Start Stronger: Your First 30 Days of 2026
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills January often starts with clear intentions. But then, next thing you know, the calendar fills up. The emails floods back in. Meetings stack up. And before you know it, you’re working hard again without being clear about what matters most. That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a STRUCTURE problem. In this episode of the PMO Strategies podcast, I share a practical way for PMO and transformation leaders to start the […]
Close Your Year Strong: Your Year-End Leadership Review
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every PMO and transformation leader reaches the end of the year facing the same pressure. Close projects. Finalize reports. Summarize everything that got done. And yet, many leaders finish the year exhausted, frustrated, and still wonder why their work didn’t earn more credibility with executives. But activity doesn’t build credibility. IMPACT does. If your year-end review is just a […]
You Are Not Your Certifications: Why Experience Is Your Real Authority
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every PMO and project leader talks about credibility, but many still measure it by the wrong thing. Certifications. Credentials. Acronyms after a name. Teams invest years collecting proof of knowledge, yet still hesitate to step into bigger roles or speak with authority. Certifications matter. They build knowledge and shared language. But credibility doesn’t come […]
How PMOs Deliver Real Value by Protecting Intent
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Every project professional talks about delivering value, but few can explain what that really means. Organizations chase metrics, produce reports, and celebrate deliverables, yet still struggle to prove that the work created meaningful change. Value has become one of the most overused words in project management, but also one of […]
How Movie Lessons Inspire Leadership, Collaboration, and IMPACT
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every great movie starts with a clear vision, a confident director, and a team that trusts the process. The same is true for projects that deliver real results. Yet many PMO leaders still find themselves buried in reports, reacting to change, and trying to manage chaos instead of directing it. […]
When You Sound Overwhelmed, You Break Trust
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Some leaders speak with calm, focus, and control, even when things are intense behind the scenes. Others default to saying things like “we’re buried” or “this is a lot,” not realizing they’re sending a very different signal. It’s less about the volume of work and more about the way it’s […]
How Strategic Imagination Fuels Clarity, Alignment, and IMPACT with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills What happens when imagination becomes strategy instead of afterthought? You know how easy it is to stay in delivery mode, planning, tracking, and executing while the world keeps shifting around you. Most PMO leaders don’t struggle because they lack structure or skill. They struggle because they’re running on habit instead of vision. As organizations […]
From Useful to Essential: How to Be the Trusted Partner Executives Invest In
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Some leaders keep their head down and focus only on tasks and deadlines. Others step up as the ride-or-die right hand. They protect their leader’s credibility, solve problems under pressure, and bring calm when the room turns chaotic. What sets you apart isn’t the number of hours you put in. […]
Exceptional Experiences That Build Trust and Influence with Neen James
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen If luxury isn’t about cost, what does it really mean for PMO and transformation leaders? You know, executives don’t care about another report or another meeting on the calendar. As the pace of change speeds up and pressure mounts, what they really want is confidence, leaders who anticipate needs, remove […]
Stepping Into an Existing PMO: Your 90-Day Road Map
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Leading an Existing PMO: Your First 90 Days with the IMPACT Engine Framework Stepping into an existing PMO, the first 90 to 180 days set expectations for relevance and executive trust across the organization. In this episode of the PMO Strategies Podcast, I’m sharing a practical playbook for those first […]