Asking This Question is a Bad Idea (Part 1)
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hi, IMPACT Driver! Are you standing in the way of your own success? You may be sabotaging your entire career trajectory without even knowing it! It all boils down to one question you’ve probably asked hundreds of times throughout your life. But as always, I’m not just here to call […]
Why Leaders Can’t Make Decisions
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you have trouble getting your stakeholders to make decisions? In this episode, you’re going to learn several reasons why this might be happening and what you can do to drive faster action and decisions in your organization (and even improve your own decision-making). You’ll also learn […]
Why Speed Matters
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! You may have heard me say that it’s important to show value quickly in the PMO and there are some very good reasons for this AND huge risks to you and your PMO if you don’t show value fast. In this episode, I’m going to walk you […]
Moving into a PMO Leader Role
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! There are some huge differences between project management or functional management roles and the PMO leader role. In fact, it’s evolving right before our eyes, and I want to make sure you understand how to thrive in this role. If you: are thinking about moving into a […]
When the Boss Takes Credit
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever had a boss, colleague, or even a consultant take credit for your ideas? You do the hard work and put together all the content and then someone else presents it as their own in a meeting you are not even invited to attend? Ugh, […]
PMO Leadership: Strategies for Organizational and Personal Development with Ruffin Veal III
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you know what it really takes to step into a PMO leadership role? Hint: What got you here, won’t get you there. In today’s PMO environments, a clear understanding of the PMO leadership role and responsibility is essential for a successful evolution, from project, program, and […]
Managing Projects While Building the PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever heard your business leaders say this? “OK, great! While you’re building the PMO can you also just manage a few projects, too?” WHAT?? In this episode, we’re going to address something that many of you are faced with when starting a new PMO […]
Working in vs. on the PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills 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 stakeholders […]
Minimum Company Size for a PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills 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 a […]
Managing Up with Andy Kaufman
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills 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 and […]