Summary: Listen Now: {audio}http://traffic.libsyn.com/pmpodcast/PM_Podcast_213_2012_05_18_-_PM_Potential.mp3{/audio} This episode is sponsored by The PMP Exam Simulator: Would you like to become the best project manager possible? Yes? Did you know that it takes just six steps to reach your Project Management and leadership goals! All you need is to follow the advice that Susanne Madsen (http://www.susannemadsen.co.uk) outlines in her book The Project Management Coaching Workbook: Six Steps to Unleashing Your Potential. The advice she gives is based on her experience as a coach and mentor. Susanne Madsen offers a method designed to help you understand and articulate what you want to achieve—and then assists you in achieving those goals, like: Effectively managing a demanding workload Leading and motivating a team Building effective relationships with senior stakeholders Managing risks, issues, and changes to scope Delegating effectively And in our discussion today, we are going to start you off on this journey by looking at four areas to consider: We have to begin with the end in mind (both for your career as well as on any project you manage), we look at the difference between leadership and management (with a strong focus on people rather than tasks), the importance of effective time management and delegation, and how to stay motivated to progress personally and professionally on such a journey by taking action and not procrastinating. {loadposition content_adsense468}
