Put it on the table and speak openly and honestly. “Today’s world of Ultra-VUCA requires real agents of change, and it is no longer enough for organizations and their project managers to be flexible; they also have to do gymnastics. “Even though these times have been difficult, they have led to more communication, better preparation and an environment in which we really need to find the kind of internal motivation that is more sustainable than external,” says Sowers Increasing sustainability means people need to feel comfortable in an uncertain environment and focus “on the little things they can really control,” said Maria Konnikova, a journalist and former poker champion. Whatever we do if we don’t have awhy’, we won’t be the best version of ourselves,” said Sauers, the first woman and the first public LGBT coach in the National League. Project managers should be “curious about what they do,” she said. For O’Shannessee, it’s about understanding yourself – and understanding your opponents: “You have to surpass yourself. That’s why I started the last round of virtual PMI experiments: “Deep Leap in Business Analysis: Mapping the Future. “Yes, write me down”. Although I’m not a big sports fan, soccer coach Kathy Sowers and tennis analyst Craig O’Shannessy offered some interesting ideas about endurance. “You have to act, you have to take a step and know that you will never get the perfect information,” she said. Whereas pandemic resilience used to be a risk and not a preparation, now it’s the data that determines how you act, said Caroline Das-Monfrays of FTI Consulting. “I go to the analysis and I find red and green flags,” she said. And O’Shannessee knows what she’s talking about because he has coached some of the best tennis players in the world, including Novak Djokovic and rising star Matteo Berrettini. Project managers who want to maintain the motivation of their own teams should focus on positive reinforcement, backed up by data. “I always make short, resonant videos where I highlight a player who stands out in a certain area. “In the end, people are needed. Voices on Project Management offers ideas, advice, recommendations and personal stories from project managers from different regions and industries.