One of the problems I see in projects and organizations is when people wish for certainty.
Too many agile project managers and Scrum Masters want a known velocity. They don’t realize that velocity is a relative capacity measurement, not a guarantee.
Product managers, the people who manage the project portfolio, all seem to want certainty the teams will deliver finished product by a certain date.
The problem is that life (professional and personal) is filled with risks and uncertainty. We can’t guarantee a deliverable. We can manage the risks to do the best job we can, but we can’t guarantee it.
I see leaders who manage uncertainty in a variety of ways:
Work— and life– is full of uncertainty. When we look for risks and actively manage them, we have a better chance of managing our uncertainty.
Leaders manage uncertainty.
Uncertainty is too important to be relegated to just the people with manager titles. We all have a responsibility to manage uncertainty.
When managers stop looking for guarantees and help manage uncertainty, they exhibit their leadership. When everyone else looks for risks and helps to manage the risks and uncertainty, they are leaders, too.
Discover your leadership when you manage your uncertainty.
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