159: Working in vs. on the PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! How much time do you spend working IN the PMO vs. working ON the PMO? If you feel like you’re constantly busy but not necessarily making progress toward your bigger PMO goals or if you’re spending so much time working ON services and capabilities that your […]
157: Minimum Company Size for a PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the minimum company size for a PMO to make sense? Should it have at least 100 employees? 1000? How do you know if a PMO will work and what the PMO should do? I’m often asked how big an organization “needs to be” for […]
156: Managing Up with Andy Kaufman
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! There’s a big difference between managing up and sucking up. Managing up is not a set of insincere political maneuvers designed to fake your way to success. In this discussion, I’m joined by my pal, Andy Kaufman to talk and explore practical approaches to building […]
149: Importance of Peer Connection
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Since it’s summit week, for this week’s podcast, I thought it would be a good time to talk to you about an incredibly important and often undervalued aspect of our self-development – peer connection. Learning from others and how they are doing what they are […]
133: The Voice of Experience – PMO Lessons Learned in the Trenches with Dev Ramcharan
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! One of the biggest reasons for my success is that I asked a lot of questions and listened to A LOT of advice from those that had come before me, who were further along, and had a lot of stories of both successes and failures […]
129: How to Create a High-Performance Project Team with Gabriele Maussner
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you realizing the full project ROI for your organization? We know that focused, motivated project teams can move mountains. Innovation, quick problem solving, and creativity will become one of the most valued currencies in the future and vital for all project teams. However, sometimes […]
126: Planning a Positive Journey with a Focus on Mental Wellness with Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you being pulled in too many directions and not taking care of yourself? The pandemic has shown us the importance of prioritizing mental wellness. However, accepting that it’s needed and integrating it into reality are two different things. Sound familiar? With the holidays coming […]
125: Build a High-IMPACT Team Using Character Strengths with Ruth Pearce
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that there are certain character strengths that are more likely in PMO and project practitioners and some that are scarce? This gap is leading to some challenges in our ability to lead teams through change to deliver the high-IMPACT we’re intending on […]
124: Do You Have What It Takes to Lead with Skip Weisman
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, I’m chatting with Skip Weisman about the framework he’s used to help teams lead more effectively to get the best possible project outcomes. You’ll learn what these special traits are and why they are critical to your leadership success.
122: How to Align Strengths in Your PMO with Jennie Fowler
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Do you want to get the most out of your team to achieve the best results? In this episode, I’m joined by my pal Jennie Fowler to discuss how you can align your teams strengths to the work they are doing to drive higher IMPACT […]