075 - Top Tips from a Project Management Coach, with Heather Gates

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Feb 4, 2022

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ADVICE

Self-Awareness in Project Management

Increase self-awareness by recognizing how you're perceived and how others perceive you.
Be realistic with yourself and challenge assumptions, listening to your gut feelings.

ADVICE

Respectful Meeting Management

In meetings, be mindful of attendees' purpose and respect their time by excusing unnecessary participants.
Address each attendee with respect, ensuring their contributions are valued and acknowledged.

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Effective Communication

Use clear and concise written communication, prioritizing correct grammar and spelling.
Be intentional with your communication, ensuring the right information reaches the right audience with a clear purpose.

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The same way sports teams have coaches to help optimize their performance, organizations can engage PM coaches to help their project management team win.

In this episode, we are joined by Heather Gates, a PM coach who has worked to help develop project managers across many organizations. In this episode, Heather shares a few of her top coaching tips in some key areas:

Self Awareness
Communication
Time Management
Stakeholder Management
Cross functional Collaboration

About our amazing guest, Heather Gates

Heather Gates is an entrepreneur, consultant and certified project manager who values collaboration, productivity and service. As a former NCAA Kodak All-American in basketball and amateur beach volleyball player who grew up in Cleveland, Ohio USA, Heather has established a global reputation for being a diligent and thoughtful leader while advocating for effective project management amongst her peers, colleagues, project teams, and customers.

Certified as a women's business enterprise (WBE) from WECONNECT International in its first year, Heather launched PM Rehab in 2020, now branded ConnectingPM, and has the mission to provide real-time project management learning experiences and support services that help companies retain existing project professionals and optimize traditional business functions. Using relatable scenarios, Heather sheds light on how individuals and businesses can quickly introduce effective and quality project management for their projects, teams and customers.

If you are interested in getting coaching from Heather or would like to learn more about what she does, you can reach her and her team at https://connecting-pm.com or via email at info@connecting-pm.com

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