Succeeding with Senior Management

Getting the Right Support at the Right Time for Your Project

De: G. Michael Campbell PMP

Narrado por: G. Michael Campbell PMP

It's all about communicating up.

Senior managers speak the language of strategy. Project managers use the language of tasks and activities. While they rely on each other to achieve their goals, this core incompatibility leads to communication breakdowns and project setbacks.

Succeeding with Senior Management explains how to bridge the gap and engage the upper ranks. By thinking like an executive, establishing relationships early on, and keeping them informed about progress, project managers win the support they need - especially critical when problems arise.

Using simple language and stories that explain the concepts, this one-of-a-kind communications guide teaches how to:

• Link the project to the business
• Develop a case for change with an executive sponsor
• Use the right listening style
• Prepare the senior executive or sponsor for taking a key role
• Provide options and recommendations for major decisions
• Involve the sponsor in resolving cross-functional problems
• Navigate the company's political waters

Many senior executives will set a project in motion and then move on. Learn how to keep them involved, motivated to push obstacles aside, and focused on a successful conclusion. Your career prospects depend on it.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2017 G. Michael Campbell (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Published by arrangement with AMACOM, a division of American Management Association International, New York.

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