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1. Individualization:
Everyone Has it!
Or, Do they?
3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
Jennifer Whitt, PMP

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4. Jennifer Whitt, PMP
•Founder: PDUs2Go.com
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5. Jennifer Whitt, PMP
Individualization: Everyone has it! Or, Do they?
3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
Jennifer Whitt is the author of Optimize Your Thinking® : How to Unlock Your
Performance Potential, the associated Thinking Journal® and the complementary
Though Master® Series. For almost twenty years, she has tackled the challenges
that come with leading teams and managing multimillion-dollar projects. Drawing
from her extensive experience and working with a highly qualified team of
experts, Jennifer refined her techniques into proven principles that project
managers can apply to any project.
Jennifer is Founder of PDUs2Go.com and President of Optimo, Inc., a consulting
firm specializing project management and leadership development.
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8. Agenda
• How do you view people?
• Why do we view people this way?
• How to get the both of best worlds?
• 3 Best Practices
• Next Steps
• Resources
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10. How Do You View People?
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11. How Do You View People?
Commodity View of the Personal View of the World
• Resources = • Resources = Personal
Commodities • One on One
• Functional Groups • Individuals strengths
• Commodities just to get and weaknesses
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12. Commodity View
PROs
•No emotional ties
•Black & white decisions for the
project
•Get things done
•Scalable
CONs
•Treat people like a commodity
•Run over people
•People disengage
•People not committed

13. Personal View
PROs
•Small & Personable
•Touchy - Feely
•Everyone goes to lunch together
•Everyone knows everyone
•Know their strengths & weaknesses
CONs
•People feel like they can get away
with things
•Run behind and it’s “ok”
•Not Scalable

14. How Can We Get the Best of Both Worlds?
While some search around for the perfect team
“structure” or “process”, you know instinctively that
the secret to great teams is casting by individual
strengths so that everyone can do a lot of what they
do well.
Strengths Finder 2.0
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15. 3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
1. Know Your Strengths
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16. 3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
2. Figure Out What Every Person Does Best
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17. 3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
3. One Size Does Not Fit All
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18. Top 3 Next Steps
Know & Develop Your Strengths
Engage & Study Your Mentors
Build & Nurture Your Key Business Relationships
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19. Clifton’s Strength Finder® 2.0
http://www.strengthsfinder.com
Clifton’s Strength Finder 2.0 is a Registered Trademark of The Gallop Organization, Washington DC.
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20. Optimize Your Thinking®
http://www.OptimizeYourThinking.com
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21. http://www.thediscpersonalitytest.com
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22. https://www.skillsone.com
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23. Mentors
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24. Reverse Mentors
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25. David Nour
Build & Nurture Relationships
David Ryback,
Ph.D.
Success Journals for PMPs!

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30. Questions,
Comments
& Aha’s!
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31. Call:
404.815.4644
Email:
JWhitt@Optimo-Inc.com
Connect: Jennifer Whitt
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32. Resources
www.PDUs2Go.com
http://blog.PDUs2Go.com
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33. Top 3 Next Steps
Know & Develop Your Strengths
Engage & Study Your Mentors
Build & Nurture Your Key Business Relationships
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34. 3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
1. Know Your Strengths
2. Figure Out What Every Person Does Best
3. One Size Does Not Fit All
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36. How Do You View People?
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37. Individualization:
Everyone Has it!
Or, Do they?
3 Best Practices to Build Better Relationships & Productive Teams
Jennifer Whitt, PMP

38. Wishing
YOU
Continued Success!