Emotional intelligence for project managers : the people skills you need to achieve outstanding results

Research Indicates That Emotional Intelligence (ei) Accounts For An Astonishing 70-80 Percent Of Management Success. Technical Expertise Just Isn’t Enough Anymore: Project Managers Need Strong Interpersonal Skills And The Ability To Recognize Emotional Cues In Order To Lead Their Teams To Success. Emotional Intelligence For Project Managers Introduces Readers To All Facets Of Ei And Shows How Emotions Can Be Leveraged To Meet Project Goals. They’ll 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 • And More. The Second Edition Includes 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. Without The People Skills Necessary To Lead Effectively, Even The Most Care Fully Orchestrated Project Can Fall Apart. This Indispensable Guide Gives Project Managers The Tools They Need To Create Winning Teams And Get The Job Done Right And On Time. My Growth In Emotional Intelligence -- A Brief Primer On Emotional Intelligence -- Self-awareness -- Self-management -- Social Awareness -- Relationship Management -- Project Team Leadership -- Creating A Positive Team Environment -- Leveraging Emotional Intelligence On Large And Complex Projects -- Success With Agile Projects. Anthony C. Mersino. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English You've 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 today's 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 isn't enough anymore!Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers introduces 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 projectCommunicate effectivelyMotivate, inspire, and engage their teamEncourage flexibility and collaborationDeal productively with stress, criticism, and changeEstablish the kind of high morale that attracts top performersNow in its second edition, Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers includes 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.