Very useful video, just started in investment banking and found this very helpful

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Thank you!! This is the most useful video on PM tools for those of us who are relegated to MS programs.

Thank you so much. Your videos have been helping me a lot in my career and in this transition for bigger projects

One more thing - idea for a future video - your project closeout process. 😊

I’d totally buy this.

Thank you!

You look absolutely stunning Carla. Your face have slimmed down and I must say your content is one of the best out there on KZbin. Would never forget your notebook suggestion for project management.

TFS Carla I've been looking for a comprehensive dashboard like this that uses MS products.

Your videos are so good and helpful!!! Please keep making this kind of videos at your own pace ❤❤

Congratulations!!! Many blessings to you and your family. May you continue to heal, grow, and prosper. Your videos are so helpful and relatable to my own experiences and career ups and downs. Thank you for sharing!

Congratulations on the promotion and expecting! I’m an engineer turned project manager and your videos were super helpful during the transition! Looking forward to hearing how you navigate being badass at work and motherhood 😊

Thanks! I am loving your videos. ♥️♥️

I’m a project coordinator at a civil engineering firm, so I usually have a fair number of projects on my plate. I’ve been struggling with a note taking system that’s consistent for all of them - so glad I ran across this video. I’m making it so much more difficult than it needs to be!!! Question- I also just watched your paper planner video. Do you use this notebook as source material for setting up your weekly plan? Or has one of these analog methods replaced the other in your work life?

I like your videos. I use them to practrice and improve my English, but, in the same time, I learn a lot of things from your content. I´m sincereley indetified with the mos of the things you share here. Thank you. Greetings from Colombia.

This is so good! I am looking forward to becoming a PM this year!

That's great advice. You understand your strategies so fluently.

Thank you Carla this is helpful. I’m a new Executive Assistant and definitely need effective management tools 😊

Love this video! Your points are solid! Thank you! Even when you talk about trusting in people to get the job done and not having to do it all, this is extremely relatable not only in a work setting but in my personal life AS A MOTHER! “When you empower people to do things, & give them the power, they often surprise you AND DO THINGS EVEN BETYER THAN YOU EXPECTED!” Girl you’re coming at me with gold in all aspects of my life! #appreciateyou

Thank you for this! I didn't think it was burnout because things have been slow. But I've been noticing that I can't kick the uneasiness and lack of motivation I have been experiencing.

So valuable! Subscribed right away!

You might want to check out the Supernote by Ratta

Great tips! Thank you An interview course would be so helpful!

Thank you for making this video, I wish I saw it before I started working! I just finished my first year as an engineer. At first I was just flailing trying to figure out how to act and knowing little at the beginning did not help with my confidence in providing value and solutions in the conversations. After some adjustment period I became comfortable with asking for clarification and giving feedback (which I still am not fully great at… because how do I know what would be better when I have no idea). Things I personally did to find my place: *Over prepare for meetings. Make slides, pull up any documents that are relevant, call people that know what’s happening to get better understanding of what the meeting will be about beforehand to not have basics explained there because nobody wants to make it longer than necessary. (And sometimes engineers that made the meeting aren’t ready, saying you have slides makes everyone happy since they don’t have to wait for the leading person to find the document) *When learning, my notes were so disorganized that they almost weren’t helpful. Turn them in to a comprehensive document when you have a moment and have a document for every relevant process. Keep adding to it until it has all the tips on how issues were resolved for future reference and details on steps. Include screenshots of relevant documents, pictures etc. When doing it, you will find some gaps in your knowledge that you can then fill by asking. Basically, when there is a ton of information given to you, you wouldn’t even notice something is missing until you sit down and think about it. Once that’s done, you’re self sufficient and can take charge in your role. Those visual aides can also be shown in the meetings when you’re asked for an explanation of the process. *Make a document for how you got access to necessary portals. How to use company travel booking and reimbursement. Save and file all administrative points of contact. You will be doing it many times months apart. Knowing your way about it can allow you to help people with it and make friends, you also don’t have to be the person who keeps forgetting. It’s also a great first impression when you train someone, you need to set up access for them like you did at the beginning. *I felt awkward calling people to talk about work stuff or messaging them about signing something. Engage in face to face conversation when they are around and just make rounds through the office to talk in person about work stuff that you are involved in. It allows you to get to know and understand them. I keep a mental list of: 1. who takes forever/makes mistakes and should be avoided looping into a task 2. who doesn’t respond to emails and needs a teams message that I sent them an email 3. everybody’s past work experience (can ask them questions about things you need help with even if it’s not their current role) 4. favorite conversation topics to bring up to professionally burn time because nobody needs a full work day to finish our job. Getting to know my coworkers removed my anxiety of calling them up about doing me a favor. *When caught with a question I’m not able to answer the go to is “I will find out for you/discuss it with the team and get back to you soon”. *I learned that with years of experience an engineer can give their input of best course of action but all it takes to be a good new engineer is taking steps to learn all the facts from documents and more experienced coworkers and then using it to make a decision. Nobody told me that and I was constantly stressed by my lack of experience. Always reach out and don’t worry about what others think about you. If you stay shut down, your process of gathering experience will never begin. *Never talk negatively about coworkers, it goes around and lowers the opinion others have about you *Be friends with operations because they will teach you everything. Be often on the manufacturing floor if it’s part of your role. Bad engineers don’t know what their instructions are for *Speak up when you find a mistake. At first it’s scary because you don’t know the way to fix it and the amount of issues it will cause. I thread carefully by asking probing questions about what it will take to fix it before making a plan of going about it without escalating it too much. *And lastly for the imposter syndrome. There are some truly bad workers regardless of gender, you just trying is more than some do. I’m a short young woman interacting with country blue collar workers which was intimidating. Turns out they will respect you when you care about making their job easier and will give you the tools to understand how to do it because they don’t have much power without an engineering degree. It's too common for engineers to be stuck up, not do research and implement changes that make production hell. So no matter your physical attributes being practical and understanding consequences of your actions will allow you to have friendly faces around you. PS: Don’t forget to ask the blue collar guys about their house renovations. They have a library of pictures they’re dying to show someone.

I love your note taking sstm and your dashboard. I am all over the place because I am glued to pen and paper. But I know that there are too many things to keep track of (I manage a team) at work. Now I am trying Onenote as well. Anyway, I am so Happy that you have a ring binder 😅

I wish I would have found your channel years ago. I am an older Latina and was a company that laid me off during COVD. I found my dream job but probably would have been brave enough to look elsewhere since our goals did not align. So glad I came across your channel and I hope we can connect on Linkedin.

Thank you so much

Brilliant, thanks! New subscriber ❤

Like it, thank you🌹🌹

So cool to see you back on the Ytube! Thanks for sharing the ups, downs, mistakes and wins! So much of it resonates with me, especially as a first generation latina with so many hopes and dreams holding me up. Thanks again!

Thank you! I’m in a new role (started 2 weeks ago) and this video is perfect! Thank you for the tips and explaining well.

What do you do when your leaders and peers state, you are a leader. But HR states you don’t have the credentials. those around me respect me. But corporate is just dumb and I work thru my role. I feel like we would work well together.

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Ah-MAZING! 🎉 bravo!

Si se puede ❤

This was soooo helpful! I am working on a big project. It is starting a nonprofit. A lot of your ideas are exactly what I was needing. Your tips are very unique and I love it. Thanks for the tips would love to hear more.😊

Thank you so much for this. I actually took notes :) Question though, what made you decide to change from being bubbly and quirky as part or your executive presence and authenticity to being more reserved and how did you go about with it? I was in corporate for 20 years and for the past decade, did my own stuff, setting up various businesses, but am working on going back to corporate so this is very helpful - you know, those things that seemed automatic but when broken down as such, makes a lot of sense - so I'm curious as to what made you decide to change. Thanks again!

Love your videos ❤😊

I’ll need to come back to this 😅

Very helpful❤

Thank you so much❤

Great content!

Awesome Carla, By the way I was wondering if i can help you with engaging video edits and create engaging shorts out of them?

How to negotiate the highest salary we can get during interviews or time at joining

obsessed with the paintings/images on your wall!!!!

Good points. I appreciate a different opinion other than the "make a million dollars online" that frequents my social feeds. 👍🏻

I just found your videos and I love them. You express what you need to say so well. Any advice for people who are not good and speaking their ideas clearly? Studying to become a PM. I’m good when it comes to organizing the project, but when it comes to explaining it I stammer and struggle to find my words.

The key is understanding what is important and what we are willing to sacrifice. SACRIFICE IS A NORMAL PART OF LIFE. I sacrificed money early in my life to spend time with my family, now that my family is grown, I make tons of money and travel the world. There is no one cookie cutter solution that will make every person happy. The sooner each of us figures out what is important and what isn't, the quicker we can adjust our life to fulfill ourselves. People have to be courageous enough to try new and different things to push themselves to figure that out.

This is why I’m going to get my PMP. Entrepreneurship can have iffy months financially. I love project management and I want the stability with a career.

Me too I love it!