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MATTHEW KOSINSKI  |  August 21, 2015 Recent Research from the University of Phoenix found that roughly 60 percent of all working adults — and 73 percent of professionals in their 30s — want to change careers. If you’re thinking that’s too many people to be a coincidence, you’re probably right. “In the survey, we found that half of those who said they wanted to change careers had entered their careers just because their were jobs available,” says Ruth Veloria, executive dean at the University of Phoenix Business School. “I think what we’re witnessing is a large-scale lack of careers that are interesting or engaging personally. Some people …

Burnout – it’s a problem I used to think was fake, until a loved one went through it at her job. She physically became ill because of the stress. Fortunately, she was able to leave and start a new career. But what if that’s not an option for you? How do you identify burnout as a project manager and what steps can you take to remedy the problem? What’s the  first suggestion? Create a schedule and stick to it. I’ve alluded to me doing this in my professional career recently. It’s nothing fancy but it has helped me prioritize my day. Now, …

You may have already experienced it, but there will come a point at some point in your project management career where you will need to hand over a project to someone else. There are many different reasons for this including: Your workload is looking too heavy and senior figures have decided to pass it over to someone else; the project would be align better with another PM’s skills, or the client has made the decision that they would like someone else to manage the project. Imagine you’re about to replace a Project Manager for an ongoing project or even starting in …