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YD's Diary #12 A Brief Comparison of What I Do(My Project Management by F1 racing)

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My job in plant design projects isn’t very common, so it’s hard to explain. I’ve always thought about how to explain it, and comparing it to F1 car racing seemed like a good idea.Understanding other fields often helps in my own work.  I started with managing EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) projects for chemical plants, from before contracts to plant completion, handling contract matters, and receiving the project final bonds. I then worked on proposals and FEED (FEL3) tasks, and later prepared for FEL1 and FEL2 tasks. I’ve done for FEL1 work and served as a small Study Manager. Therefore, I think I have broad experience in plant design project management and am very satisfied with it.  In keywords, it’s FEL1 (Feasibility Study), FEL2 (Pre-FEED), FEL3 (FEED), Proposal, and Execution. This diary is the overall story of a project's beginning to end.  To explain, let’s use the famous F1 racing game with Michael Schumacher.  - Execution in EPC is like Mic...

YD's Diary #11 Leader's Warmth and Competence to make a better performance

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The thing that stood out the most and made me think a lot in 2024 was this graph. (Source : https://images.app.goo.gl/rB5eQHiYFbqtKbfs9) The idea that a leader's warmth and competence can cause employees to perceive their work as a challenge/threat and engagement/withdrawal. (I focused that no-warmth or cold can give a threat and make a withdrawal) - Warmth: How friendly, kind, trustworthy, and empathetic someone is - Competence: How intelligent, skilled, and powerful In project management, improving team performance through employees' voluntary participation is a crucial factor. With so many reference materials and a constantly changing world, achieving the best outcomes today and tomorrow with plans, procedures, and decisions is always challenging. While striving to ensure today's outcomes are the best possible, reflecting on past best practices often reveals new choices that are found still. This may be because predicting the future is inherently challenging, but it stil...