INTRODUCTION
Prepare2Lead exists to make career progression real and deliberate for project management professionals.
We share practical project management training, career progression advice and certification guidance across multiple platforms. Free. Every week.
Find us on the platforms below. Follow. Subscribe. Connect. And join the conversation.
Find out more about why Prepare2Lead exists on our Mission page.
LinkedIn is where we share our most in depth career progression content.
Practical insight on how project management careers actually work. What determines who gets promoted. How responsibility shifts as you move from delivery into leadership. Real lessons from two decades of delivering complex programmes across central government, civil service, police and space agencies.
James J. Bailey has over 14,000 followers on LinkedIn and posts practical project management career content every week.
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Insight on how project careers actually progress. Practical tools and frameworks you can use immediately. Real lessons from senior government programme delivery. Career strategy for project management professionals.
Connect with James Bailey at linkedin.com/in/jamesbailey-uk
YOUTUBE
YouTube is where we publish our full length project management training videos.
Every video is designed to teach you something genuinely useful. Not theory. Not generic advice. Real lessons applied to real project management situations.
The Prepare2Lead YouTube channel includes:
The Compaq Story. How one whiteboard drawing took me from £19k to £60k in two weeks.
What PRINCE2 Actually Is. The real version not the textbook.
The Project Career Map. Why project careers stall and how to fix it.
Practical PRINCE2 tutorials showing how the framework applies in real projects.
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TIKTOK
TikTok is where we share short form project management career content.
Quick practical insights. Career tips. Framework breakdowns. Real lessons from senior programme delivery. All in short punchy videos designed for busy project management professionals.
If you want practical project management content you can consume in under five minutes, TikTok is the place to find it.
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Instagram is where we share visual project management content.
Graphics, frameworks, career insights and behind the scenes content from the Prepare2Lead community. If you prefer visual content to long form video, Instagram is the platform for you.
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THREADS
Threads is where we share quick project management thoughts, questions and discussions.
Short posts. Quick insights. Real conversations about project management careers, certification and professional development.
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X
X is where we share quick project management insights, career tips and real time commentary on project management news and industry developments.
Short. Punchy. Direct. If you want project management content in 280 characters or less, X is the platform for you.
Follow Prepare2Lead on X at x.com/prepare2lead
SUBSTACK
Substack is where James J. Bailey publishes longer form written content on project management careers, governance and leadership.
If you want to go deeper on topics that matter to your career, Substack delivers that content directly to your inbox every week.
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Ask questions directly. Get answers from a senior practitioner. Connect with other project management professionals advancing their careers. Access free training videos and templates.
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