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Virtual Leadership [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That’s why I was keen to read Virtual Leadership by Dr Penny Pullan. Since reading the first edition back in 2016 there is now an updated second edition that includes a completely new chapter on hybrid working. What Is Virtual Leadership ? A virtual team, then, is any team that works like that. Make It Real.

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What I’m Reading: July 2016

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams is a very hands-on book for working successfully virtually, whether you use collaboration tools, conference calls or email. What I’m Reading: January 2016 Find out what I've been reading over the last month or so. This is what I.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Strategies for Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

However, navigating the intricacies of virtual collaboration requires a unique set of strategies and approaches to ensure seamless communication, productivity, and alignment among all the team members. By implementing these strategies, you can empower your team members to thrive and deliver value to your organization.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count. Any books about achieving business goals, portfolio management, strategy execution or case-study driven books will count here.

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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Arras People Project Management Benchmark report for 2020 says that around 50% of UK employees joined their current organization in 2016 or earlier and that 22% of project professionals changed employment in 2019. Here are some verbatim responses from people who had not considered leaving the profession: No direction from leadership.

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Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly

Planview

Then, you pass the list of projects to those who “align” those projects to strategy? Meanwhile, your leadership team has a presentation (somewhere) listing the key strategic objectives intending to grow the business while creating business capabilities that impact the bottom line. Who is responsible for delivering strategy?

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created. Creating unique items for each impact ensures we develop suitable response strategies. Response Plan: A response strategy or strategies should be documented for each risk. Response Trigger: Criteria for implementing the response strategy.