Hello, I’m Elizabeth Harrin. Welcome! I’m an author and mentor and I do the job of project managing as well. I support project managers individually through 1:1 mentoring, and also through my small group membership scheme, Project Management Rebels. PM Rebels is a fantastic, supportive ... READ the POST
Resources for Remote Work (March 2020)
We're living in extraordinary times, and many people will be working from home for the first time. Trust me, working from home is great. But it is a shift in mentality. And we're all in this together. I decided it would be OK to share some free and paid resources that you might find useful ... READ the POST
Get Your Projects Fit with The Lazy Project Manager
This interview was first published in 2014. I am not fit. Since having my two boys I am heavier than I have ever been, except while pregnant. My only exercise is balancing in small spaces while standing on the train to work. I fuel getting up for the night feeds with cereal bars and chocolate ... READ the POST
The Social Project Manager [Interview]
This interview was first published in 2015. How do you balance the need to collaborate with the governance and control that’s required in a project environment? That’s the question answered by Peter Taylor’s new book, The Social Project Manager. Today I’m interviewing Peter, whom you might know as ... READ the POST
How to Lead Effective Virtual Teams [Tips & Book Review]
Leading Effective Virtual Teams is an odd book. It's a bit like a series of very dense magazine articles as every chapter is heavy with bullet-pointed lists of top tips and guidelines. It reads very differently to other books, but it's very effective given what Nancy M. Settle-Murphy wants to ... READ the POST
How to Build Trust in Virtual Teams [Book Review & Tips]
Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trust helps get things done. Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. Trust is a shortcut to ... READ the POST