Serious Soft Skills

Podcast 43: Can Manage Multiple Projects

People think that being a good multi-tasker, something research says is impossible, means you are able to manage multiple projects. Most employees need to be able to manage different projects at the same time, meeting deadlines and working with others, to be effective.

Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham dig into this important soft skills. Among the topics they discuss:

• The difference between multi-tasking and managing multiple projects
• Why we believe multi-tasking works
• Technology’s role
• Are we using our time more effectively?
• How to get ahead of multiple projects
• What to do when things are not being well managed
• Why looking at the Big Picture too much hurts being able to manage multiple projects.
• A real example of managing a project to ensure it can be managed with other projects
• How computers switch better than humans
• Blocking out your day to ensure projects are managed well
• More tips for ensuring you can juggle multiple projects
• The other soft skills incorporated into managing multiple projects
• Addressing the fact that things may go wrong once in a while

Next week

We will be looking at the role of storytelling. While not a soft skill, storytelling plays a huge role in being effective in a job search and in being successful in work situations.