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   Sebastian Pierini on February 11, 2022 at 10:55 AM

   Thank you Pat. Weel done.

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     Pat Sweet on February 11, 2022 at 4:02 PM

     Thanks so much, Sebastian! I really appreciate that.

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   Mark Warner on February 11, 2022 at 10:56 AM

   Very good video, Pat. I also teach and blog on engineering management, but I still found myself taking a number of notes during this lesson. Really good stuff!
   FWIW, I think “discipline” or “consistency” are alternative words you could use in lieu of or to augment your upcoming talk on Systems. My concern with the word “systems” is that it is so closely linked to efficiency. A good system is generally one that makes you efficient at performing a task. I think Consistency and/or Discipline are key components to Productivity; i.e., you can have all the effectiveness and efficiency in the world, but if you don’t have consistency in applying those things, you won’t be productive for very long in a sustainable fashion. Anyway, food for thought. Keep up the great work!

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     Pat Sweet on February 11, 2022 at 4:08 PM

     Hi Mark,

     This is fantastic feedback, thank you! I’m so glad to hear that this was a value – even to someone knowledgeable in this field.

     As for the ideas around discipline and consistency, I couldn’t agree more. I definitely think of discipline and consistency when it comes to processes and habits for improving productivity. I’ll be sure to include that in the video on systems.

     Looking forward to exploring your work, too! Headed over to The PM Blueprint now.

     Hope to see you again soon,
     Pat

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   Mark Warner on February 11, 2022 at 9:18 PM

   Looking forward to hearing your third installment. PS. my site is https://www.TheProjectManagementBlueprint.com if you’re interested. I’ve been both a practicing full-time project manager and a part-time blogger and instructor of engineering management for years. Just finished giving a week-long seminar on PM 101 to a large group of Spanish scientists last month, and I teach a regular day-long course a couple times a year a conferences on The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective Project Managers. I’m actually retiring from nearly 40 years of large-scale science and aerospace projects in a month. At that time, the plan is to write and teach more for the next generation of engineering PMs….

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     Pat Sweet on February 14, 2022 at 1:58 PM

     Thanks so much for sharing! I checked it out over the weekend – there’s a ton of great material there. We’ll have to connect to chat further.

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