The Zen Approach to Project Management: Working from Your Center to Balance Expectations and Performance

by George Pitagorsky

The Zen approach to Project Management brings together sound wisdom, a nuts-and-bolts grasp of practicalities, and original insights. It's the Zen that's been missing in all too many of today's business books, and George Pitagorsky is the master we've needed. Daniel Goleman, author Social Intelligence. Projects are often more complex and stressful than they need to be. Far too many of them fail to meet expectations. There are far too many conflicts. There are too few moments of joy and too much anxi¬ety. But there is hope. It is possible to remove the unnecessary stress and complexity. This book is about how to do just that. It links the essential principles and techniques of managing projects to a wisdom approach for working with complex, people-based activities. Project management becomes a metaphor for how we can live our lives and, if we follow the wisdom traditions, the way we live our lives becomes a metaphor for how to manage projects. The book guides readers in exploring how

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kevin Raney · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book on project management, it was more enjoyable than expected. The main takeaway was let the process handle your anxiety.