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Delivering bad news to your stakeholders is never easy. By following this approach you will build your relationship with your key stakeholder or sponsor and are more likely to get what you need for your project to be successful.

All project leaders know the importance of voice of customer, and typically our business requirements are well known. Business acumen involves the healthy tension between these two competing forces.

Many people use DISC as a personality profile but it more powerful than just that - it is a behavior needs analysis. DISC tells you what people need from you. In this video Adam describes how to assess your stakeholders DISC profile and then flex your natural profile to better communicate with them.

Each of us brings a unique combination of personality preferences and personal strengths to our jobs. This quick on-line assessment created by The Table Group cuts through the potential complexity of these combinations by asking what work gives us joy? What tasks frustrate us? And by using this in a team, how can we best work together?

The first few meetings with a new project team will set the tone for the whole project. By planning and preparing for a significant kick-off to the project you will reap the benefit for months to come.

Groups of people are not always a team. Teams have to be built and go through predictable stages. If you avoid them, you won't have a team that will be able to tackle tough problems.

It takes time and trouble to gather meaning requirements from customers, but it saves time and wasted effort of building something a customer doesn't want, or won't pay for!

To be a successful project leader you need to be able to perform in these four distinct areas.

Being a project leader will help grow your leadership abilities and expand your overall effectiveness, long after your project is over.

Adam Peterson discusses his background as a project leader and manager of global project leaders. He highlights that he teaches the project leadership skills beyond project management techniques that most people are familiar with.