IPMA BLOGG about the project , an email notification pops up on your desktop . Because you are disciplined , your first thought is : I am not going to reply , the meeting is more important . After a time , a little devil in your mind suggests you gently : look at the email . It may be very interesting or easy to solve so you will have less work after the meeting . As the temptation is too big , you do it . You open the email during the meeting , quickly read it , and reply promptly to it . That feeling of satisfaction . I did it , I solved the problem , no one noticed that . Meeting keeps going . But wait , after a while , the little devil is back . Now you know you made a mistake , the information settled down in your mind , and you know you made a mistake . It is a small mistake , but to solve it , you need to wait until the end of the meeting , but what is worst
is that some people might decide based on your mistake . Your meeting is ruined because you cannot stop thinking about the mistake . Don ’ t blame yourself – obviously – blame multitasking . So , if we want to do things the first time right . We need to dedicate time to do the work . We also need to think to have our own opinion -otherwise , we are replicating opinions of some else . Opinions of other people are , in many if not in all cases , wrong . Think for a moment . If you eliminate all the activities that are not leading you towards your success , dedicate time only to those activities that help you achieve what you want . And when you even become efficient in performing those activities , what will stand between where you are and where you want to be ?
Marek Demcak
Marek works as a LEAN focused Coach at Vaillant Group . His primary responsibility is to design systems to drive and to navigate cultural change towards a culture of continuous improvement . Marek develops his coaching practices in the industrial plants of the Vaillant Group in Slovakia and England .
Besides his love for cultural transformation and process improvement , he is very enthusiastic about project management . Marek founded and developed IPMA Young Crew in Slovakia . As the Management Board Member , he co-developed IPMA Slovakia by taking care of Marketing and Communication . In between 2019 and 2021 , he was also the Management Board Member of Young Crew Global , responsible for the Global Young Crew Workshop and Coaches and Mentors program .
Marek has several hobbies . One of them is writing . To develop this skill , Marek writes about Coaching , Culture , Behaviors , and Project Manager Practice
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