Be a Project Motivator

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Completing the Circle to Be a Project Motivator

Be hopeful. Be strong. Be brave. Be curious. And motivate!

Our process to becoming a project motivator began with three areas of project management:

• expectations of the project manager—held by project managers and by others

• the project manager’s knowledge and beliefs about engagement

• the strengths that project managers have—and don’t have

Things to Look Out For

1. How to use hope to keep the focus on the project goals

2. How to use strengths to connect with the intrinsic motivation of the team

3. How being brave—and vulnerable—builds rapport, influence, and trust

4. How being curious increases knowledge and taps into more resources

Be Hopeful

Project management involves communicating, ...