Learn how to achieve your business and personal goals faster and with less effort. You do not need authority to be effective if you know how to exercise personal power. Personal power is not given to you by your position in the organization—it is achieved by how you think, how you communicate and how you behave. It is about who you are as a person, rather than what tools you use, what degrees or certifications you have, or your political skills. Principles and practices that make an effective project manager also make you a more effective individual in whatever you do, both at work and outside of work.