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Book review: How to Manage in a Flat World

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It looks at the medium and the message, setting direction, national culture and the fact that the command and control leadership style doesn’t work when the relationship is about quality, depth and trust, not just doing what you are told. The first part covers the dynamics of flat, dispersed teams. As with everything, it’s a balance.

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7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2021 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The book approaches the project world from the perspective of someone in a leadership role, so it’s not directly relevant to project managers doing the day-to-day work. There are still old versions of several books floating around out there, so double check that you aren’t getting the 2009 version by mistake.

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Do We Need ‘Agile’ Leadership?

Agile Coach

Yesterday Adriana Girdler and I presented Timeless Leadership at the Toronto Agile Tour. Our intent was to show that everything we need to know about leadership has already been invented, we just need to stop and look around once in a while instead of jumping on the next agile fad. We Don’t Need to Redefine Leadership.

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7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2022 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The book approaches the project world from the perspective of someone in a leadership role, so it’s not directly relevant to project managers doing the day-to-day work. There are still old versions of several books floating around out there, so double check that you aren’t getting the 2009 version by mistake. Pin for later reading.

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AI Hype vs. Reality: Project Management Reimagined

The IIL Blog

Leadership and soft skills can be learned, and those project managers who master these skills advance farther than those who don’t: Leadership Emotional and social intelligence Creativity Negotiation Empathy Change management is going to become even more critical for organizations for the foreseeable future.

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Getting to Know the PMBOK Guide 7th Edition

The IIL Blog

There are 12 project management principles that address the following concepts: Stewardship Team Stakeholders Value Systems Thinking Leadership Tailoring Quality Complexity Risk Adaptability and Resilience Change Each principle has a label and the principle statement. For example, the principle label for Value is “Focus on Value”.

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The PMP® Certification By Jacqueline E. Dennis, PgMP, PMP

International Institute for Learning

She holds both a PgMP Credential and PMP Credential, since 2009 and 2002, respectively. Dennis, PgMP, PMP Abstract The Project Management Professional (PMP) ® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI) ®.