Masonry Magazine March 2008 Page. 64
Full Contact Project Management
FULL CONTACT
By "Coach" Gary Micheloni
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
First String? Just Be at
Every Practice
We've been talking about how you
can become the quarterback your own
team needs, and how you can set some
new goals for yourself and your compa-
ny this year. As we wrap up this idea, it
occurs to me that maybe we've all missed
the point.
You see, I made an assumption. I
figured that you and everyone else
would love to become the leader of
your team: QB1. I thought you might
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want to take a higher profile in your
company than what you may be used
to. I would! But then, I like being up
front, in charge, The Man, and the
Go-to Guy. That's me.
I know what it's like, hoping you'll
just make the team, hoping to make the
cut, wanting to be a part of a team, and
wanting to be a part of a team that excels
and wins championships.
Is that you? Can you see yourself in
that leadership position? Do you even
really want to be in that position? Are
you afraid of failing or looking bad in
front of others? Because the team cap-
tains and the leaders of the offense,
defense and special teams stand out in
front of a few people (at least) and show
what they can do. Right there, as they say,
in front of God and everybody.
What finally occurred to me is that
almost everybody would actually like to
be in that position. Almost everyone has
fantasized about being in a position to
win a game or some kind of an event, or
take a stand, make a rescue, or save a life.
I know you have, because we all have. If
you disagree, write me a comment on
my blog and tell me. But I'll bet nobody
will. Secretly, everyone wants to have his
or her 15 minutes of fame.
So I decided that I might have
jumped ahead of some of you, and
assumed you want to be a leader.
Some people want that so badly, they
can taste it. They have vivid goals, and
they are willing to work to get there.
And, they believe that they can. How
about you?
Consider this analogy. If you're a
football fan, you have to appreciate
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COACH GARY (and the wisdom
from an old Chinese fortune cookie)
REMINDS YOU,
"A thousand-mile journey begin
with the first step."
Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Peyton
Manning, and the other great QBs.
They've all had game-winning drives,
experienced the joy of doing that, and
received the adulation of the crowd.
It's heady stuff. Wouldn't it be great to
jump into their shoes? But, while we
can all imagine what it might be like
to be in that position, we know
chances are we'll never get there. We'll
win the lottery first.
So, my task should not be to convince
you that you could become one of those
QBs, especially if you've hardly played
the game. But, could I get you to believe
that you might be able to learn how to
throw a pass or hand off a ball and run a
step or two with it? If you're honest,
you'll have to agree.
I'm not saying that with enough
coaching, we could take a football
team into a big game. I'm realistic,
and I know you'd have to agree to
learn some fundamentals. Then we'd
follow your progress from there. You
might be able to go further than you
think. So let's get real, and apply this
lesson to our own world.
COACH GARY SAYS:
"First, learn what the ball loo
like, then pick it up. This allow
you a chance to throw it!"
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