Category Archives for Personal Effectiveness
Trusted Project Manager: 5 Habits to Build Trust | Video
You want to be a Trusted Project Manager. So you will need to cultivate five habits to build trust. What are those 5 habits?
Continue reading...Conflict in Project Management: It’s Your Fault | Video
Conflict in projects is a big part of a Project Manager’s life. You’d better learn to suck it up and handle it effectively and with respect.
Continue reading...Project Management and Grit | Video
Grit as a personal quality has become popular due to Angela Duckworth. She defines Grit as: ‘Perseverance and passion for long term goals.’
Continue reading...Project Management Lessons from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Video
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey is a classic. And we can apply each of his classic habits to being an effective Project Manager.
Continue reading...Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom | Video
It may sound contradictory, but sometimes, for influencing stakeholders, you need to start at the bottom! I’ll give you 4 smart reasons why.
Continue reading...Are You Overwhelmed by Your Project? What to Do
It can easily happen to a Project Manager. The work builds up. The problems increase. Deadlines loom. Before you know it, you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Continue reading...Grit: Why You Need it and How to Get it
One of the most important characteristics that a Project Manager needs is Grit. In our context, it means perseverance and passion for long term goals.
Continue reading...How to Learn from Failure | Video
To become an exceptional Project Manager, you need to learn how to learn from failure. I’ll talk about the secret to this, via the idea of failing fast.
Continue reading...Great Charisma: 7 Secrets of How to be Charismatic
Project Managers get things done through people: our team and our stakeholders. So, being charismatic can surely help us. What are the secrets of Charisma?
Continue reading...Control Stress – or it will control you | Video
If you don’t control stress, it will control you. Stress is a key topic for Project Managers. My biggest Project Management failure revolved around stress.
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