Leadership and Management

The path to becoming an effective manager or leader isn't just about climbing the corporate ladder; it's about growing into a role that inspires, directs, and empowers others. Start your leadership journey today with these resources.

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[Featured image] A project manager leads a meeting with their team.

How to Manage Project Risk: A 5-Step Guide

The risk management process includes five steps: identify, analyze, evaluate, treat, and monitor. You can mitigate risks by avoiding, accepting, reducing, or transferring them.

September 1, 2021

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[Featured Image] Scrum roles are represented as a Scrum team assembles in a conference room and discusses tasks using a whiteboard and sticky notes.

The 3 Scrum Roles and Responsibilities Explained

A Scrum team is made up of three roles: the Scrum master, the product owner, and the development team members. Explore the responsibilities and average salary of each position.

August 17, 2021

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[Featured Image] Two women are at a material supplier discussing what they need, one person is holding a clipboard while the other is pointing to materials.

Product Manager vs. Project Manager: What’s the Difference?

A product manager is in charge of a product's success from the beginning to end of its lifecycle, while project managers shepherd projects to completion. `

August 10, 2021

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[Featured image] A project manager leads a meeting with their team.

How to Manage Project Risk: A 5-Step Guide

The risk management process includes five steps: identify, analyze, evaluate, treat, and monitor. You can mitigate risks by avoiding, accepting, reducing, or transferring them.

September 1, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] Scrum roles are represented as a Scrum team assembles in a conference room and discusses tasks using a whiteboard and sticky notes.

The 3 Scrum Roles and Responsibilities Explained

A Scrum team is made up of three roles: the Scrum master, the product owner, and the development team members. Explore the responsibilities and average salary of each position.

August 17, 2021

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IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

Skills you'll gain: Communication, Leadership and Management, People Management

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Northwestern University

Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Communication, Leadership Development, Strategy and Operations, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Strategy, Business Psychology, Collaboration, People Analysis, People Development, Performance Management, Influencing, Organizational Development, Change Management, Employee Relations, Negotiation, Marketing, Innovation, Storytelling

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University of Michigan

Skills you'll gain: Human Resources, Leadership and Management, People Development, Strategy and Operations, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Business Psychology, People Analysis, Communication, People Management, Strategy, Human Learning, Human Resources Operations, Business Communication, Collaboration, Influencing, Performance Management, Conflict Management, Business Analysis, Marketing, Recruitment, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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[Featured Image] A woman working as a Scrum Master is smiling and putting post-it notes on a window.

7 In-Demand Scrum Master Certifications 2024

A Scrum certification can put you on the path to becoming a Scrum Master and up your project management skills. Here are seven of them.

August 5, 2021

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Project manager checks team progress on her tablet

Project Manager Career Path: From Entry-Level to VP

Project managers might go on to become senior project managers, directors, or even vice presidents and other executives.

August 4, 2021

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[Featured Image] A project manager in a blue button-down shirt holds a clipboard and pen and interviews a candidate.

12 Project Manager Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

In a project manager interview, you're likely to encounter questions about your people skills, technical knowledge, and how you would react to specific situations.

July 28, 2021

Article

[Featured image] An aspiring project manager looks at degree options

Do I Need a Project Management Degree?

A degree in project management can give you a structured way to learn how to be a project manager and let you access career networks. But getting one is not always necessary.

July 28, 2021

Article

[Featured image] An aspiring project manager reviews project management skills to learn.

12 Key Project Management Skills

You'll want to have a basic understanding of project management principles to be a good project manager, but workplace skills are just as important.

July 20, 2021

Article

[Featured image] A project manager in a white button-down shirt and black glasses stands in front of an office with a glass wall.

How to Become a Project Manager: 6 Steps (2024)

Become a project manager by building skills and experience, earning a certification, or working your way up on a team.

July 20, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] A woman wearing a striped sweater is holding papers and a pen at an office.

6 Popular Agile Certifications in 2024

Agile certifications can focus solely on broad Agile principles, be specific to Scrum or other methodologies, or solidify your Agile scaling skills.

July 13, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] Three coworkers discuss the contents of a whiteboard covered with post-it notes.

Agile vs. Scrum: How to Choose the Best Method

Agile is one approach to project management, while Scrum is a type of Agile methodology. Learn more about the key differences in this guide.

July 13, 2021

Article

[Featured image] A project manager in a yellow sweater holds a mug and studies for the CAPM on a laptop at a desk with a small glass vase filled with pink flowers.

What Is the CAPM Certification? Requirements and More

The CAPM—or Certified Associate in Project Management—certification is designed to help candidates learn the skills necessary for entry-level project management positions. It can be the first stepping stone to a career in the field.

July 8, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] Two women are at a material supplier discussing what they need, one person is holding a clipboard while the other is pointing to materials.

Product Manager vs. Project Manager: What’s the Difference?

A product manager is in charge of a product's success from the beginning to end of its lifecycle, while project managers shepherd projects to completion. `

August 10, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] A woman working as a Scrum Master is smiling and putting post-it notes on a window.

7 In-Demand Scrum Master Certifications 2024

A Scrum certification can put you on the path to becoming a Scrum Master and up your project management skills. Here are seven of them.

August 5, 2021

Article

Project manager checks team progress on her tablet

Project Manager Career Path: From Entry-Level to VP

Project managers might go on to become senior project managers, directors, or even vice presidents and other executives.

August 4, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] A project manager in a blue button-down shirt holds a clipboard and pen and interviews a candidate.

12 Project Manager Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

In a project manager interview, you're likely to encounter questions about your people skills, technical knowledge, and how you would react to specific situations.

July 28, 2021

Article

[Featured image] An aspiring project manager looks at degree options

Do I Need a Project Management Degree?

A degree in project management can give you a structured way to learn how to be a project manager and let you access career networks. But getting one is not always necessary.

July 28, 2021

Article

[Featured image] An aspiring project manager reviews project management skills to learn.

12 Key Project Management Skills

You'll want to have a basic understanding of project management principles to be a good project manager, but workplace skills are just as important.

July 20, 2021

Article

[Featured image] A project manager in a white button-down shirt and black glasses stands in front of an office with a glass wall.

How to Become a Project Manager: 6 Steps (2024)

Become a project manager by building skills and experience, earning a certification, or working your way up on a team.

July 20, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] A woman wearing a striped sweater is holding papers and a pen at an office.

6 Popular Agile Certifications in 2024

Agile certifications can focus solely on broad Agile principles, be specific to Scrum or other methodologies, or solidify your Agile scaling skills.

July 13, 2021

Article

[Featured Image] Three coworkers discuss the contents of a whiteboard covered with post-it notes.

Agile vs. Scrum: How to Choose the Best Method

Agile is one approach to project management, while Scrum is a type of Agile methodology. Learn more about the key differences in this guide.

July 13, 2021

Article

[Featured image] A project manager in a yellow sweater holds a mug and studies for the CAPM on a laptop at a desk with a small glass vase filled with pink flowers.

What Is the CAPM Certification? Requirements and More

The CAPM—or Certified Associate in Project Management—certification is designed to help candidates learn the skills necessary for entry-level project management positions. It can be the first stepping stone to a career in the field.

July 8, 2021

Article

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