075 - Top Tips from a Project Management Coach, with Heather Gates

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The same way sports teams have coaches to help optimize their performance, organizations can engage PM coaches to help their project management team win. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we are joined by Heather Gates, a PM coach who has worked to help develop project managers across many organizations. In this episode, Heather shares a few of her top coaching tips in some key areas:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Self Awareness</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Communication </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Time Management</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stakeholder Management</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cross functional Collaboration</span></li> </ol> <p><strong>About our amazing guest, Heather Gates</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Heather Gates is an entrepreneur, consultant and certified project manager who values collaboration, productivity and service. As a former NCAA Kodak All-American in basketball and amateur beach volleyball player who grew up in Cleveland, Ohio USA, Heather has established a global reputation for being a diligent and thoughtful leader while advocating for effective project management amongst her peers, colleagues, project teams, and customers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Certified as a women's business enterprise (WBE) from WECONNECT International in its first year, Heather launched PM Rehab in 2020. PM rehab is re-launching as PM Connect in Jan 2022, and has the mission to provide real-time project management learning experiences and support services that help companies retain existing project professionals and optimize traditional business functions. Using relatable scenarios, Heather sheds li