- As the project manager,

- 作為項目管理者。

you need to set the example.

你需要樹立榜樣。

And here are some guidelines

而這裡有一些準則

that I suggest you communicate

我建議你與之溝通

to the rest of the team,

對團隊的其他成員。

as well as emulate yourself.

以及模仿自己。

Having an effective team means that

擁有一個有效的團隊意味著

all the members are participating

所有成員都在參與

and that they're playing by the same rules.

而且他們是按照同樣的規則進行遊戲。

It is essential that people take responsibility.

人們必須承擔起責任。

There's no room for blaming

沒有指責的餘地

other people on a project.

在一個項目上與其他人合作。

That doesn't mean that mistakes

這並不意味著錯誤

don't often involve more than one person,

並不經常涉及一個以上的人。

but it's not about finger-pointing

但這並不是指責的問題

or ducking on blame.

或躲避責任。

You need to take responsibility for what's yours,

你需要對屬於你的東西負責。

and oftentimes, you need to take

而在很多時候，你需要採取

responsibility for others.

對他人負責。

As the project manager,

作為項目管理者。

you're pretty much always to blame

你幾乎總是被責備

if something goes wrong.

如果出了問題。

That doesn't mean that an individual

這並不意味著一個人

team member didn't affect this,

團隊成員並沒有影響這一點。

but you can't blame other people,

但你不能責怪別人。

because it's your job to manage things.

因為管理事情是你的工作。

You also need to make sure

你還需要確保

that people understand follow through.

人們理解貫徹執行。

A made commitment is a kept commitment.

做出的承諾就是遵守的承諾。

This might mean working late

這可能意味著加班

or coming in early to fix a problem,

或提前來解決一個問題。

but it does mean if you've made a commitment,

但它確實意味著如果你已經做出了承諾。

particularly if there's a schedule,

特別是如果有一個時間表。

that you honor it.

你要尊重它。

A lot of team members don't understand

很多團隊成員不理解

that slipping a deadline

拖延期限

could have huge repercussions

可能會產生巨大的反響

because there's multiple steps that come next.

因為接下來會有多個步驟。

The small adjustment of one missed deadline

錯過最後期限的小調整

could affect everyone else on the team

可能會影響到團隊中的其他所有人

and risk the whole project.

和整個項目的風險。

So getting people to understand the schedule

是以，讓人們瞭解時間表

and their part in it is really essential.

他們在其中的作用確實至關重要。

You also need to actively listen.

你還需要積極傾聽。

It's very easy that

這是很容易的，因為

while we're working on projects

在我們進行項目工作時

to be thinking about multiple things.

要考慮多方面的事情。

Most of the people on your team

你團隊中的大多數人

have more than one job

有多份工作

or they're working on several projects.

或者他們正在進行幾個項目的工作。

Even if you think they're wholly on your project,

即使你認為他們完全在你的項目上。

there might be bleed-over

可能會有溢出效應

from the last video they edited,

從他們編輯的最後一個視頻。

or questions from a client

或客戶提出的問題

reaching out about a new project.

就一個新項目進行聯繫。

It's important that you get a good culture

獲得良好的文化很重要

of active listening

積極聽取意見

and that when you have team meetings

而且，當你召開團隊會議時

or other things, people aren't distracted.

或其他事情，人們並不分心。

Get the cell phones put away, close the laptops

收起手機，關上手提電腦

if they're not part of the meeting,

如果他們不是會議的一部分。

and get people to focus on each other.

並讓人們互相關注。

Clear communication is critically important.

清晰的溝通是至關重要的。

Don't mince words, don't try to be overly polite,

不要拐彎抹角，不要試圖表現得過於禮貌。

be direct and succinct.

要直接、簡潔。

If you're asking for a response,

如果你要求的是迴應。

make sure it's clear.

確保它是清楚的。

"Yes" or "no" is much clearer than "I understand."

"是 "或 "不是 "比 "我明白 "更清楚。

"I understand" just means "I heard you,"

"我明白 "只是意味著 "我聽你的"。

it doesn't mean that

這並不意味著

I'm committing to do something

我承諾要做一些事情

or that I'm not going to do to it.

或者說，我不打算對它做什麼。

You need clear answers,

你需要明確的答案。

yes and no is a very clear answer.

是和否是一個非常明確的答案。

So when working with teammates

是以，在與隊友合作時

or people on your project,

或你項目上的人。

make sure that you get a clear commitment

確保你得到一個明確的承諾

and a clear understanding of things.

和對事物的清晰理解。

Additionally, provide feedback.

此外，提供反饋。

Your job is to make sure that others

你的工作是要確保其他人

know what they're doing

識時務者為俊傑

and that they're it correctly.

而且，他們是正確的。

But everyone on the team should

但團隊中的每個人都應該

feel comfortable providing feedback.

覺得提供反饋很舒服。

That doesn't mean that the video editor

這並不意味著視頻編輯

wants everyone to walk by

希望每個人都能走過

and offer their opinion

並提供他們的意見

nonstop throughout the day,

一整天都在不停地工作。

but it does mean,

但它確實意味著。

particularly if they ask for an opinion,

特別是如果他們徵求意見。

that people are willing

人們願意

to take the time to watch.

來花時間觀看。

Creative projects are often difficult and risky,

創意項目往往是困難的，也是有風險的。

and people want confidence

和人們想要的信心

and they get that from their team.

而他們從他們的團隊中得到了這一點。

It's also important not only

這一點也很重要，不僅是

that you're willing to provide feedback,

你願意提供反饋。

that you're willing to take it.

你願意接受它。

Even as the project manager

即使作為項目主管

or an experienced person, you'll make mistakes.

或有經驗的人，你會犯錯誤。

There are times that I

有的時候，我

get into disagreements with my team

與我的團隊發生分歧

and usually, they're bringing things up

通常情況下，他們會把事情提出來

for the right reason.

為正確的理由。

You have to be able to pay attention

你必須能夠注意到

and be willing to give and accept feedback freely,

並願意自由地給予和接受反饋。

but make sure you and the team

但要確保你和團隊

agree on some rules.

在一些規則上達成一致。

You don't need to argue in front of your clients,

你不需要在你的客戶面前爭論。

and if there are disagreements,

以及如果有分歧。

you don't need to involve entire team.

你不需要涉及整個團隊。

Finally, make sure that everyone on the team

最後，確保團隊中的每個人

is tracking their time,

正在跟蹤他們的時間。

and everyone really sucks at this.

而且每個人在這方面都很差勁。

The problem with time-tracking is

時間追蹤的問題是

people feel that you don't trust them,

人們覺得你不信任他們。

but without time-tracking,

但沒有時間追蹤。

you don't know what it is.

你不知道它是什麼。

You don't know how hard people are working.

你不知道人們的工作有多辛苦。

You don't know if somebody's having

你不知道如果有人有

to log lots of extra time to meet the schedule.

以記錄大量的額外時間來滿足時間表。

Without that time-tracking data,

如果沒有這些時間追蹤數據。

it's very difficult to fix problems.

解決問題是非常困難的。

You don't know if you're under-budgeting,

你不知道你的預算是否不足。

and what happens is is you create this feeling

而發生的事情是你創造了這種感覺

of people being overworked.

的人被過度勞累。

Sometimes it's actually the case.

有時實際上是這樣的。

With a lack of data,

在缺乏數據的情況下。

it's difficult to make changes

難以改變

to your project plan

到你的項目計劃

and time is the one thing we can track.

而時間是我們可以追蹤的一件事。

(pleasant music)

(愉快的音樂)