312: Your Next Leader Is Already in the Room with Dawn Mahan
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Everyone says PMOs manage projects. We say they build leaders. If you’re only focused on timelines and templates, you’re missing your biggest opportunity: using real work to grow real leadership. In this episode, I’m joined by […]
311: How Project and Product Teams Work Together
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen It’s time to end the turf war between product and project teams — and start building a system where both can win. In this episode, I’m outlining the exact steps to design a shared operating model […]
310: Why Project vs. Product Is the Wrong Debate
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen In this episode, I’m calling out one of the most misleading narratives in modern strategy delivery: the false choice between project-based and product-based delivery models. If your organization is stuck in a never-ending transformation loop — […]
309: 5 Questions That Unlock Accountability
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Are your projects stalling despite seemingly clear communication? In this episode, Laura Barnard reveals five deceptively simple questions that will transform your team’s clarity, accountability, and follow-through. These questions target the root causes of missed expectations […]
308: “No” is a Leadership Superpower
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Saying “no” can be one of the most IMPACTful leadership tools you can use. Setting strategic boundaries is an often-overlooked professional skill. This practice can help you protect focus, drive real results, and model prioritization […]
307: The Missing Link in Every Transformation
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills In this episode, I’m revealing the fatal mistake many PMO and transformation leaders make: pitching big changes before earning stakeholder trust. Together, let’s climb the “know, like, trust” ladder and guide your stakeholders through credibility, connection, […]
306: Turning Late Projects into Big Wins with Mark Woeppel
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working When deadlines slip, you need more than a replan—you need a playbook. In this episode, Laura Barnard and project recovery expert Mark Woeppel share practical strategies to stop losing time, identify bottlenecks, rebuild stakeholder trust, […]
305: Stop Wasting Time on Training That Doesn’t Stick
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Are your training programs truly moving the needle? In this episode, I’m revealing why traditional training fails and how you can build lasting capability instead. If you’re leading a PMO, driving business transformation, or building […]
304: Make Your Pain Their Pain
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Are you carrying the burden of every project challenge and organizational misstep? This episode challenges project leaders and PMO professionals to stop owning all the pain—and start translating it into executive priorities. Learn how to […]
303: Why Executive Decision-Making Fails
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen One of the most frustrating realities of organizational life: delayed decision-making. Whether it’s analysis paralysis, decision fatigue, or simply poor communication, I’m revealing the common reasons why executive decisions stall—and what YOU can do to drive […]