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Give And Get
Project managers go through extensive training and certification. But once they're on the job, many find their greatest challenges come through lack of "soft skills." The problem is that working closely with people, negotiating with stakeholders, resolving scope and handling change management are not easily taught in a classroom. These skills are best learned by doing.
This is where mentoring becomes all-important, building on the certification and training foundation as junior project managers get a chance to learn from more senior managers' knowledge and experiences in a real-world context. Not only does mentoring accelerate the development of new project managers and team members, it also creates a forum for sharing ideas, techniques and lessons learned throughout an organization.
Experts say there is no clearly defined "right" way to mentor project managers. Corporations, consultancies and nonprofit organizations are implementing various mentorship programs, some mandatory and others strictly voluntary. But best practices have emerged that seemingly apply to all formats: First, the talents and needs of both mentor and mentoree must drive the program, and second, sponsors — either the project management office or executive management — must provide incentives to encourage participation.
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