Dr David in the Skype Hotseat
It’s all over. Or perhaps this is just the beginning! The first #BarCampChelt happened last night in the lovely Monty’s cocktail bar. Incredibly around 10 wonderful people turned up on a Friday night to talk business… in a fun kind of way.
Dr David's new book is called “Relationship Mastery: A Business Professional’s Guide” and is due to be published later in October.
The event kicked off with Dr David Fraser joining us as the Expert In The Skype Hot Seat (we didn’t expect him to travel all the way from Glasgow!).
Can project managers succeed without resorting to the dark arts
David gave an overview of his life’s work before each of the delegates took their turn to ask David a question. Questions included “Can project managers succeed without resorting to the dark arts?” and “How do I deal with jealousy in my team…. one of the team is far superior to the rest, and so gets the most challenging pieces of work… any advice?”
Once the Skype Hotseat challenge was over, we all got stuck into the 2 for 1 cocktails and enjoyed a chilled out evening, sharing experiences, war stories and more!
I’d like to thank all those who came along, and I look forward to seeing you at the next #pmteacamp… details will be published on www.publicsectorpm.com WATCH THIS SPACE.
Find out more about Dr David via his website http://www.drdavidfraser.com/. He would also love to connect with you via twitter, linked in, and facebook. And finally, why not join his linked in group Relationship Skills for Professional, Business and Personal Success – I find the Sunday night articles truly thought provoking.
I really enjoyed the event and it was great to have Dr David there. I think next time it would be good to hear a bit more about what the attendees are all about and have to say, perhaps a more open discussion rather than just asking one person questions. The theme of what form project management should take seemed to be of interest to everyone there. The diversity of the attendees background should make any discussion entertaining.
Hi Tom,
I’m glad you enjoyed the event. I agree that the meetings should become more open-discussiony. I think we have some work to do to make it more like a real BarCamp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp
I think we can make the Expert in the Hot Seat session a little bit shorter so that we have more time for open discussion.
Please keep the suggestions and comments coming,
Cheers,
Jon.
Jon
It was a very interesting meeting, Sorry I can make the next one. Any chance of sending around the list of attendees.
Hi Paul, glad you enjoyed it! I’ve created this linked in group for #BarCampChelt http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4123801 If you join up you’ll be able to contact all of the other #BarCampChelt -ers through that,
Cheers,
Jon