Last episode I caught up with Mike Stapleton Deputy Director-General Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.
He oversees the delivery of safety, regulatory and transactional transport services for the department.
It was a privilege to have Mike on the show and I appreciated his openness to our conversation.
You must listen to Episode 09 Program Executive Lens for insights to how a government executive leads and his enthusiasm about how technology is changing our lives.
Today I want to unpack status reporting and why there should be no surprises for Executives.
JC Three Tips
- Understand your project in the organisational landscape
- Agree tolerances and report expectations
- Escalate early
Quote from my conversation with Mike ‘some project managers seem to suffer what I call optimism bias, I’ll solve this and get on with it’.
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