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Agile Leadership Toolkit - new book

Scrum.org

Early September a new book will be added to the Professional Scrum Series : Agile Leadership Toolkit - by Peter Koning. Traditional management and leadership practices were developed to manage work, to build the process, and to provide the intelligence for work to be done. Agile leadership is the future.

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The Glass Cliff in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Women get promoted during those tricky times to step up and take the leadership roles for varying different things, including projects. The glass cliff was uncovered in 2004 by two psychologists Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam. You know that difficult project no one else wants to take on? That’s a cliff project.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004. Emphasis on people, teams, leadership and the so-called soft skills required to truly operate in a strategic leadership position has only increased since then. Hello Elizabeth, thanks for coming, how are you? Well, thank you! No, not that I’m aware of.

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Burnout in Project Management

The IIL Blog

Articles are now appearing addressing burnout specifically in a project management environment [Verma (1996), Haynes and Love (2004), Richmond and Skitmore (2006), Pinto et al., 2014), and Jugdev et al., Managing project time effectively may eliminate many of the causes we have identified. REFERENCES Freudenberger, H. Staff burn-out.

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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I took my first Practitioner course in 2004. It’s the practice that enables the project leadership, effective communication, and team empowerment. It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work. It’s tailorable and suitable for projects of all sizes, large and small. Who is PRINCE2® for?

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How to Go From Technical Expert to Leader

Rebel’s Guide to PM

All of these are challenges for people who want to move from technical roles into project management and leadership roles. Do technical experts have to shift their communication style in order to be successful in project management and leadership roles? in 2004 with a focus on the practical balancing of Leadership and Technology.

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From Technical To Exceptional Review [Training Course]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Any subject matter expert who is detailed, personable and demonstrably good at their job can jump up into a leadership role. He’s spent two decades of training and coaching experts who want to transition to leadership roles, straddling the technology and management divide. That doesn’t have to mean IT skills.