Lead with Gravitas: 5 Ways to Convey Authority and Substance

Every Project Manager should aim for gravitas. The sense of authority & substance leads people to trust your judgment and rely on your advice.

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Effective Project Manager, Personal Effectiveness

Confident Project Manager: Proven Steps to Lead with Confidence

A big part of the Project Management job is to inspire confidence in the people around you: team, sponsor or client, and stakeholders.

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Effective Project Manager, Personal Effectiveness

Are You Struggling with Confidence, Stress, or Motivation? Conversation with Susanne Madsen

If you struggle with confidence, stress, or motivation, you’re working ‘below the line’. How to work ABOVE the line, with Susanne Madsen.

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Personal Effectiveness, Podcasts

What’s the Difference between Effectiveness and Efficiency?

We want to be effective and efficient. But, aren’t they really the same? No. There is a difference, and it won’t take long to explain!

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Effective Project Manager, Personal Effectiveness

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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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, Must Read Guides, Personal Effectiveness

How to Speak so People Listen: Be Compelling, Persuasive, Powerful

Spoken communication is important; the ability to speak clearly, so people pay attention and understand. Let’s focus on the skill of effective speaking.

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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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Become a Better Project Manager with These 18 Proven Tips

There are many articles promising to make you a better Project Manager. You can almost predict what they will say. This one is different.

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Presence: Top 10 Presentation Tips to Command Audience Attention

Project Managers have to make presentations. To do it well, you must establish a ‘presence’. Here’s how to command your audience’s attention.

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