Sometimes meeting a like-minded person not only makes your day - but also assures you that you are on the right path. 😇 I met such person today.

I had an amazing opportunity to take an interview of Violeta Hryhorian, CSM® today. She is the gem - One of the best project managers I have come across. 🤩

Here are the insights from Violeta Hryhorian, CSM®:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫

☑We often have a specific mindset towards our career on how we want to navigate it. Violeta truly believes that - you can make the best career - if you are open to constant learning, adaption and identifying your core skills.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫?
☑Rather than being a traditional or micro-manager who only focuses on the output of the work - Become a really good listener.

Understand your team, and help them achieve their goals - in the end, we all are humans - Yes, a set of practices and methods does help in project management - but 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 win the race.😊

☑To solve the problem of your team - you will need to understand their perspective, and their mindset and then help.

☑Every domain, and industry has different working methods. - Your project management skills with good communication and team management can help you achieve the goals.

𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
In the world of constant learning and competition - certifications such as CSM, PMP - and many others can help you thrive as a Project manager.

It not only gives you knowledge but also helps you to navigate waters in difficult situations.

"𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦."


☑𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬.

There is self-doubt for people coming from different industry backgrounds in trying to get into Project management or the IT industry.

Violeta from her personal experience says - "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅" You have all the skillsets. You need to identify them. Understand what are your strengths and then transfer those skills into Project management.

As a human - you can not be an expert at everything. There is always room for learning. And people out there in all industries - are happy to help you - Be vulnerable enough and have confidence and motivation in you.


✅What to focus on in 2024
- Focus on what you like and love
- Work on personal branding
- You are more than your job. You are you. Be the best version of yourself.