By: Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:26:33 +0000

Thank you Richard for the valuable information. I can say I am not surprised. Socially and culturally we have seen a trend over the last decade of a decrease in basic social skills, inability to have a range of communication styles or even appropriate basic communication. This doesn’t just apply to PM’s but has become a part of our culture. I worked as a PM and needed to communicate with a range of individuals; board members, stakeholders, developers, business analysts, business departments influenced by the projects being completed, the sales force and trainers. Each group was different and needed to be communicated with differently. Each group had different concerns that needed to be validated and addressed. People don’t want to hear, this is the direction of the company and too bad if you don’t like it. They want to feel a sense of collaboration, that they have a say in how their workflow is developed. Empowering individuals has been proven to improve results.

Jennifer

By: Frank Potempa

Frank Potempa — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:48:35 +0000

I am thankful for this article. It is so rare to get honest feedback about Project Management. The thing that escapes me is I am technically incline with well over 10 years of Senior PM experience and my profile is posted accordingly. However I have little success in finding employers who will respond to my online applications and resumes.

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