How PMOs Deliver Real Value by Protecting Intent
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Every project professional talks about delivering value, but few can explain what that really means. Organizations chase metrics, produce reports, and celebrate deliverables, yet still struggle to prove that the work created meaningful change. Value has become one of the most overused words in project management, but also one of […]
How Strategic Imagination Fuels Clarity, Alignment, and IMPACT with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills What happens when imagination becomes strategy instead of afterthought? You know how easy it is to stay in delivery mode, planning, tracking, and executing while the world keeps shifting around you. Most PMO leaders don’t struggle because they lack structure or skill. They struggle because they’re running on habit instead of vision. As organizations […]
Reclaim Your Time and Lead With Confidence with Jimmy Burroughes
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every great leader starts with clarity, confidence, and a team that can operate without constant supervision. Yet too many PMO and transformation leaders spend their days chasing fires instead of setting direction, leading to long hours, constant interruptions, and teams that rely on them for every decision. It’s not a […]
When Simplicity Becomes a Leadership Advantage
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working You can be known as the leader who delivers every project, checks every box, and stays on top of every request, and still find yourself wondering why nothing truly moves the business forward. Ask any leader what their week looks like and you’ll hear the same story: meetings, dashboards, […]
How Adaptive Leaders See Around Corners in Times of Disruption with Ken Banta
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “If I just keep delivering results, people will see I’m a strong leader.” “Once I prove I can handle the chaos, I’ll earn a seat at the table.” “If I follow the plan and keep things on track, everything will fall into place.” But here’s […]
Why Project Success Depends on Leadership Behavior, Not Just Metrics with Dave Garrett
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen A project can hit every target and still fail if the outcome wasn’t worth it. Stakeholders don’t care how well a project was managed if it didn’t deliver what they truly needed. In this episode of the PMO Strategies podcast, I’m joined by Dave Garrett, Senior Advisor to the CEO at […]
When You Call Your Planning Strategy, You Belong at the Table
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Some PMO leaders name their work for what it is: strategy. Others keep calling it status or delivery and wonder why they’re left out of decisions. It’s less about a job title and more about how you frame the work. What often gets missed is that the way you describe your planning […]
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 […]