The source of your greatest joys as a project manager will be the same as your biggest challenges: people. This is a blog for discussing issues related to leading teams and delivering projects.
I recently had the opportunity to have a discussion with Susanne Madsen, Kevin Ciccotti, and Kim Wasson on the people side of our profession. We discussed topics, including:
The role of introversion and extroversion when it comes to a project manager's effectiveness
Ideas and tools to help project managers who are feeling the weight of stress as they juggle so many responsibilities
Approaches for influencing stakeholders when the project manager doesn't necessarily have authority
Practical insights on how to keep developing yourself, despite your busy schedule
It's not a short conversation, but watching it earns you a free PDU!* Enjoy! Please share your questions and observations in the comments section below. Thanks!
PARAG KANDEKARVP Operations| SoftNice IncAllentown, Pa, United States
Thanks Andy
Andy KaufmanHost| People and Projects PodcastLake Zurich, Il, United States
My pleasure, Parag! Thanks for stopping by!
Austin HundleySenior Consultant| Nordic ConsultingNashville, Tn, United States
Ah, the power of a good title... I keep reading the blogs that when I see the title I say, ok that sounds interesting...
Thanks!
Andy KaufmanHost| People and Projects PodcastLake Zurich, Il, United States
Thanks Austin. Hopefully the content was helpful beyond the title! :)
Austin HundleySenior Consultant| Nordic ConsultingNashville, Tn, United States
It was, but with thousands of blogs and articles and posts, etc, the title is what got me here, so nice work :)
Andy KaufmanHost| People and Projects PodcastLake Zurich, Il, United States
Glad to hear that, Austin! Have a great rest of the week!
Thilo WackHead of Existing Product and Test Lab| optimedTholey-Hasborn, Germany
Andy, I really enjoyed your discussion. You covered lots of ground and the interaction lead to some interesting perspectives which made me have some Aha-moments. I really feel you should do more of those 'panel discussion' type webcasts. Thank you and your guests for sharing this.
Andy KaufmanHost| People and Projects PodcastLake Zurich, Il, United States
Thank you for the very kind feedback, Thilo. I greatly appreciate it!
Khalid A. ElzairyGM| ECO Consultant OfficeElwasta, Bani Sweef, Egypt
You have to take things calmly, to make decisions with a cool head. Many different personalities in the projects, which must deal with the project manager. Some must push and other tackle.
Mario TrentimCEO| PMO Global AllianceSao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Great tips, Andy! People side, soft skills, emotional intelligence and alike will always be hot topics in management (in general) and project management. Thanks for sharing.
