Navigating Professional Sabotage and Empowering Your Project Team: EMPOWERED Workspaces vs TOXIC Project Management Environments.

In today's episode, Ed shares a personal story about professional sabotage and offers practical advice for overcoming challenges in project management.

From initial hesitations to onboarding complexities, Ed highlights the importance of addressing sabotage, ensuring access to resources, fostering psychological safety, and promoting a collaborative team culture.

He outlines actionable tips for maintaining professional integrity, leveraging supportive leadership, setting realistic expectations, and focusing on personal growth.

This episode provides valuable insights and equips you with tools to thrive as a project manager in both empowering and toxic environments.

What you'll learn in this episode:

✅ How to maintain professional integrity and tackle sabotage

✅ Assertive communication strategies to address resistance with confidence

✅ Building a support network that keeps you empowered

✅ Personal empowerment tips to foster a GROWTH-MINDSET

✅ How to secure leadership support and align your projects for success

✅ Tips for creating a bully-free work environment and protecting team morale

✅ Practical ways to thrive, even in challenging situations

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer

00:29 A Personal Story of Onboarding Challenges

03:30 Addressing Sabotage and Professional Integrity

05:18 Access to Resources in Project Management

06:35 Creating Psychological Safety

07:38 Supportive Leadership

08:46 Building a Collaborative Team Culture

10:02 Setting Realistic Expectations

11:04 Focusing on Growth and Development

12:43 Ensuring Strategic Alignment

13:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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