This document discusses strategies for being a "Super PM" including establishing simple and frequent habits, being aware of social influence and biases, and focusing on small positive steps. It notes people are more open to new ideas when happy and recommends project managers avoid confrontation, establish baselines for agreement, and motivate teams through understanding human motivation and asking questions.

1. Super PM vs. The world

2. Maksym Draguntsev
6+ years in IT
5 years as an owner
Lecturer of a PM course in A-Level
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3. Super PM

6. Simple
Frequent

8. H A B I T

12. 30%

14. C O M P L E X

15. Social influence

16. “How the Opinion of Others Affects Our Valuation of Objects” by Daniel K. Campbell-Meiklejohn,
Published: US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - June 17, 2010

18. 9 of 10 people in GB pay taxes in time.

19. Optimistic bias
&
Common baseline

20. P N
50%

21. P N
30% 50%

22. P N
30% 35%
50%

23. A N
70%50%

24. P N
70%51%
50%

25. We try to avoid negative information

27. Confrontation line
Baseline
Agreement

28. We are more opened when we are positive and happy…

29. A few days before the vocation
On a vocation
After it
Peak of happiness:

30. A few days before the vacation
On a vocation
After it
Peak of happiness:

32. One more thing…

33. Don’t try to give too much, move using small
steps
Use the same language
Everyone is motivated by default
A few HOWTOs:

35. Q&A

36. Maksym Draguntsev
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