Leadership - PM4NGOs

What is the relationship between managing change, stress and men and women’s mental health in projects?

by PM4NGOs | Feb 9, 2019 | Development Sector, Leadership, Project Management

This article was originally published on APM If we consider a project to be ‘a unique, transient endeavour undertaken to achieve a desired outcome’ – we can see why projects are inherently stressful. Projects are unique, so there is no business-as-usual. Project...

6 tips for keeping your team motivated

by PM4NGOs | Oct 27, 2018 | Leadership

This article was originally published on APM. The motivated team is the more productive team. That’s a fairly well established fact. As the project manager or PMO director how do you get there? How do you make sure your project teams are as motivated and...

What is leadership? The big debate…

by PM4NGOs | Aug 21, 2018 | Leadership

This article was originally published on APM. Leadership is such an interesting and evocative abstract noun. It conjures up a variety of different expectations, experiences and contexts. Despite the enormous amount of literature about leaders and leadership over the...

Honing Interpersonal Skills for Successful Project Delivery

by PM4NGOs | Apr 14, 2018 | Leadership, Learning, Project Management

This article was originally published on the website of the APMG by Emma Jones. A complete overview of the essential interpersonal skills that lead to project success. We each develop our own interpersonal skill-set as a result of our experiences, environment, and...

Social Leadership: My first 100 days

by PM4NGOs | Mar 25, 2018 | Development Sector, Leadership

NGOs are addressing the need for a power shift in the sector, and to do this we need to change our approach to leadership! Social Leadership is a reputation-based form of authority, leading with humility, fairness and authenticity, grounded in reputation. Working with...

Business Case capability improvement – a myth or a reality?

by PM4NGOs | Jul 25, 2017 | Development Sector, Leadership

A question that APMG is often asked is “show me where the knowledge that you create in a training product is being used to increase capability?“ Many examples exist, a legacy of delivering certified training products for 23 years across the globe. In the area of...