So you want to break into project management? Well, your timing is excellent: our research shows the world will need 2.3 million new project professionals every year this decade! But you'd better be open to change, says Johanna Kolerski-Bezerra, PMP, project manager at Euromonitor International in London. “Project management is constantly evolving—new methods, new techniques, new technologies, especially now with artificial intelligence,” she says. “The most exciting project managers I’m working with, at the moment, are curious and inquisitive.” Kolerski-Bezerra’s other must-have skills for wannabe project professionals? Solid communication, empathy, and active listening. “A good project manager needs to be enthusiastic and passionate about their project, and they need to believe in their project,” she says. “It’s all about building this relationship and inspiring the team members to do their best work." Another career game-changer for Kolerski-Bezerra: earning her PMP certification...