{"id":6252,"date":"2011-04-19T14:05:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T21:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2011-04-17T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T01:33:41","slug":"the-complete-project-manager-personal-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=6252","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Project Manager – Personal Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Personal<\/a>Personal skills are those vital interaction competencies for dealing with people.\u00a0 The complete project manager possesses the aptitude, attitude, and networking skills to interact with people and achieve results.<\/p>\n

Early in our careers, we demonstrated negative attitudes regarding our jobs and towards the projects we managed. That negative disposition generated more problems than advantages. \u00a0We created negative images of ourselves in front of colleagues, team members and managers. \u00a0Results were not good\u2014transmitting negativism to managers and team members, tarnishing our reputations, and limiting our options.<\/p>\n

The maturing process led us to change our thinking. \u00a0We needed an attitude check! \u00a0By changing attitude, we changed our worlds (see Bucero, Today is a Good Day<\/a>,<\/em> 2010). This is a fundamental, life changing experience.<\/p>\n

Project managers need to be able to motivate and sustain people. \u00a0Project team members will look to the project manager to solve problems and help remove obstacles. \u00a0Complete project managers need to be able to address and solve problems within the team, as well as those that occur outside the team.\u00a0 Effective networking is a vital ingredient for success.<\/p>\n

Here is the essence of persuasive skills:\u00a0 it usually makes great sense to repay favors, behave consistently, follow the lead of similar others, favor the requests of those we like, heed legitimate authorities, and value scarce resources.<\/p>\n

Being focused on your strengths is a worthy approach that helps you grow personally and professionally, more so than any other \u201cdevelopment plan.\u201d Make the effort to apply personal abilities to opportunities. All time and money spent to take you to the next level of excellence as a project manager and as a professional are the best investments you can make in your personal career.<\/p>\n

Randy Englund, Englund Project Management Consultancy, www.englundpmc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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