Those of us who work in Project Management sometimes don’t appreciate the skills inherent in our field. That’s a shame – because employers look for employees with strong interpersonal skills, an ability to motivate people/take on an initiative, a strong work ethic and teamwork skills. And what project manager worth her salt doesn’t have those at the ready?

The key to leveraging your Project Management skills to accelerate your career is not only making the commitment to improve them, but to keep improving them over time as part of your ongoing goals. Mastery comes through continuous learning, going that extra mile to become PMP® certified or making the commitment to complete a certificate program like our Project Management Master’s Certificate. (Select PDU Corner to find out more about this program.)

Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, Chief Cheetah

My Most Valuable PM Skill Is....

In this month’s Know How Network article and our Cheetah News feature article, you’ll see the kindergarten sandbox enters into our PM skill discussion in terms of playing well with others. After he listed what he’d learned in the sand pile in kindergarten, author Robert Fulghum (“All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”) says: “Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess.” So take our survey this month, and let us know what your most valuable PM skill is!