About the Authors

Steven W. Flannes, PhD, combines a background of leadership, management, and project leadership positions with original training as a psychologist to create a career focused on assisting individuals, teams, and organizations in improving their effectiveness in the area of the people skills required for project and career success. He has taught at the graduate level for the University of Notre Dame and the University of California, Berkeley, Extension Program. He has conducted people skills workshops for project management professionals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and is a regular presenter on regional, national, and global levels for the Project Management Institute.

Ginger Levin, DPA, is a senior consultant in project management with more than 30 years of experience. She is also an adjunct professor for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in its Master of Science in Project Management program and serves as the university’s program specialist in project management. Dr. Levin received her doctorate in public administration and information systems technology from The George Washington University (GWU), where she received the outstanding dissertation award for her research on large organizations; an MSA, with a concentration in information systems technology, also from GWU; and a BBA from Wake Forest University.