09
May
My motto is Passion, Persistence and Patience. I define myself as an enthusiastic professional, I never achieved great results the first time I tried something, and I always need to use my patience managing projects. Over the years I learned that persistence is a soft skill that needs to be developed to be complete as […]
11
Mar
I always was curious, and my curiosity developed my passion for reading since my early ages. I found several definitions of curiosity in the dictionary: the desire to learn or know more about something or someone; something that is interesting because it is unusual. Projects have a lot of uncertainty, and then I defend that […]
02
Mar
Are you a good facilitator? I believe you would be if you want to be a complete project manager. One of the main skills project managers and team leaders need to have is the ability to facilitate a team. Good facilitation requires knowledge of meeting tools and techniques, some teamwork, and considering human factors. Facilitation […]
23
Feb
The purpose of e-mailing is to communicate information. The fact of sending e-mails is not communicating. Communication occurs when a message is sent, and the recipient reads it. A key goal of e-mailing is to get a human response, I mean an acknowledgement of the content or a response to the intent of the e-mail. Non […]
11
Feb
As a project manager, sometimes I could not understand all project stakeholder’s behaviors and reactions. However I am an observer and I found that understanding people better is a good mechanism to influence them. If you can understand people you will be able to influence them and impact their lives, work or professional career in […]