This practical and engaging course focuses on the essential soft skills that every project manager needs to succeed. Taught by world leading Project Management instructor Chris Croft, the course brings together proven techniques in assertiveness, influencing, customer care, selling, negotiation, leadership, communication, and self-improvement. Each topic is delivered through short, actionable videos packed with practical tips that can be applied immediately.

Project Management: Soft Skills for Project Managers
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Project Management: Soft Skills for Project Managers
This course is part of Practical Project Management - Complete Guide Specialization

Instructor: Chris Croft
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What you'll learn
Build the communication, leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills needed to manage projects and stakeholders successfully.
Handle challenging situations with greater confidence, improve team performance, and strengthen customer and stakeholder relationships.
Skills you'll gain
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
- Influencing
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- Customer Service
- Assertiveness
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Communications
- Conflict Management
- Leadership and Management
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Client Services
- Sales Presentations
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Management Life Cycle
- Oral Expression
- Business Leadership
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