Why Your PMO Needs a Business Plan, Not a Charter
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen You’ve Been Sold a Lie About PMO Charters Let me guess. Someone told you that starting a PMO means writing a charter. So you downloaded a template, filled in the blanks, and got executive sign-off. You thought, Great, we’re official. But a few months later, your stakeholders still don’t understand your value. Your team is chasing projects with no clear […]
Becoming a Confident PMO Leader Starts with Clarity
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Confidence isn’t about being fearless. It’s not about swagger or having all the answers. And it’s definitely not pretending you know more than you do. Confidence is clarity. For PMO leaders, confidence comes from knowing what outcome you’re driving, what matters most in the moment, and what step comes next. When that clarity is missing, even the most experienced […]
Start Stronger: Your First 30 Days of 2026
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills January often starts with clear intentions. But then, next thing you know, the calendar fills up. The emails floods back in. Meetings stack up. And before you know it, you’re working hard again without being clear about what matters most. That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a STRUCTURE problem. In this episode of the PMO Strategies podcast, I share a practical way for PMO and transformation leaders to start the […]
Close Your Year Strong: Your Year-End Leadership Review
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every PMO and transformation leader reaches the end of the year facing the same pressure. Close projects. Finalize reports. Summarize everything that got done. And yet, many leaders finish the year exhausted, frustrated, and still wonder why their work didn’t earn more credibility with executives. But activity doesn’t build credibility. IMPACT does. If your year-end review is just a […]
You Are Not Your Certifications: Why Experience Is Your Real Authority
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every PMO and project leader talks about credibility, but many still measure it by the wrong thing. Certifications. Credentials. Acronyms after a name. Teams invest years collecting proof of knowledge, yet still hesitate to step into bigger roles or speak with authority. Certifications matter. They build knowledge and shared language. But credibility doesn’t come […]
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 […]