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Power Skills

Power Skills are related to the interpersonal skills needed to be successful at leading and directing projects. Examples of topics that would fall under the “Power Skills” area of the Project Management Institute (PMI)® Talent Triangle® include:

Negotiation
Conflict management
Motivation
Giving/receiving feedback
Influencing
Problem-solving
Team building
Emotional intelligence

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PPP 233 | (Video) Not Happy With Your Outcomes? Consider This.

  • October 30, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/233-OutcomesAndHabits-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. While prepping for an interview with James Clear about his book Atomic Habits, I came across some…

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PPP 232 | (Video) Keep This In Mind When Everything Goes Perfectly (or Poorly)

  • October 24, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/232-WITT-LeaderAttributionError-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. Could it be that when things go great, leaders get too much credit (and too much blame…

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PPP 231 | (Video) First, Ride Into the Wind

  • October 20, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/231-WITT-RideIntoTheWind-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. Today is a 90 second lesson from a morning bike ride on a brisk and windy Chicago…

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PPP 230 | Helping Your Team Survive The Messy Middle of Projects

  • October 16, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/230-TheMessyMiddle.mp3
Surviving the Messy Middle We celebrate beginnings. We celebrate endings. But according to Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky, it’s the middle of our boldest initiatives that can be the toughest to endure. In this...

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PPP 229 | (Video) There’s a Leadership Vacuum (What Are You Doing About It?)

  • October 10, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/229-WITT-LFTWrapUp-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. This week we wrapped up an 8-month leadership development program at a Fortune 50 company. In this…

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PPP 228 | (Video) A Subtle Influence Technique to Drive Behavior

  • September 27, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/228-WITT-DriveBehavior-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. One of my best bosses perfectly illustrated an influence technique by the way she responded to status…

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PPP 227 | (Video) Try This Metric To Free Up Some Time This Week

  • September 24, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/227-WITT-TrackNoAsAMetric-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. Generally speaking, I’ve found having a bias for “Yes” is good. Instead of saying “No, we can’t…

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PPP 226 | Become a High Performer in Eight (Scientifically Proven) Steps, with author Marc Effron

  • September 17, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/226-8StepsToHighPerformance.mp3
High Performing Project Managers What does it mean to be a high performer? In a world where everyone seems to think they’re above average, what does it take to truly stand out? And what advice...

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PPP 225 | (Video) Help for the Crazy Busy

  • September 14, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/225-WITT-CrazyBusy-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. In this 2-minute video, I share some thoughts from a recent keynote I delivered entitled Help for…

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PPP 224 | (Video) Aspire To Lead? Or Aspire for a Paycheck?

  • September 10, 2018
  • Tagged as: Power Skills
https://traffic.libsyn.com/peopleandprojectspodcast/224-WITT-AspireToLead-Small.mp4

What I Taught Today We continue our series of brief videos about something I’ve recently taught or learned. In this 2-minute video, I share some thoughts from two leadership keynotes I delivered today. Do you…

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