Remote Leadership Tips: Developing Power Skills and Your Career

Teams are delivering projects no matter their location. As team members continue working in remote and hybrid environments, project professionals must find ways to develop their skills and grow their careers outside of an office. We talk about this in a joint discussion with Adriana Pavón Navarrete, PMP, a project manager at Hitachi Vantara in México City, and Meena Nandelli, CAPM, a master’s student who at the time we spoke was a project manager at Microsoft in Hyderabad, India.

Key Themes

[02:00] Adapting leadership styles to manage projects remotely

[04:18] Leaning into adaptability, flexibility and empathy to lead remote teams

[06:25] Top power skills when leading remote teams: Communication, collaborative leadership and strategic thinking

[08:38] Upskilling outside an office? Use online trainings, free resources and self-reflection of on-the-job challenges

[13:42] Tips to resolve conflicts in remote and hybrid work environments

[19:12] Top challenges to remote upskilling—and strategies to overcome them

[22:03] Networking while remote: Join project management communities and organizations, or reach out to other project professionals