Category Archives for Project Leadership

The GROW Model of coaching is the best-known and most widely-used coaching model. And coaching is a hugely valuable way for Project Managers to develop our team members. So, what is the GROW Model of Coaching? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.

Do you need to take on an impossible project: something nobody thinks can be done? Or maybe a project no one thinks should be done!

You can’t get a professional project done without people. So you need to manage your team well. That’s what Project Human Resource Management is all about.

Do people notice you when you’re in the room? Do you get the attention you need – and for the right reasons? This is the phenomenon of presence.

Ethics may seem like a dry subject from an ancient branch of philosophy. But a code of conduct is absolutely vital to your life as a Project Manager.

In last week’s article, Elizabeth Harrin looked at mentoring from the point of view of finding yourself a mentor. This week, we see it from another angle.

There are plenty of smart project leaders. But far rarer is project leadership wisdom – the cluster of traits that goes way beyond getting things done.

The PMI has released its Future of Work report, called ‘Leading the Way with PMTQ’. It introduces the idea of Project Management Technology Quotient.

If you are set on Project Management as a career (or any profession, for that matter), it is vital to learn as you go, and get better every day. And the formal mechanism we use is ‘Lessons Learned’. So, what are Lessons Learned? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under […]

Projects can be stressful. And one of your responsibilities, as a Project Manager, is to spot and deal with stress in your team. So, in this article, I want to set you up with the basic knowledge you need to do this. We’ll look at how to: Spot the signs of stress in individual team […]