Project Management

Christina Heath

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Stop researching, start implementing!

There's such thing as too much research. Constantly consuming content leaves you with all the right words and no experience to back them up.

Why your "Bias for Action" has you running in circles

Christina Heath

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Why your "Bias for Action" has you running in circles

You know when you see a traffic jam up ahead, so you quickly react and take the first exit? Whew. Still moving Except…it takes twice as...

Here's how to influence without formal authority

Christina Heath

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Here's how to influence without formal authority

So your job is to get people to do things, but you don’t have the formal authority to make them ACTUALLY want to do things. Fun times. 🙄...

How to explain project management to a bunch of hungry kids

Christina Heath

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How to explain project management to a bunch of hungry kids

Can you explain what you do to an elementary schooler? A few years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to. I could barely explain what I do to...

Great Leadership starts with these 4 qualities...

Christina Heath

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Great Leadership starts with these 4 qualities...

I have a theory as to why many leaders can’t give their teams what they need. In my experience, great leadership starts with 4 qualities:...

Christina Heath

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Leaving that job doesn't make you weak!

Does leaving something that’s not a good fit mean that you're weak? Nope. Leaving something that's not a good fit means means you’re...

Christina Heath

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Personal Retrospectives (DIY Edition)

Did you know you can hit our goals sooner (and spend more time in flow state) by conducting our own personal retrospectives? It's true!...

Ambiguity Loops: How to Escape & Rebalance Yourself

Christina Heath

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Ambiguity Loops: How to Escape & Rebalance Yourself

Even the most seasoned PMs can get stuck in a loop of "feel unsure, over-function, get frustrated, lose steam…" over and over again. But...

Your value is not tied to how productive you are.

Christina Heath

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Your value is not tied to how productive you are.

PM Career Alignment Tip: Your value is not tied to how productive you are. Read that again. Because there will be times when your output...

🎧 "3 Things Blocking Your Strategic Thinking" with Reg Coppicus

Christina Heath

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🎧 "3 Things Blocking Your Strategic Thinking" with Reg Coppicus

Box-checking paper PM or outcome-influencing strategy PM? Be a fly on the wall as Reg Coppicus and I discuss strategic thinking in the PM...

Are Project Managers Happy? Survey says...

Christina Heath

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Are Project Managers Happy? Survey says...

Are project managers happy? Survey says… Apparently not! According to a study of more than 6,252 project managers, we PMs are below...

Book List: Recommended Reading for the Strategically Aligned Project Manager

Christina Heath

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Book List: Recommended Reading for the Strategically Aligned Project Manager

Book recommendations make my heart happy. I spend a lot of time reading and learning. And being "the project manager's strategic...

🎧 "Purpose-driven Project Management" on The Everyday PM Podcast with Ann Campea

Christina Heath

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🎧 "Purpose-driven Project Management" on The Everyday PM Podcast with Ann Campea

I met up with Ann Campea to talk all things career journey, crafting your purpose as a project manager, and the story behind the Mango.

🎧 "Chuck What Sucks" on The Encourage Project with Amy Fairchild

Christina Heath

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🎧 "Chuck What Sucks" on The Encourage Project with Amy Fairchild

I sat down with Amy Fairchild on her podcast The Encourage Project to chat about my fave project to date—creating my role as strategic align

Christina Heath

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Over-caretaking

I was laid off last year during the panini* by two strangers via Zoom… and at that moment, I realized 2 major things: These companies...

🎧 "How Working With a Coach Makes You a Better PM" w/ Jacy Imilkowski

Christina Heath

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🎧 "How Working With a Coach Makes You a Better PM" w/ Jacy Imilkowski

I chat with Jacy Imilkowski, about what a game changer personal development is in the PM space and why learning to manage your mind and unde

The Project Manager's Career Alignment Manifesto

Christina Heath

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The Project Manager's Career Alignment Manifesto

I created this as a testament to how my peers and I govern (and continuously aspire to govern) ourselves in work and in life through the...

Christina Heath

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A Quick Little Intro...

Hey, I'm Christina! And I was struggling. Buckling under the pressure of corporate America, aware that I had to make a change for my...