{"id":78,"date":"2008-11-06T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leadershipintherealworldblog.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2008-11-06T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T15:41:00","slug":"a-good-excuse-to-say-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadershipintherealworldblog.com\/index.php\/2008\/11\/a-good-excuse-to-say-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Excuse to Say "Thank You!""},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, do you need a reason to celebrate today? Well guess what? The first Thursday of every November is International Project Management Day<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Now how exactly is one to celebrate International Project Management Day<\/em>? That’s a fair question. Increasingly there seems to be a day or month for just about everything. For example, who would have known that November is also Peanut Butter Lovers Month<\/em>? I can figure out how to celebrate that over lunch today. But how do you celebrate International Project Management Day<\/em>?<\/p>\n

I propose you brainstorm a list of stakeholders who have been actively involved in (or have positively affected) your development as a manager\/project manager. Today would be a great day to thank them.<\/p>\n

Here are some of mine:<\/p>\n