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Why are people leaving project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. There are peaks and troughs — Peter Taylor, AKA The Lazy Project Manager , talks about this in his book of the same name. Book a call. There is no career development. Let’s look at those. The work is stressful.

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How to Improve Your Project Communication

Project Risk Coach

Nine times out of ten, I hear the answer—poor communication. What happens when poor communication exists? Consequently, individuals misunderstand and make bad assumptions. Here's the bottom line -- poor communication drives projects into an abysmal valley. Heck, your team may even abandon ship.

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6 Easy Ways to Manage Group Think and Risk at Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! Group Think Introduces Risk. Therefore, with dissent discouraged, groups tend to endorse higher risk decisions than individuals would. People with more extreme positions are more likely than others to develop clear arguments and are also most likely to voice them.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. Communicating information to all key stakeholders, sponsors and team members.

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The Truth about Bullying in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines. The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. The impact of bullying on projects.

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7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. Being able to act as a credible, trusted leader is dependent on you and your team making ethical choices about how you manage and lead the work.

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Project Management Guidelines (Part 1) - What We Can Learn From Project Failures

Inloox

Another reason can be the influence of the project environment or a high number of stakeholders. A good project manager knows that some developments are out of their control. Entire books have been devoted to explaining this law. The very process of identifying a risk eliminates its most damaging characteristic: surprise.