Making a Modern Project Manager
SERIES ARTICLE
By Yasmina Khelifi
Paris, France
In the previous article, we explored some definitions of knowledge sharing and looked at possible challenges.
Now, let’s talk about doubts and myths.
Let’s go!
Rethinking doubts
Several reasons might stop us from sharing knowledge.
“I want to protect my work position”
Being the only one who knows will guarantee your longevity in your role. Knowledge gives you a competitive edge. People need to go through you to know. At the same time, you’ve become the bottleneck for information. You are inundated with emails and requests – and you cannot complain because you are reluctant to share knowledge.
“I want to protect my ego”
You’re proud of being the only one who is so knowledgeable on this topic. When you leave your position, your employers will struggle to find a replacement. Ask yourself: how do you want to be remembered?
“Knowledge sharing is not valued in my organization”
Sometimes you don’t share knowledge because it’s not valued in your organization and knowledge sharing takes time. You must go beyond this thought. By sharing knowledge, you improve your communication skills. You’ll gain new insights.
What other doubts do you have?
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Editor’s note: This series of articles is by a project manager for Gen X, Y and Z project professionals. The author Yasmina Khelifi is a project manager with a large multinational telecom in France while also an active PM professional, authoring articles, interviews and a popular LinkedIn blog as well as a podcast with a global audience. Also active in PMI France for many years, she has been an international correspondent for the PMWJ since 2021. We are delighted that she has agreed to author a series of articles based on her personal experiences over the last decade.
How to cite this work: Khelifi, Y. (2024). Share Knowledge (Part 2), Making a Modern Project Manager, series article, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue IX, September. Available online at: https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pmwj145-Sep2024-Khelifi-Share-Knowledge-2-making-a-modern-project-manager-series.pdf
About the Author
Yasmina Khelifi
Paris, France
Yasmina Khelifi, PMP, PMI- ACP, PMI-PBA is an experienced project manager in the telecom industry. Along with her 20-year career at Orange S.A. (the large French multinational telecommunications corporation), she sharpened her global leadership skills, delivering projects with major manufacturers and SIM makers. Yasmina strives for building collaborative bridges between people to make international projects successful. She relies on three pillars: project management skills, the languages she speaks, and a passion for sharing knowledge.
She is a PMP certification holder since 2013, a PMI- ACP and PMI-PBA certification holder since 2020. She is an active volunteer member at PMI France and PMI UAE, and a member of PMI Germany Chapter. French-native, she can speak German, English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and she is learning Arabic. Yasmina loves sharing her knowledge and experiences at work, in her volunteers’ activities at PMI, and in projectmanagement.com as a regular blogger. She is also the host and co-founder of the podcast Global Leaders Talk with Yasmina Khelifi to help people in becoming better international leaders. Yasmina is co-author of the book The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership: A Pathway to Improving Leadership Skills, Broadening Networks, and Exploring New Fields, recently published by CRC Press.
Yasmina can be contacted at https://yasminakhelifi.com/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasminakhelifi-pmp-telecom/
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