IPMA Perspective Competence Element — Relationship & Engagement
In my last article on IPMA, I wrote about the third competence element in the People Area, Personal Communication. In this article, I am writing on the next competence element of the People Area: Relationship & Engagement.
This competence element aims to enable the individual to build and maintain personal relationships and to understand that the ability to engage with others is a precondition for collaboration, commitment and, ultimately, performance.
When I am conducting Project Management training, one of the points that I always highlight is Communications. A project manager spends most of their time communicating with people. We communicate to understand people and to let our thoughts be understood. This is a way to engage people and also to build up a relationship, our network.
It does help to start building your network when you need help, and it takes time to develop that trust and relationships. People need to know who you are before they link you to someone they know. They need to know what you are doing before they know how to help.
Yes, it won’t be delightful most of the time as most people will have this “WIIFM” mentality. However, it is not the number that you are seeking, and it’s the quality. To achieve that, you need quantity unless you are very fortunate to link to the correct person every time.
Thus, the next time when someone wants to connect with you in a meetup, go ahead and connect with the other person. We need different kinds of relationships, broad network to get things done. Project is not a solo work of a project manager; and it’s a team work. It’s a network’s work.
Execution of this CE depends on the other CEs and cannot happen in a silo. The other CEs include Power & Interest, Culture & Values, Stakeholders and others.
Thank you for reading, and I hope it gives you a glimpse into this Personal Communication CE. In my next article, I will write on the “Leadership” competence element.
If you are keen to know more about PMAS, you can check this link out https://pma.sg/ and follow my hashtag to learn more about the CE in IPMA Individual Competence Baseline (ICB) Version 4.0
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