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Susanne Madsen on Project Leadership [Interview]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. Often we think that leadership is about character and attitude (read my take on the traits of good leaders here ) and forget that you can actually practice being a better leader by coaching yourself in the right behaviors. I was struck by how practical it was.

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21st Century Leadership - Prologue

Scrum.org

A number of people inside and outside Scrum.org collaborated with me in 2018 and early 2019, to talk about 21st-century executive leadership. The conversations strongly influenced what the reader will see in the coming posts in this blog series. 21st-century executive leadership, what to stop doing .

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How to Improve Your Project Interpersonal Skills

Project Risk Coach

Interpersonal skills come in many forms such as: Leadership. Influencing. The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. Decision making. Communication. Team building. Trust building. Problem-solving.

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

Leadership, psychological safety, and project governance define how structure, mentality, and culture impact achieving success through projects and organizational objectives. Decision-making processes are influenced by the usage of data as it becomes a key differentiator contributing to project delivery, strategic alignment, and success.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. The best books for crafting your leadership qualities. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Published date: 2015. Published date: 2015. Published date: 2015 (2nd edition). Author: Jeff Sutherland.

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Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 2

Scrum.org

Top-down management is replaced by leadership, allowance for people’s creativity and delegation of decisions. They represent consistent and aligned leadership. In some cases, depending on your position and influence, the only thing you can do is to make all issues transparent. 1] Own research 2015-2021. 2] Ibidem. [3]

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5 More Advanced Training Options for the PMO

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Leadership. Here’s a brilliant skill that anyone working in PMO – regardless of the level they’re working at – could benefit from – influencing. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field.

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