The art of communication
Every project manager spends around 90% of their time in communicating with others. This include emails, status updates, listening to people, telephone conversations, meetings etc. In project management, it is the senders responsibility to ensure that the recipient received the message and understood it's intended meaning. Hence it becomes an art to communicate effectively, in a very short span of time.
During one of my project management coaching programs, one of the participants quoted this Arabic story. There was a king, who wanted to know how many years he is going to live. So he called an astrologer and sought an answer. The astrologer said 'All your family will die before your death'. The king got angry and killed the astrologer. The king called another astrologer and sought an answer to the same question. The reply was 'You will lead a very long life and will live longer than all other family members'. The king got delighted and rewarded him with lot of gifts. The art of communication !
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