Category: Simple Rule 02: Get Expert Guidance
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Don’t underestimate how hard project work is
Don’t underestimate how hard project work is If you are new to delivering a project and feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone. The research supports this: The Association for Project Management (APM) found that 72% of full-time project professionals said their main project had negatively affected their mental wellbeing. The Project Management Institute (PMI) has…
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Why you should believe in yourself, this Christmas.
Why you should believe in yourself. Reflecting on how you believe in yourself could be the best present you can give yourself. my confidence story When I first started working as a project manager, I remember feeling stress from a lot of uncertainty, unsure how things would pan out. That feeling changed after I completed…
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What I wish I’d known 10 years ago about projects
What I wish I’d known 10 years ago about projects I want to share something I wish I had known 10 years ago. At that time, I was a competent project manager. I had delivered different types of projects and I understood how to run them. What I did not have was a clear language…
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You’re first: the new Project Success Playbook
🔶 First: Radically more successful projects (early access) Download: 12 Steps to Predictable Project Success (powered by APEX-4) Download the Playbook → Access to the ultimate project playbook, it’s free. THIS WEEK’S FOCUS In 10 minutes you’ll get: Ten years ago I learned about the real fundamentals for projects. I spent 8 years watching various projects…
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Feeling The Pressure on projects? Try this.
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS This week, our last on the focus of project management foundations: Welcome to Success Factors Discovery, your weekly email for enjoying projects + delivering with confidence. If you’ve ever felt like leading a project is isolating, pressure, with little safety net, you’re not alone. Here’s an insight I learned 10 years ago,…
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The 5 resources every project Leader should Read and the one thing missing
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS This week in our focus on project management foundations: Welcome to Success Factors Discovery, your weekly email for enjoying projects + delivering with confidence. If you search “best project management books,” you’ll get thousands of options. Here’s my take, five resources I think anyone leading a project or big change should now.…
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80% experience, 20% training: 3 steps to become a project manager
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS Continuing our focus on project management foundations: Welcome to Success Factors Discovery, your weekly email for enjoying projects + delivering with confidence. “How do I become a project manager?” When I started out, I thought training was the main answer. I started with a foundation course (APM) that went into leadership and…
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How close are you to PM burnout? (Score yourself in 3 minutes)
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS Welcome to Success Factors Discovery, your weekly email for enjoying projects + delivering with confidence. Hello When we talked last week about the Resource & Leadership Gap, I mentioned how under-resourcing doesn’t just slow delivery, it takes the happiness out of the people overseeing the work. If you’ve been in that situation,…
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43% of PMs Say They’re Understaffed: Here’s the Fix
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS Hello Imagine this: The Problem in stats: You’re not alone. The Resource & Leadership Gap is real: This mismatch slows delivery and kills your motivation and for many (50%) of PMs, is the key contributor to burnout. Why it matters: Most executives haven’t been a PM or managed a PM team. They…