Project management coaching and career development tips
Spoiler alert! Stop now if you haven’t watched all the episodes of Wanda Vision. Wanda is a very powerful Avenger. She could have single handedly destroyed Thanos in Endgame if Thanos had not rained down fire onto the battlefield. Wanda’s psychic power is connected to her emotions…
The World Economic Forum released The Future of Jobs Report in October 2020. In it, project manager ranked 11th in the top 20 jobs in increasing demand across all industries. That’s good news for PMs, but what are the 10 roles listed above project management jobs? What are the top 20 jobs in decline over … Read more
Mastering Zoom is part of your project management communication skillset, one of 5 Project Management Skills for the Future. This is an update with of a post from last year. I will cover some additional Zoom tips and tricks for common scenarios that you may encounter, including: How to set up a host-less Zoom Meetings … Read more
I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself instead of a life that others expected of me. That’s the number one regret of people at the end of their lives. Bronnie Ware was an Australian nurse who worked in palliative care over several years. She had a front row seat … Read more
Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. After a dismal record of only one gold medal in 76 years, British cyclists finally won seven gold medals in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and followed that with another seven gold medals in the London Olympics in 2012. How did they … Read more
Join Darth Vader to learn about the dark side of project management. Do you want to know how to boost your productivity? One way is to play more. Playing relieves stress, improves brain function, stimulates the mind and boosts creativity. That’s according to the National Institute for Play. Over the holidays, my family and I … Read more
Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in February and you may be starting to feel overwhelmed. Projects that were due in December last year we’re postponed to January. Even though they have not been completed, new projects have been assigned to you. People were let go … Read more
Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in January and many of you would have made new year resolutions. If you have not, consider this one: becoming better at time management. Many of us are working from home and there’s less of a barrier between work and … Read more
Hi, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in January, but in many ways, 2021 feels like a continuation of 2020 and nothing much has changed. But as a project manager, you have an opportunity to do something about this and to inspire change growth and improvement. How … Read more
Welcome to January. I trust you had a restful break from work. Usually at this time of the year, it’s a good time to assess the gap between what your project has delivered and what else still needs to be done before you can transition and hand over to operations. Now, some of these outstanding … Read more