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30 Team Building Activities

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Teams don’t just come together and click into well-oiled productivity machines, at least not always. There’s often a period of time when the team members have to get to know one another and develop a rapport. In other words, every team can find value in team-building exercise. Objective: Develop listening skills.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

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And what are the weak points? As I said, PRINCE2 doesn’t cover working with people and as team management and getting the best out of the people is what we all do every day, this seems like a big oversight on the part of PRINCE2, especially as project boards form such a critical part of the standard. No, not that I’m aware of.

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Seven Priorities for Project Managers in 2019

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Courageous Leadership. Given the prevalence of disruption, my first priority has to be exemplary leadership. I don’t think you’ll find many countries today where there is a consensus that national leadership fits this description. We can do nothing else if we want our teams to behave well and deliver for us.

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Seven Priorities for Project Managers in 2023

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Courageous Leadership. Given the prevalence of disruption, my first priority has to be exemplary leadership. I don’t think you’ll find many countries today where there is a consensus that national leadership fits this description. We can do nothing else if we want our teams to behave well and deliver for us.

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Keeping up to date: the value of training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There are plenty of other ways of learning things if your company is cutting back but you know you have areas that you want to develop. It’ll help develop all kinds of skills and will introduce you to some other people. Then join a club/sports team where you can practice leading! And not just PM Today and PM Forum online.

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Henry Gantt’s Biography & Role in Gantt Chart History

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He’s best remembered for the tool that bears his name and his works in the development of what’s called scientific management. While Gantt charts are named after Henry Gantt, the first Gantt chart was developed by Karol Adamiecki, a Polish engineer, in the mid-1890s. That changed with the move to Gantt chart software.

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The Best Self-Help Books to Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet

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But we do know that when it comes to business, leadership, personal productivity and work-life balance, a slew of seriously helpful self-help books has recently been published that can help you make 2019 your best year yet. She knows a thing or two about how women are considered weak if they’re nice and nasty if they’re not.

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