Project Manager to Project Sponsor: How to Make a Difficult Transition?

The transition from Project Manager to Project Sponsor is a hard one. You have many great skills, but now you need to change your mindset.

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Must Read Guides, PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen, Project Governance, Project Management Career

What is Group Think? …and How to Prevent it | Video

Group Think is nasty. It leads to poor decisions… sometimes dangerous ones. So Project Managers need to know what it is, how it happens, and how to prevent it.

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Decision Making, Project Management: What is...

The Project Control Paradox | Video

Project Control is an important part of our discipline as Project Managers. But it carries within it a paradox…

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Lessons Learned, Project Delivery, Project Management Tips

Project Manager to Project Leader: How Big is the Step?

Are you a Project Manager or a Project Leader? How would you tell the difference? And how big is the step from one to the other?

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PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills, Project Leadership

How to Get Your First Project Management Job | Video

It’s hard to get a Project Management job without experience. But, how can you get experience, without a Project Management job?

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Project Management Career

You Don’t Get What You Deserve… You get what you negotiate | Video

‘You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.’ That comes from the title of a book by Dr Chester L Karass. Karass was an expert and teacher in negotiation: ‘In Business As in Life, You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate’.

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Advice for Project Managers, Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips

What is 5S? The Japanese Approach to Organized Efficiency | Video

A tidy project is an efficient project. So, I love 5S. It’s not designed for project environments, but Project Managers can get lots from it.

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Project Management: What is...

Why Resistance is a Good Thing | Video

Nobody likes dealing with resistance, right? Well, despite this, it’s actually a good thing. Let me explain…

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Change Management, Project Management Tips

Project Management Lessons from Star Trek | Video

In Star Trek, the leading characters represent valuable ideals that read across into good Project Management. You don’t need to be a fan!

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Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips, Thoughts for Project Managers

Destroying my Enemies – Bite Size Project Management Thought | Video

‘Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?’ This quote reminds us of the value of positive stakeholder engagement.

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Advice for Project Managers, Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips, Stakeholder Engagement, Thoughts for Project Managers