Learning to Handle Uncertainty
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Does project work feel like a guessing game? What happens when projects go off track, and how can this affect customer relationships? Better yet, how can we navigate uncertainty when we estimate and plan -- but things still go wrong? Standing in uncertainty, learning to handle it, and living in inquiry are topics of discussion in this episode. Show Notes  We're going to talk about the idea of being able to hold uncertainty in our mind, start to get comfortable with it, and some mental tools and patterns of how to handle When we find ourselves uncertain, we oftentimes crave certainty. Be comfortable holding your plans with an element of uncertainty. It's really easy for you as a manager to observe generally how people are working. Product management and prioritization are all about cutting away, they're all about subtracting I'm going to propose that you get into a habit and create a practice of reestimating and replanning. I want to focus on this very simple three part steps to something that Human Systems Dynamics calls an adaptive action. standing in uncertainty, learning to handle uncertainty, living in inquiry Links:   Sponsor: GitPrime
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