E82: Project Management for Nonprofits with Executive Consultant & PMP Instructor Tamara McLemore

Episode notes

On today’s episode of Lead with Heart, we are exploring all things project management and the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification with Tamara McLemore. Tamara is the powerhouse founder of Tamara McLemore Enterprises, an executive consultant, a PMP instructor, and an award winning speaker who's revolutionizing the way mid-career professional women approach project management. Through her innovative PMP exam two-week intensive, Tamra has condensed months of preparation into a streamlined 30 day path to certification. Tamara is sharing her insights on risk management, people management, the significance of feedback, and more. In this episode: [02:40] Understanding the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification [08:18] Project management for nonprofits [11:22] Leadership lessons from project management [13:23] The importance of risk management [15:38] Empowering mid-career women in project management [17:33] Bridging the gap between project management and people management [23:11] How project managers can provide constructive feedback [27:08] Empowering women to ask for raises [32:41] Busting PMP Certification myths

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