Managing Innovative Teams
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The document discusses the evolution of Bruce Gay's project management style towards fostering creativity and collaboration within teams. It highlights key strategies for managing innovative teams, including minimizing administrative work, training in problem-solving, promoting open communication, and encouraging risk-taking. The presentation emphasizes the importance of creating supportive environments where team members can thrive and contribute effectively.
Managing Innovative Teams
- 1. Make space for creativity, discovery and failure Bruce Gay, PMP | @brucegay Managing Innovative Teams:
- 2. Over the years, my project management style has changed. In short, it was a move from executing the mechanics of project management to one of creating environments for teams to realize their potential and work successfully together. This presentation shares some of the patterns and lessons learned from my experience managing innovative teams.
- 3. Shield your team from as much administrative work as possible
- 4. Train your team in creative problem-solving techniques
- 5. Allow time for new ideas to emerge
- 8. Escalation is a powerful tool
- 11. Tolerate risk-taking and failure
- 12. Managing Innovative Teams • Shield your team from as much administrative work as possible • Train your team in creative problem-solving techniques • Allow time for new ideas to emerge • Avoid micro-managing your team • Stress open communication • Issue escalation is a powerful tool • Promote interdisciplinary collaboration • Challenge your team • Tolerate risk-taking & failure
- 13. Thank you. Bruce Gay, PMP | Twitter: @brucegay brucegay@verizon.net www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay