Being a Project Leader

Quick Guide to Best Management Practices and How You Can Excel as a Successful Project Manager

By: Ready Set Agile

Narrated by: Keith L. O'Brian for HotGhost Productions

Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Is your desire to become a winning project leader? Do you want to achieve more than an ordinary project manager?

Seventy-five percent of organizations rank leadership skills as most important for the successful projects (The Project Management Institute).

You can make well over $100,000 with experience and leadership (ProjectManager.com).

Leading projects is a complex task, and project managers fight on several fronts. Many feel like they’re rolling a heavy boulder up a steep hill when dealing with difficult stakeholders and team members.

But what are the secrets of those who always win during meetings? Why servant leaders have so many followers? Which leadership skills are essential for a project manager?

A project manager can achieve a lot - but a project leader with their team shoot goals and create real values.

This audiobook will reveal:

• Nine leadership areas of a successful CEO and project manager
• How to turn conflicts to your advantage
• Six bulletproof tips to solve complex problems
• Steps to build your performing team
• 11 ways to break barriers
• Servant leadership for a successful project
• Effective delegation of tasks
• How to influence and persuade your stakeholders
• Bonus: A negotiation checklist that includes advanced techniques

I have described all the soft skills you will need. You can choose negotiation, active listening, problem solving, or any other skill, follow the instructions and practice it, and your success is inevitable. Once you develop your talent for this, you’ll discover whole new worlds opening up for your dream career.

Open the door, and nobody will close it!

I believe that your deep desire is to become a project leader. If you agree with me then you should listen to this audiobook!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Ready Set Agile (P)2021 Ready Set Agile

Conflicts

I encounter many conflicts in projects where I participate. The author presents great strategies. Firstly, they need to be classified and one of the approaches chosen. Also, other parts of the book are beneficial. It is well researched and inspirational.

From easy to complex projects

The principles written in the book can be applied to any size of a project. A project manager can be assigned to a project according to their experience. However, regardless you are a starting PM or an experienced one, you will find the right skills in this book.

A guide to successful projects of any size

I found thebook very practical for non-project managers. I lead many initiatives and process improvements that can be managed as little projects. I cooperate with people, and there, the leadership skills come into play. Peter offers all leadership, interpersonal and communication skills that are essential for project management. I particularly liked advanced problem-solving skills. I struggled with certain conflict situations, but the advice to classify them per category helped me view them differently and apply an effective method. The author provides basic and advanced techniques accompanied by a practical negotiation checklist that helps me prepare for difficult meetings. The narration is very engaging.

101 for any manager

I am not a professional project manager but have broad management experience. Projects create situations that are more intensive than my daily management routine. Therefore, I recommend this book to any manager. If you can lead projects, then you can lead a process or department.

A newbie’s view

This is my first book about project management. It seems to be very comprehensive and contains many good points. I will try following them.

Teamwork

A project is about teamwork. Building a dream team that delivers is the goal of every PM. The audiobook contains guidelines to achieve these. However, as with other soft skills, these must be implemented and built, which requires practice. The book will take you through the most important PM skills.

Great book

Great book on project management's future as a shift from a specialized job to a service skill that can be applied cross-industry, function, and operations group.

Team building

Any project succeeds and fails on the team. Building a performing team requires great leadership skills. The skills are well summarized.

Negotiation is the highlight

I was surprised with many details about negotiation. I am not a strong person and do not win many battles. The book provides many details and advanced strategies on negotiation, how to prepare and deal with opponents. The negotiation checklist is a great bonus.

Serve your success

Being A Project Leader is meant for software team leaders, architects, and anyone with a leadership role in the software business. Hear advice from real team leaders, consultants, and everyday gurus of management. Totally a helpful book.