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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They are also great for people who haven’t had the opportunity for much formal training – like accidental PMs or those who did their formal training in another discipline and have moved to project leadership as a second career. Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government.

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10 Best Coursera Courses for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It covers marketing, financial accounting, managing people, corporate finance, operations management, and a Capstone project as the final course. University of California, Irvine’s Career Success Specialization The first course in this 10-course Career Success Specialization is on project management.

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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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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions.

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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. Time management, risk management, influencing organizational culture and having a positive impact on the people around you — these are all qualities that hiring managers look for, regardless of job title.

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Skills Of A CEO – Within Reach Of A Strategic PM?

The Strategic Project Manager

Twelve (12) top skills and attributes for a CEO include: Leadership – CEO’s have exceptional leadership skills. This is key to optimizing productivity and fostering a capable leadership team. Ethical Leadership – CEO’s need to uphold strong ethical values and integrity.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 1): Core Competencies and Principles

Inloox

Lean Agile Leadership: Managers are the very core of lean agile development and business agility. It is up to the management to create the right environment to positively influence teams and individuals. These capabilities support each other and create opportunities for sustained leadership in the marketplace and services.