Semaphora

This new book, Project Psychology, by Sharon De Mascia gives a much needed departure from the processes and procedures of project management, and brings us to the heart of things - People.

You can’t deliver change without people, and the best changes bring out the best in people.  Your team, your stakeholders, your customers – they all have a role.

Throughout the book, the following themes come up constantly;  Building relationships and shared ownership.  Creating a mutual vision and building understanding.  Creating harmonious relationships.

She advocates and provides advice on achieving honesty, openness, active listening, empathy, respect and self awareness.

For new project managers who have yet to get those battle scars and those who have wounds to lick.

For those who want their projects to be successful and sustainable – have a read and get into the psychology of your projects.

Leadership survey from over 300 Toastmasters says that being an active member helps to build confidence and leadership skills!

Toastmasters is an international organisation with over a quarter of a million members worldwide.  Being involved provides fantastic opportunities for people to develop leadership and communications skills.

It has a special impact on women – helping them to achieve greater success as leaders, and to build confidence – that was the verdict of the 2008 District 71 Leadership Survey.There were 322 survey responses from across UK and Ireland, with 1486 different comments from people about different aspects of the leadership experience.   84% of these responses were positive about how Toastmasters develops leaders. Read the rest of this entry →

Finally they’ve made you a manager. Now you can call the shots.  But before you jump in though, remember that it’s not the technical skills we’ve developed over the years that make us great managers.

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Don’t worry, be happy! There’s no point in being negative, put a smile on your face and greet the day…

Or face the fact that you’ve got a problem, and a bit of worrying wouldn’t go amis…

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