PPP 080.1 | Free Premium Episode: Follow-up to the Tom DeMarco Interview

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Follow-Up to the Tom DeMarco Interview

I trust you had the opportunity to listen to both episodes of my interview with Tom DeMarco. He's a guy who has uniquely impacted the world of projects, and it was certainly a pleasure for me to talk with him. His books are insightful, practical, and even a bit quirky (in a good way) at times. But I'm confident that if you're in the software development side of project management or leadership, you'll get value from his books.

In this premium episode, I follow-up on some issues that Tom and I touched on that are relevant whether or not your projects are related to software development. Tom's ideas truly span further than that domain. I cover topics such as:

• The myth of "The more pressure, the better"
• Why having only a 50%-70% likelihood of success could be a good thing
• Why stressed brains do not learn the same way as non-stressed brains
• Where the line crosses between stress being a good thing and it becomes a dangerous thing
• One additional factor that impacts workplace stress and productivity (and it's none of your business!)
• Why it can help to realize that all your team members are volunteer employees
• Max DePree's secret for learning how effective of a leader you are
• "It's not what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that just isn't so."
• Are we changing people or just amusing them?

Resources

Resources that I refer to during this premium episode include:

• Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
• Know What You Don't Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen. You can listen to my interviews with Michael Roberto at http://bit.ly/RobertoCast1 and http://bit.ly/RobertoOnFilters.
• Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. To listen to my interview with Cathy, go to http://bit.ly/NowYouSeeIt-1 and http://bit.ly/NowYouSeeIt-2.

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