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The Socially Intelligent Project Manager: Soft Skills That Prevent Hard Days
Written by Kim Wasson
Narrated by Julie Eickhoff
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This no-nonsense guide to social intelligence for project managers gives you a step-by-step process for building a bulletproof project team—no matter what gaps exist in personality, geography, culture, or communication style.
High-performing teams don't happen by magic. You need processes that are designed in a socially intelligent way if your team is going to overcome the modern world's tough challenges with coordination. To be a star project manager, you have to communicate with people in their individual learning styles, provide accountability in ways that won't be demotivating, and run meetings and minutes that people won't tune out. Your processes must be constructed in ways that respect the complex realities of social dynamics step by step.
You have to know your team before you can motivate them, and you have to motivate them before you can manage them. In this book are foolproof techniques to make sure your team connects with you, each other, and everyone they need to get the job done. After all, a team should be more than the sum of its parts—and it's up to the project manager to provide the glue that holds it all together.
High-performing teams don't happen by magic. You need processes that are designed in a socially intelligent way if your team is going to overcome the modern world's tough challenges with coordination. To be a star project manager, you have to communicate with people in their individual learning styles, provide accountability in ways that won't be demotivating, and run meetings and minutes that people won't tune out. Your processes must be constructed in ways that respect the complex realities of social dynamics step by step.
You have to know your team before you can motivate them, and you have to motivate them before you can manage them. In this book are foolproof techniques to make sure your team connects with you, each other, and everyone they need to get the job done. After all, a team should be more than the sum of its parts—and it's up to the project manager to provide the glue that holds it all together.
Author
Kim Wasson
Kim Wasson, CEO of IvyBay Consulting LLC, has over twenty-five years of experience in software development, project/program management, process engineering, and coaching. She has worked with both individuals and organizations across industries, including companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500. Wasson is PMP-certified and draws on her deep knowledge of tools and techniques to provide practical, tailored solutions for her clients.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5very well described people side of project management . the elements of audio book are very precise & best understood .I recommend this Audio book to all working Project Managers