The Project Managers Bootcamp
‍‍‍A  Research-based Learning Program
For Project Managers

Future-Proof Your Project Management Essential Soft Skills

Test: Is Your Project Management Future-Proof.

Hatch created a comprehensive bootcamp for project managers by project managers.

This intensive program encompasses four distinct tracks, each focused on accelerating the development of critical soft skills essential for project management success. Participants will engage in a fast-paced, immersive learning experience, gaining the knowledge and capabilities necessary to excel in today's dynamic project management landscape.

The Project Managers Bootcamp 
‍The program comprises four independent tracks that you can complete in any order. Upon successfully finishing all four, you'll receive an official certificate.

1: Trust Gardener
Trust is key for high-performing teams, especially when managing big projects and diverse stakeholders.

2: Courageous Attitude
As a project manager, you navigate daily challenges—project delays, tricky customer conversations, and internal team issues.

3: Defining Personal Power
This track empowers you to develop self-awareness, social intelligence, dynamic communication, and authentic presentation skills.

4: Future-proof Decision Making
This track helps you to make decisions that prioritize customers, use resources wisely, adapt to change, and take responsibility.

View detailed information per track here

The PM Bootcamp

This intensive program encompasses four distinct tracks, each focused onaccelerating the development of critical soft skills essential for project managementsuccess.

Participants will engage in a fast-paced, immersive learning experience,gaining the knowledge and capabilities necessary to excel in today’s dynamic projectmanagement landscape.

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What Hatch Program Participants Say...

"Good mixture, interesting sessions with listening and speaking up.
Loved the interactivity"

Participant Dare2Care Workshop

Deutsche Telekom

“Recently had the privilege to be part of one of the experiential learning programs of Hatch. I am amazed to share that some-thing that looked liked a tough experiment ‘to ditch the digital distractions’ after 2 months is still continuing to deliver- YES it works! This is one of the few learning programs i’ve ever joined that have helped me establish a lasting change in me.”

Josja van der Maas

Head of Learning for IKEA

"The PM Bootcamp program is an amazing series of coaching workshops, podcasts and challenges that truly develops you personally, as well as, professionally in your organization.

C. Aaron Anderson

Team Lead, Project Planners Airports & Parcel Solutions North America at Vanderlande

“Being part of Hatch gave me a great opportunity to explore my learning journey with other people. Reflecting on different topics and sharing them with others not only creates a great bond with people, but it helps you to gain new perspectives as well. I’m looking forward to the rest of the journey with Hatch.”

Ananta Khemradj

Public Affairs Advisor Rabobank

"The PM Bootcamp has helped me foster and grow my soft skills, enhancing my (Honest) communication, (Empathic) leadership, and (Trustworthy) teamwork. It also encouraged self-reflection, allowing me to leverage my strengths and address weaknesses as a Project Manager."

Dawit Samuel

Project Manager at Vanderlande

"This story-driven workshop was so refreshing! Complete opposite from the tiring powerpoints you usualy see."

Participant Customer Centric Leadership workshop

Deutsche Telekom

Essential Soft Skills for Project Manager’s Growth

Track 1: Trust Gardener

Trust is key for high-performing teams, especially when managing big projects and diverse stakeholders. This track will explore how effective teamwork relies on transparent and respectful communication. Through a case study, we’ll explore how trust can be built and strengthened while understanding how addressing challenges can enhance personal relationships and group dynamics. 

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Topics Covered:

  • Building a culture of trust: discover the importance of trust in teams and how a culture of trust is cultivated.
  • Repairing damaged trust: through your case studies, examine the consequences of broken trust and the steps needed to rebuild it.
  • Cultivating trust: learn practical strategies for creating and maintaining a culture of trust that supports collaboration and high performance.

Outcomes:

  • Trust impacts: understand how trust affects team dynamics and results.
  • Your approach to trust: discover how you naturally build trust and improve relationships. Connect and learn together: strengthen bonds and share insights by solving a case as a team

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Track 2: Couragous Attitude

As a project manager, you navigate daily challenges—project delays, tricky customer conversations, and internal team issues. Take charge of your projects by mastering how to handle these tricky situations through hands-on exercises, using actual or anonymous cases. Strengthen your presence, courage, candor, and transparency—essential tools that enhance your courageous attitude and boost your project management skills.

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Key learnings:

  • Cultivate a courageous attitude: understand what it takes to approach challenges confidently.
  • Master tough conversations: learn techniques to handle difficult discussions effectively.
  • Navigate resistance: overcome pushback and deal with resistance constructively.

Outcomes:

  • Save time: be more direct and transparent in your communication.
  • Strengthen relationships: boost efficiency and build trust by showing appropriate vulnerability.
  • Lead by example: build trust in your teams by showing up fully and authentically as a leader.

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Track 3: Defining Personal Power

This track empowers you to develop self-awareness, social intelligence, dynamic communication, and authentic presentation skills. It sharpens your leadership and influence, making them more impactful. Effective leadership starts with mastering self-leadership. By leading ourselves well, we set the foundation to lead others successfully.

‍Key Learnings:

  • Communication skills: learn how clear, confident communication can improve teamwork, build trust, and align goals.
  • Social intelligence: discover how to navigate relationships, understand social dynamics, and strengthen connections with your team and stakeholders.
  • Group dynamics: explore balancing personal and team power, ensure critical insights aren’t missed, and make better decisions for successful projects.

Outcomes:

  • Self-awareness: know yourself—your strengths, weaknesses, and values—and why this is key to leading effectively.
  • Own your power: feel confident in your authentic personal power and inspire others to do the same.
  • Navigate challenges: learn to accept what you can’t change and take action where you can.

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Track 4: Future-Proof Decision-Making

This track helps you to make decisions that prioritize customers, use resources wisely, adapt to change, and take responsibility. You'll learn how to handle complex situations, communicate decisions clearly, keep everyone on the same page, and manage challenges or disagreements effectively.

‍Topics Covered:

  • Customer-centric decision-making: learn to involve customers and your team early to make decisions that meet their needs.
  • Principles of Deep Democracy: ensure every voice is heard, including perspectives that might otherwise get overlooked so that you can make wiser and more balanced decisions.
  • Effective communication of decisions: develop skills to communicate decisions clearly so that everyone understands and stays aligned with the chosen direction. 

Outcomes:

  • Greater self-awareness: understand your decision-making style, learn to manage stress, and remain objective when things get tough.
  • Stronger understanding of group dynamics: gain the tools to manage group interactions and lead your team through better decision-making and collaboration.
  • Understanding group consciousness: look at your team holistically rather than as a sum of individuals.

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Extensive research with project managers and directors forms the bedrock of this program, resulting in a matrix of essential skills.

We recognise that success, particularly in more executive roles, hinges less on hard skills and more on communication, self-awareness,and emotional intelligence.

Each track in this program intentionally develops multiple skills, facilitating both professional andpersonal growth for project managers

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