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Managing Multiple Projects: Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Survey results for: How do you manage the projects you are responsible for? I’m not sure what we can take from this because everyone is different, and if I had done the survey, I would have answered differently depending on what day it was.

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5 Leadership Assessment Tools You Need to Try

ProjectManager.com

Leadership might be hard to define, but it’s easy to recognize. Leaders know that to lead they must keep up their leadership skills. But leadership isn’t only about inspiring others, it’s about knowing oneself. But leadership isn’t only about inspiring others, it’s about knowing oneself. Both take work.

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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. What Is Virtual Leadership ? The third concept defined pretty early on is virtual leadership , which you’d expect, what with it being the title of the book and all. I work in a virtual team. A virtual team, then, is any team that works like that.

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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. This probably speaks to the self-selecting nature of the survey respondents in both cases. Over 20% of survey respondents said that was their goal for the next 12 months. Read next: Why are people leaving project management ?

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3 Career Benefits of Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

My organization calls these skills ‘power skills’ — like empathy, communication, and collaborative leadership — because they give people the power to connect with others on a human level, allowing for more meaningful and authentic interactions that drive better outcomes. Project managers are well-paid.

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2022 Project Management Trends: A Look Ahead

ProjectManager.com

Click here to download our survey report on 2022 project management trends. Of our survey participants, 59% currently work remotely, with this number likely to increase moving forward. Of the 630 individuals surveyed, almost 30% were not hired with the intention of being full-time project managers. Our findings may surprise you.

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5 Team Productivity Blockers and How to Overcome Them

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According to a survey by Salary.com and America Online , employees spend an average of 1.86 According to Udemy’s, 2018 Workplace Distraction Report , 33 percent of employees surveyed said that technology and connectivity issues were the most common distractions and productivity-suckers in the workplace. Unnecessary Meetings.