Tag: Empathy
The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Project Leadership
The Day I Almost Lost My Cool It was a high-stakes meeting, and tensions were running high. A key stakeholder was frustrated, the team was defensive, and the project was at risk. My instinct? Push back hard. But something stopped me. I took a breath, acknowledged the stakeholder’s concerns, and shifted the focus to finding…
Emotional Intelligence: The Unsung Hero of Project Management
A Confession from the Trenches I’ll let you in on a little secret: I used to think project management was all about the hard stuff. Scope creep? Build a tighter plan. Missed deadlines? Double down on the schedule. Budget overruns? Crunch the numbers harder. For years, I was a spreadsheet warrior, armed with formulas and…
