A Strategy for Engaging and Dealing With Difficult People
Struggling with difficult people at work? Patrick Mayfield sets out the strategies you need to engage even the most challenging of colleagues.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
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Deserving Better
Jo Cox’s murder, and knowing that her children – one the same age as one of mine – will grow up without their mother, has affected me greatly. And at the same time I’m aware that the depth of my feelings is nothing compared to her friends, family, colleagues and those who knew her personally….
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Brexit: The Implications for Project Managers
What would a leave result mean for project managers in the UK referendum on the EU? I discuss the implications on our projects and teams in this article about Brexit projects.
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4 Real-Life Tips For Choosing Collaboration Tools
See how one company chose their collaboration tool and increased revenue by about 25%. These 4 tips, drawn from a real case study, will help you work out how to get started with finding the right software product for your team.
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Inspiring Women in PM: Christine Unterhitzenberger
Christine Unterhitzenberger shares her experiences in industry and explains why she moved to academia (and why she’s going back to industry when her research is completed). Another inspiring interview in my series about women in project management.
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: The Video
This is the video taken of me giving my Imposter Syndrome presentation at PMI Synergy. It’s about 16 minutes long, safe for work! If you enjoyed this video, check out my ebook, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome. If you have ever felt out place at work, then I can help!
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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Sarah Coleman
Sarah Coleman’s work on project leadership has been inspirational. In this interview for my Inspiring Women in Project Management series, she shares her thoughts on how leadership has changed project management forever.
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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Monica Borrell
Monica Borrell is the latest woman to be profiled in my Inspiring Women in Project Management series. Find out why I think she’s an inspiration and what it takes to make the leap from PM to CEO.
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How I Do It: Engaging Stakeholders
Learn my tips for engaging and ‘managing’ stakeholders on a projejct. From the communication you do, to the informal chats you have about project requirements, it all counts towards relationship building. Working successfully with stakeholders is critical if you want to get a quality result at the end of your project because they are the ones that decide what quality means.
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Software review: Simplestimate [2016]
Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. I weigh up the pros and cons of throwing away your spreadsheets and tell you more about my thoughts on this web-based project estimating tool. Plus there are screenshots so you can see it for yourself.
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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Lorraine Chapman
Construction project management has always been traditionally male-dominated. Lorraine Chapman talks about what life is like as a female manager in construction and the amazing projects she has worked on in this interview. Part of the Inspiring Women in Project Management series.
