May 10, 2018

We Are Multilingual Communicators

23 minutes

As project leaders, we have to adapt and speak to a variety of people at many levels in organizations about a wide-range of topics. It's a tough gig. But when you work hard to digest information and communicate effectively with your team and multiple layers of stakeholders, you can find the path to building trust, great relationships, and eventually project success.

In this episode, Brett and Greg share their experiences with pushing nerves aside to make projects and teams work well together.

Some topics that are touched on in this episode include:

Digging in to understand confusing language and company-speak

Figuring out what unwritten expectations exist in projects

Establishing trust and using it as your superpower

Speaking up justmenough as a DPM

Setting expectations for what the DPM's role is on projects

Feeling empowered as a junior DPM

The DPM's role as the the undeputized enforcer of accountability

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