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 […]
How Communication Agility Helps Leaders Build Strategic Presence with Dori Gilbert
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Project and transformation leaders face high-stakes conversations every day. They report up, align across, and guide teams—all while trying to move strategy forward inside complex, fast-changing environments. The pressure isn’t just to deliver. It’s to be clear. To be heard. To be taken seriously. With shifting priorities, competing agendas, and layered decision-making, even […]
How to Bring Your PMO Back to Its True Purpose
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “Once we get the process locked in, the results will follow.” “If we just deliver more projects, leadership will see our value.” “Once we have perfect reporting, everyone will get on board.” But here’s the truth: PMOs were never meant to be just about […]
Why Marketing Your Success Matters for PMO Visibility and Strategic Credibility
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Some PMO and transformation teams are driving real business outcomes—while others struggle to stay relevant, funded, or even noticed. The difference? It’s not capability. It’s visibility. Stakeholders aren’t hunting down your results. Executives aren’t reading between the lines. And even the best project delivery means nothing if the people who matter never […]
How to Build PMO Traction Through Trust, Credibility, and Strategic Influence with Brandy Brown
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “Once we get the process right, everything else will follow.” “If we just roll out the framework, people will get on board.” “Once we show them the plan, they’ll get on board.” But here’s the truth: process isn’t what earns buy-in. People do. In this episode of […]
Stop Doing It All: Build Leadership Systems That Create Strategic Capacity
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills If success is measured by results, why are so many leaders still trying to do it all themselves? You won’t see this belief written in a job description—but you will see it in packed calendars, skipped lunches, and a silent pressure to keep saying yes. Somewhere along the way, “leading” became […]
Resistance Isn’t a People Problem. It’s a Friction Problem.
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Before I understood friction, I assumed the people were the problem. When updates went quiet, deadlines slipped, or handoffs got messy, I told myself it was a commitment issue. Maybe they didn’t care. Maybe they weren’t on board. Maybe they weren’t ready. So I tried to fix […]
10 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner About Leading a High-IMPACT PMO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Milestone birthdays tend to stir up reflection. This year, I found myself thinking back to the moments that shaped my PMO journey. The mistakes I made, the patterns I fell into, and the friction I didn’t yet have the tools to remove. So I pulled together 10 […]
Confidence Comes After the Work, Not Before It
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “I’ll go for that next role once I feel more confident.” “I’ll speak up in the next meeting.” “I’m just not ready yet.” But here’s the truth. Confidence doesn’t show up first. It’s what arrives after you’ve taken the risk, […]
Stop Searching for Talent. Start Growing It! with Dawn Mahan
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Have you ever sat in a meeting where executives talk about closing the talent gap as if it’s someone else’s job? Meanwhile, your PMO is already doing it. You’re stretching team members into new responsibilities, creating moments of influence, and giving people the opportunity to lead. But no one’s calling […]