219: Storytelling for Project People with Dawn Mahan
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you a good storyteller? You may be able to explain things to people, but can you engage them in a way that has them supporting your cause? Good storytelling is a powerful skill that can help you become a better leader and elevate your influence. […]
217: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Change Intelligently Leading Projects Around the Globe with Barbara Trautlein
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Whether it’s expected or unexpected, change is inevitable in any organization. Every project brings change, making change management a crucial element of a project leader’s job. Addressing resistance to change can be exhausting and demoralizing to those you’re trying to lead. If you’re wondering how to effectively […]
214: Architect Your Future in the Age of AI with Jonathan Brill
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I have a question for you: were you prepared for AI, inflation, and a pandemic all at once? It seems like things are changing faster than we can keep up with! What will the world throw at us next? We’re moving into a world […]
213: Does Change Management Belong in the PMO? with Jennie Fowler
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you think that organizational change management belongs in the PMO or in a separate business unit? This has been a hot topic in recent years. How exactly is it different from project management, and is it necessary? Can’t any project leader lead enterprise-wide […]
192: Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment Process
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you are in the process of building your first PMO or elevating your existing PMO, it’s essential to make sure you’re putting the right solutions in place from the get-go. The key to achieving this is engaging your stakeholders during […]
185: Change Management Simplified
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the secret to enacting changes that unleash your company’s full potential? Whether you’re managing projects or building & running capabilities to support your organization, Organizational Change Management is the answer. But some people try to make this process […]
177: Check Your Darts
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, we talked about checking your ego and letting go of the need to be right so that you can achieve the big business results you’re trying to achieve WITH and THROUGH others, instead of doing things TO others… Now this week, I want […]
130: Cultural Impacts on the Project Delivery Process with Michael Boyle
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Every day, organizations are challenged with learning how to operate on a global scale while learning how to effectively incorporate a wide variety of cultural norms and experiences. This cultural diversity greatly influences the project delivery process and ultimately the results you […]
127: There are No Politics in Business with Joe Perzel
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are internal politics standing in the way of getting your projects done? In this episode, Joe Perzel will explain why we’ve got it all wrong when we say that politics are standing in our way, how to handle the bumps in the […]
121: What Senior Leaders Expect from Project Management Professionals with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As the number of projects in organizations skyrocket, understanding project fundamentals and fostering project management skills have become essential. Leaders have too many projects with too little visibility into them, and they lack the project oversight and delivery competencies to untangle them. In this episode, […]