Personal Effectiveness: 5 Tips for Project Managers

The video provides five tips for personal effectiveness, focusing on time management, resilience, handling pressure, confidence, and gravitas. It introduces the Oates principle for time management, emphasizes the importance of resilience through good fuel, energy, relationships, and rest, and suggests the scope process for responding under pressure. The parent adult child model is explained to combat impostor syndrome, and tips for developing gravitas are shared. The video concludes with a promotion of a related eBook.

What is the primary focus of the Oates principle in time management?

• Creating a never-ending to-do list

• Avoiding interruptions at all costs

• Scheduling activities in pre-committed time

• Focusing on outcomes in discretionary time

Which two sources does the Oates principle draw from?

• Stress management and relaxation techniques

• Personal psychology and project management

• Leadership skills and team dynamics

• Time management and financial planning

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of personal resilience?

• Good fuel

• Good energy

• Good rest

• Good communication

What is the first step in the SCOPE process?

• Clarify

• Stop

• Proceed

• Evaluate

In the SCOPE process, what should you do after clarifying the situation?

• Evaluate the effects

• Think about your options

• Stop and reassess

• Proceed with the decision

What does the 'child state' in transactional analysis often lead to?

• Enhanced leadership skills

• Increased confidence

• Better decision-making

• Impostor syndrome

How should you respond when feeling belittled according to the parent-adult-child model?

• Rebel against the person

• Ignore the situation

• Comply with their demands

• Adopt the adult state

What is one key technique to develop gravitas?

• Using filler words

• Speaking quickly

• Avoiding eye contact

• Pacing and pausing

Why is pacing important for developing gravitas?

• It makes you appear more energetic

• It helps you fill time in conversations

• It conveys authority and thoughtfulness

• It allows you to avoid difficult questions

What is the effect of introducing stillness into your behavior?

• It increases your anxiety

• It makes you seem indecisive

• It reduces your credibility

• It enhances your gravitas