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 […]
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. Connect with Skip: […]
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 […]
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, […]
119: PMO Value in a Changing Landscape with Steven Fullmer
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Steve Fullmer, talks about the necessary shift in understanding essential to thrive. Executives regularly navigate complex business, political and social environments. Yet, how does one choose the best focus, pivot, and sustainably adapt to the changing business needs? The 21st century necessitates […]
118: PPM is Dead, Long Live Strategic Portfolio Management with Ben Chamberlain
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Ben Chamberlain, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at UMT360, talks about why true business agility is impossible if execution is disconnected from strategy. Indeed, Gartner now makes a clear distinction between traditional PPM execution tools and strategic portfolio management capabilities. If you’re […]
117: The Expanding Role of the PMO in Driving Organizational Change with Michael DePrisco, PMI’s CEO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Michael DePrisco, Chief Operating Officer at the Project Management Institute, sat down with Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies, to share some of PMI’s recent findings and thought leadership on how “gymnastic” PMOs are navigating the disruption of COVID-19 and beyond. Mike and […]
116: Why Agility Should be the Watchword of the PMO with Donna Fitzgerald
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before project management got subsumed by paperwork, a project manager’s job was primarily focused on risk mitigation and risk avoidance. To do this job successfully required agility, rapid decision-making, and the right people on the team. In this episode, Donna Fitzgerald will explore the mental […]
111: Agile Transformation Myths with Jesse Fewell
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As PMO leaders, we are often caught up in the hot trend of agile methods and agile transformations. Well, in today’s episode, we’re joined by agile transformation author & expert Jesse Fewell. He’s joined us in the past to talk about this topic, given his […]
110: Using CQ to Lead your PMO with Barbara Trautlein
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I’m sure you’ve heard about IQ as a way to measure your intelligence and in recent decades we’ve heard more about more about EQ, a measure of your emotional intelligence, but what about your CQ, your Change Intelligence®? With massive disruptors taking place around us […]