Effective Communication Skills, Techniques and Strategies
Learning Project Management Skills From John Cleese
Weather you call it soccer or football, like it or don’t like it, consider yourself an American football fan or a soccer fan, as a project manager you can learn several tricks from John Cleese’s rant video – tricks to improve upon the effectiveness of key communication skills, and to become a better team builder and motivator. Read more…
Posted in Program Manager's Snacks - 1 commentStart Effective Email With Catchy Subject Line
If you are interested in your email being noticed by recipients, you must use a catchy email subject line. Especially when using email to attract the attention of people whom you have never met. Forming a good subject line that catches readers’ attention is simple if you follow the three rules listed in this post. Read more…
Posted in Program Manager's Snacks - 2 commentsFour questions to help you demonstrate effective communication in your emails
Every day at work we communicate with many people. Have you ever asked yourself whether your email is an effective form of communication? How would you measure the effectiveness of your email? I believe there are four questions you can ask yourself when crafting an email to evaluate its effectiveness. Read more…
Posted in Program Manager's Snacks - No commentNegotiating With Difficult People Without Giving In
Negotiation is a task that Program Managers and Project Managers have to perform often with a project team member, a stakeholder or a sponsor. Listed in this post are several general principles of effective communication that can help you to quickly find a compromise and preserve, if not improve, your relationship with that person. Read more…
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