Feb 20 – What If Your Life Was Headline News
When considering your actions, contemplate how it would look if it was headline news.
Cheetah Certified Project Manager (CCPM) Tip of the Day
February 20 – Interact with others as if anything you say or do with them could appear on the front page of the newspaper and you would be honored to see it there.
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Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP
When I was an Air Force Officer, this was the common litmus test for us to check on our behavior to determine how whatever we were doing would look on the front page of the newspaper. I was stationed at the Air Force base that was responsible for research and development of new Air Force systems. We dealt with billions of dollars of contracts with defense contractors all over the world. We were stewards of a large base of government funding and responsible for the entire development chain of new systems. Everyday we were faced with decisions that had serious, long-term impact on the lives of so many people – defense contractors, their families, the long-term safety of our country, and the judicious use of our tax dollars. It was easy to guide ourselves in the most appropriate behaviors with this headline news litmus test.
Where are you tested in life to do the right thing? When you find yourself in these situations, consider the headline news test. For me, if I don’t want to see it on the headline news, I reconsider my course of action.
