Don't let a difficult team member cause problems for your team or your project. If you're at a loss for how to handle the situation, these 7 approaches give you concrete steps to take to fix it.

This checklist tells you EXACTLY what to do before, during, and after your meeting so you can run an effective meeting that participants will actually enjoy.

There are so many reasons you need sleep! It's important for productivity, leadership, and health! Find out why it's critical to make it a priority! And if you know you need your sleep, but you're not making it a priority, listening to this list can give you the motivation you need!

Meetings can be a valuable and productive way to move your project forward - if they're run well. But not all meetings are needed. Sometimes an email is all you need. Before you schedule any more of these meetings that could have been an email, learn how to avoid them and what to do instead.

These 15 team building icebreakers for meetings are easy, fun, and will help your team quickly build trust and rapport. They're great for newly formed teams, making new team members feel more welcome, and encouraging discussion. These work for both virtual teams and those who work in the same location. You're sure to find several that both you and your team will love!

Many people think project managers have to be extroverts to be great leaders. This is far from the truth. In this episode, we'll go over traits that make you a great leader as an introvert, and how to thrive as an introverted project manager.

If you're trying to break into project management, it can be hard to get a project manager job without already having project management experience. But how do you get that experience, without being able to get a job? In this episode we'll go over the ways you can use volunteer work to get that valuable project management experience to help you get your first paid PM role.

If you want to know how to get into project management FAST - this is the episode for you!

When your workplace culture is in line with what's important to you, you're much more likely to do your best work and have a fulfilling career. Just like in a relationship, you need to know what's important to you in an ideal work environment for a great match. And there are steps you can take to make sure your next job is in a place you're happiest to be. Follow the steps laid out in this episode to find the perfect company culture for your next job, to know if you should stay away, or if it's a match made in heaven.

In this episode, I answer many questions I get from students and clients who want to become project managers. If you're interested in becoming a project manager, this episode is for you. We'll cover why you should consider a project management career, skills needed, entry-level roles, what types of industries use project managers, and what things you need to do the get a project management job.

The job title of “project manager” is pretty common these days. But project manager roles and responsibilities can be pretty vague if you’re not already familiar with them. I know this firsthand by watching reactions when I tell someone I’m a project manager. So I want to break it down and explain the main things a project manager does. This is a long list of 22 items, and if project management is new to you, and you've wondered what a project manager does - this episode explains it!

Imposter Syndrome is the belief that you'll be discovered as a fraud – that you don’t actually know what the heck you’re doing. Even if you’ve got the degrees, the knowledge, and maybe even the experience, others will realize that you really shouldn’t be there. It's a common feeling, but that doesn't make it any better. It gets in the way of you performing at your best. Here I'll give you ELEVEN proven ways to handle this challenging feeling and get you back to your confident, happy self.

There are days when I hit the ground running, and then there are days when I either have trouble getting focused, or a stream of calls and distractions gets me off my game. For those situations, I have curated a set of tools and techniques I’ve found can quickly get me back to a state of productive flow. After using these with repeated success, I rely on them as my go-to tools and techniques to help me focus on what needs to get done. Check out this list and see which work best for you.

Frederick Gilbert's book "Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations" shows you how to handle presentations to top-level executives. As a project manager, there will be times when you need to make presentations to high-level executives. But presentations to those in the C-Suite are very different than those to your project team. It's critical that you're well prepared for getting your message across skillfully to this distinct audience. In this episode I quickly run through Gilbert's “7 Deadly Challenges” of executive meetings, and how to handle them. You'll be far more poised and ready to make a great impression on even the toughest top-tier executive.

As a project manager, you may think you need to singlehandedly handle every challenge your project faces. But there are times when you need to escalate up. And there are ways to prepare for this and do it well. This episode covers ways to gracefully and professionally handle these situations. Because nobody - especially your boss - wants to get blindsided by issues on your project.

So many meeting notes are either too overwhelming, too disorganized, or don't exist at all. And if you're trying to lead the meeting and take notes at the same time, no wonder it's so tough. But usually that's the case and you may have no other option. If you're struggling to create meeting notes that strike the right balance between having enough helpful information yet being easy to read and use for any future needs, this episode is for you. And there's a template and sample, too, to make it even easier!

Sometimes overwhelming problems can be solved with simple solutions.

A work breakdown structure (WBS) can help you more easily communicate with your team and get a clear understanding of all the work that needs to be done in your project. And that's not all. This episode covers the various benefits of creating a work breakdown structure, and a simple and clear explanation of how to do it.

Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed with your ‘to-do’ list? Let me show you how to easily set up a Kanban board. After years of keeping up with various ever-growing “to-do” lists, transferring items not yet addressed to new lists, and staring at my list a bit overwhelmed because there’s just so much on it – in no particular order of priority – I’ve discovered and embraced the Kanban board. I'll explain why and how it just might be your new favorite way of managing your work.

Many traits make a great project manager: organizational skills, effective communication, attention to detail, negotiation and problem solving are widely recognized. But humility is an often-overlooked trait that can be critical when leading project teams. In this episode we cover why humility is such an important trait for great project managers and leaders.

Here's a quick explanation of how project management practices can help you execute your goals and vision - whether you're an entrepreneur or you're working for an organization. If you're working to accomplish goals, project management can help.

Project management and leadership skills to help you level-up your career.