Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results

(Paperback, Second Edition)

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Youve spent years gathering the technical intelligence you need for this challenging career--now separate yourself from the pack by increasing your emotional intelligence!

As recent research has indicated that emotional intelligence (EI) now accounts for 70 to 80 percent of management success, there is no doubt that todays successful project manager needs strong interpersonal skills and the ability to recognize emotional cues to lead their teams to success--the technical expertise the position depended on so greatly in the past simply isnt enough anymore!

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managersintroduces you to all facets of EI and shows how emotions can be leveraged to meet project goals. Project managers strong in technical skills but needing help in the EI department will learn how to:

• Set the tone and direction for the project
• Communicate effectively
• Motivate, inspire, and engage their team
• Encourage flexibility and collaboration
• Deal productively with stress, criticism, and change
• Establish the kind of high morale that attracts top performers

Now in its second edition,Emotional Intelligence for Project Managersincludes several expanded sections on self-awareness and self-management, as well as a new chapter on using EI to lead Agile Teams and a close look at Servant Leadership.

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..".covers all the people skills that project managers need to get the job done." --Project Management Tips
"The book makes sense where sense is not yet common... bringing the concept into a viable and useful area to constructively and effectively manage." -- Vancouver Business Journal
"This book about professional development is personal, insightful, and well-organized. It is a helpful and viable tool book for PM and team leaders" --PM World Journal

Author Bio

ANTHONY MERSINO, PMP, PMI-ACP has more than 26 years of project management experience. He has trained and consulted on Project Leadership and Agile methods for a wide variety of clients.