Vital Power Skills for Project Managers: How to Develop Leadership

Interpersonal Skills are vital for Project Managers. PMI’s introduction of the term ‘Power Skills’ has increased our focus on this key area.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, Personal Effectiveness

Persuasion and Influence: A Practical Introduction with My Top 10 Tips

Project Managers often have little or no formal authority over our team members. So you have to get things done by persuasion and influence.

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Communication Skills, Personal Effectiveness

Power Words: Top 10 Ways to Use Language to Influence & Persuade | Video

Project Managers must influence and persuade without authority. What does that leave? Personal presence and words. Here are 10 Power Words.

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Communication Skills, Personal Effectiveness, Project Management Tips

How to Give Bad News to Your Client, Sponsor, or Boss | Video

No one wants to be the bearer of bad news. But, sometimes you have to. Let’s see how to give bad news to your client, sponsor, or boss.

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Communication Skills

Project Management Presentations: The 3 Expert Elements for a Great One

Too many Project Managers find their presentation skills let them down. Yet, the difference between a good & bad presentation is easy to fix.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills

Here’s my Best Advice for How to Run an Engaging Project Workshop

One of the delights of Project Management is when facilitating a workshop goes well. But, it’s not easy. Let’s see what the elements are.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, Team Leader

4 Power Skills: PMI’s Formula for Project Success [Pulse of the Profession 2023]

PMI’s Pulse of the Profession Report 2023 focuses on Power Skills that help us work well with other people and deliver positive results.

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Communication Skills, Important ideas, Reviews, Thoughts for Project Managers

LEAD Your Team: How to Use Your Top 4 Project Leadership Skills

When you have a Project Leadership role, there’s a lot to do. So, we’ll focus on my top 4 project leadership skills, that set you up to LEAD.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, Leadership Skills, Personal Effectiveness, PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills, Project Leadership

Conflict Management: Do You Know the Practical Steps to Make Things Better?

Relationships go wrong. Conflict management may not be a welcome part of a Project Manager’s role. But it is an important part.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, Leadership Skills, Personal Effectiveness, Project Communication Management, Stakeholder Engagement

Managing Conflict: Do You Know the Foundations that Get Great Results?

A Project Manager needs many skills and one of the hardest is managing conflict. From a small spat to a mighty row, conflict is inevitable.

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Communication Skills, Effective Project Manager, Leadership Skills, Personal Effectiveness, Stakeholder Engagement