what I learned about leadership came from watching cooking shows, particularly cooking competitions. On one such competition, multiple chefs were battling to become the head chef for a renowned restaurateur. At a given point, the restaurateur (who happened to be one of the judges) was asked about the expectations from the winner. The response was a master class in leadership: “I expect honesty, integrity, and soul.”