The world has changed. Why is this happening? Smartsheet transforms your work. We have many tools as project managers. We have processes, plans, methodologies, and plans. But, at the end of a successful job, who do you thank? It’s not about the tool or the method; it’s about the people. How many tools, processes, and…
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How to leverage people data to run high-performance project teams (with BentzyGoldman from Perflo).
Galen Low is joined on the show by Bentzy Goldman (Founder and CEO, Perflo), a distributed startup that helps project leaders and their teams stay aligned and find ways to improve team performance. Learn how to use people data to manage high-performance project groups. Interview Highlights This episode will explore how people data can be…
How to Lead Projects using Emotional Intelligence – Digital Project Manager Have your colleagues ever been stressed out and not know how to handle it? Do you struggle to manage your stress levels and emotions when working on a challenging project? Did you ever see a project get stalled because of emotional and social dynamics? DPMs can often become the emotional barometer of our teams. Leaders can influence the mood of the team and affect the delivery of the project. Is there a way to suppress our emotions and those of our team? Sally Shaughnessy, DPM Experts, and Emily Hannon–Luijbregts, DPM experts, share their insights and strategies for managing stress, emotions, social dynamics, and complex situations to improve project delivery, create authentic team cultures, and deal with complex situations. We then broke into groups to create strategies for real-world situations. What you’ll learn: How to assess your emotional state and how to use it productively in the face adversity. Strategies to address the emotions of your staff to help them through difficult situations. What you’ll be able to do to grow as an emotionally intelligent leader. Projects that have a higher likelihood of success.
You can do some good things: Take a moment to reflect on your life and make time for yourself every day. This will help you to be more focused and centered for the day. It may also help you to deal with difficult situations or simplify your busy schedule. Take all negativity offline. Do 1×1’s…
How to keep bad meetings from ruining good projects (with John Furneaux of Hive).
Galen Low is joined in conversation by John Furneaux (CEO and co-founder at Hive), to discuss John’s recent article about how to keep meetings productive, cooperative, and clear so you can move the ball forward with your project every time. Interview Highlights John Furneaux, the CEO and co-founder of Hive, is John Furneaux. An AI-based…
How to introduce yourself to a new team (Examples & Scripts).
I will give you a step-by-step guide on how to introduce oneself to a new team member. Three examples are provided: How to introduce yourself and your team to new people. How to introduce yourself as a leader and manager. How to introduce yourself via email These are the scripts you can grab and start…
11 Productivity Books Worth Reading (with Reviews)
Are you looking to get me excited about books? Ask me about my book collection. My condo is too small to hold all the books I have, from a first edition of “A Room of One’s Own” and hundreds of impulse buys that have yet to be opened. A small corner of my home To…
Lessons in Project Management from a Project without a Manager
School projects require teamwork. The teacher randomly assigns the group. Four or five students push their desks together and they are forced to become best friends. Inevitably, one student will rise to the top and take control. They will divide up the work and make sure everyone has their phone numbers in order to meet…
These 7 Project Management Apps are Essential for iPhone Users
If your office is anything like mine you will spend long hours at your desk, typing on a computer. A desktop computer is fine. I love the full keyboard and the computer’s incredible processing power. In today’s modern office, you don’t have to use a desktop computer for your work. We live in a world…
The Small Business Hype Cycle: How to Manage Projects
Are you familiar with business agile? Don’t worry if you don’t have a smartphone, it’s not impossible to get one. Although it only began to take hold in 2017, the concept is growing faster than contempt for new credit card readers that only occasionally work. Here’s the bottom line: Agile (essentially continuous delivery of improvement)…
PM Horror Stories: Project Management Disasters You Can Learn From
Everyone has the right to have a bad day. No matter if you’re an IT specialist responding a cyberattack, or a postal carrier being pursued and beaten by a Doberman – eventually you will all experience some turbulence. A bad day for project managers is another. Project managers can be impacted by bad decisions and…