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Attracting and recruiting the best talent is one of the most challenging aspects of any major project or transformation programme.

The flagship Salary and Market Trends Survey from APM provides a valuable insight into the project profession, from those working within it.

Sarah Younger has spent her career leading big capital projects in the culture sector, including at the Tate galleries and the Royal Opera House.

Project management is awash with jargon.

Picture a leader, and what do you see? A Winston Churchill figure, taking centre stage to give a rousing speech, steer a crisis, or make a bold decision? Perhaps a decisive strategist, acting with speed and confidence under pressure, such as Horatio Nelson? Or a visionary motivator like Nelson Mandela, winning people’s hearts and minds and inspiring passion? These kinds of leadership are hugely compelling: they rally people, they offer clarity and they shape direction.

Two views of project successThere are two competing views on project success.

By Dr Jim Dale Some thirty-five years ago, naive and fresh faced, with my head full of management theories from Maslow, Hertzberg, Adair and McGregor, I embarked upon my first leadership role with the Metropolitan Police.

It must be a fascinating time to be a project manager at an energy group, where cutting-edge ventures are leading the world away from fossil fuels towards clean energy.

In a crowded project management profession, practitioners are always looking for ways to stand out.

Training is essential to keep project managers at the top of their game.