Bonus Episode: Project Success Simplified – 4 Power Skills to Transform Your Career

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Want to fast-track your career and stand out as a high-impact project leader? In this exclusive bonus episode of Project Management Masterclass, I break down the 4 essential power skills that drive project success—skills that separate top-performing professionals from the rest.

🔹 Adaptability: Thrive in change and uncertainty
🔹 Relationship Building: Foster trust, collaboration, and influence
🔹 Innovative Mindset: Solve problems creatively and drive progress
🔹 Accountability: Own your results and lead with integrity

These aren’t just buzzwords—they’re career accelerators that will help you lead with confidence, navigate challenges, and create lasting success in any project environment.

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Transcript

Welcome to Simplify Your Path to Project Success: Learn 4 Power Skills to Elevate Your Career. I’m Brittany Wilkins, your course instructor, and I’m thrilled to be embarking on this transformative journey with you.

In this course, you’ll gain insights and practical strategies to elevate your career through the development and mastery of key power skills. Together, we will:

        •        Understand the concept and importance of power skills in the modern project environment.

        •        Adopt the mindset necessary for project success, fostering resilience and purpose.

        •        Transform your career by becoming a purpose-driven project leader who inspires and empowers.

        •        Dive deep into four essential power skills, unpacking how each contributes to your professional growth.

        •        Leverage the power of AI to enhance your power skills and maximize productivity.

Get ready to unlock new perspectives, develop invaluable skills, and position yourself as a standout leader in the world of project management. Let’s simplify your path to success and make an impact together!

Part II. Skills-Technical vs. Power

• Skills are the abilities or proficiencies acquired through training, practice, experience that enable you to perform specific task or activities effectively. 
• Skills can be categorized into two categories
  • Hard skills which are the technical abilities or knowledge needed for specific task some examples are coding, writing, or operating machinery.
  • Soft skills better known today as power skills are personal attributes and interpersonal skills that enhance how tasks are performed and how to engaged with others in the workplace.

Disclaimer: While the focus of this course is Power Skills, this is not to dismiss hard skills that still play a vital role in our development as professionals. 

Now that we aligned on the definition of skills, type of skills, and defined power skills. I am going to into more in depth on the different types of power skills giving you broad overview and then in later modules we'll get into the Power of 4 skills needed for project success. 

Part III. Power Skills 

1. Adaptability: The ability to adjust to new conditions, embrace change, and maintain effectiveness in a variety of situations. Adaptable individuals are resilient and can pivot their approach or mindset to respond to evolving challenges.

2. Relationship Building: The skill of establishing and nurturing meaningful connections with others, based on trust, respect, and mutual understanding. Strong relationship-building fosters collaboration, teamwork, and support within and across teams.

3. Innovative Mindset: The capacity to approach tasks and challenges with curiosity and creativity, constantly seeking new ideas, solutions, and ways of doing things. An innovative mindset encourages continuous improvement and adaptability.

4. Accountability: The ability to take ownership of one’s actions, responsibilities, and decisions. Accountable individuals hold themselves responsible for their successes and failures, seeking to learn and improve consistently.

5. Empathy: The skill of understanding and sharing the feelings and perspectives of others, which fosters compassion, respect, and stronger interpersonal connections. Empathy enables individuals to relate to others' experiences and respond with care.

6. Discipline: The ability to stay focused, committed, and consistent in pursuing goals or completing tasks, even when faced with challenges or distractions. Disciplined individuals are self-motivated and dedicated to achieving their objectives.

7. Purpose Orientation: A focus on aligning actions and decisions with a meaningful purpose or larger goal. Purpose-oriented individuals seek fulfillment in their work by contributing to causes or objectives that resonate with their values.

8. Future-Based Orientation: The skill of anticipating and preparing for future trends, changes, and opportunities. Those with a future-based orientation think strategically, setting long-term goals and adapting to emerging trends to stay relevant and effective.

9.Negotiation -Back and forth communication to reach an agreement between you and one or more other parties. 

Those were eight power skills. For this course we will focus on communication, problem-solving, collaborative leadership, and strategic thinking. Again why these four? These were the four power skills consistently the highest ranked across industries and regions.  The eight power skills I just discussed are very vital for project professionals to hone. One thing to note is not a matter of when do I use one power skill vs the other. In assessing your scenario and situation think about  which power skills are applicable. 

Part IV. Power Skills Quiz 

Question 1:

Maria’s team has been asked to transition to a new software platform with little notice. While her teammates express frustration, Maria quickly learns the basics of the new platform and begins helping others understand it.

Which power skill is Maria demonstrating?

A) Discipline

B) Adaptability

C) Accountability

D) Relationship Building

Question 2:

During a team project, James makes a mistake that delays the timeline. He immediately acknowledges his error, informs the team, and suggests steps to get back on track.

Which power skill does James exemplify?

A) Empathy

B) Purpose Orientation

C) Accountability

D) Future-Based Orientation

Question 3:

Rachel is known for her ability to bring her team together. She ensures everyone feels heard and respected, which improves collaboration and trust.

Which power skill is Rachel using?

• A) Relationship Building
• B) Discipline
• C) Innovative Mindset
• D) Adaptability

Question 4:

While planning a project, Tom anticipates that the industry will shift to more digital solutions in the next few years. He suggests the team start preparing now to stay competitive.

Which power skill does Tom demonstrate?

• A) Future-Based Orientation
• B) Empathy
• C) Innovative Mindset
• D) Purpose Orientation