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Chima Nnamadim
Chima Nnamadim

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Resilience in Leadership — My Project Management Journey

✨ In 2021, two milestones collided — one personal and one professional.

That year, I got married in August — and around the same time, as a Project Manager at RS Engineering Global Limited, my team won a $2M Turnkey Project with IHS Towers. It was a defining moment in my career.

Then, unexpectedly, I lost my mother. 💔

Suddenly, I found myself caught between grief and leadership — between honoring loss and leading a team that depended on my focus.

After the funeral, I made a choice: I couldn’t control life’s circumstances, but I could control how I led, how I inspired, and how we delivered.

So, I pressed on.
I reinforced daily project reviews, encouraged transparent communication, and leaned on empathy as my strongest leadership tool.

The outcome?
✅ We delivered the $2M project on time and within budget.
✅ The experience reshaped my leadership philosophy.
✅ I learned that true project management is about more than timelines — it’s about managing realities.

“We can’t always control what happens, but we can control how we respond.”

Today, as a PMP® and CSM-certified Project Manager, I bring that same resilience and clarity to every initiative I lead — from digital transformation to infrastructure development.

I don’t just manage projects; I guide people through change, challenges, and growth.
Because projects succeed when people do.

🧩 Core Focus Areas:
Project Planning & Scheduling | Risk Mitigation | Cross-functional Leadership | Stakeholder Management | PMO Governance | Agile & Waterfall | Continuous Improvement | IT & AI Integration

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