Matthew and Logan discuss the 3 principles that PMO leaders can use to strengthen their relationships with senior leaders, including defining goals in terms of needed results rather than deliverables; matching project scope to leadership “readiness,” and aiming for rapid cycle successes to generate momentum.
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)
PDUs for this Course: 1
LOGAN CHANDLER
Logan Chandler works with executive teams on the development and execution of strategic plans, organization-wide change efforts, and targeted efforts to drive organization performance He has written numerous articles on strategy development, one of which was recently included in Harvard Business Review’s Guide to Setting Your Strategy published in 2020, and co-authored Off-Sites That Work for the Harvard Business Review.
He has consulted in a range of sectors and in private equity, and larger clients have included Rich Products, The Hanover Group, VF Corporation, Bausch+Lomb, Fidelity Brokerage, DuPont Performance Materials, Mastercard International, and Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management. Logan received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught Business Strategy, a JD from Northwestern University School of Law, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
MATTHEW MCCREIGHT
Matthew McCreight is a Senior Partner at Schaffer Consulting. His time with the firm includes a ten-year term as the firm’s Managing Partner, He has been with the firm since the late 1980s, consulting with a wide variety of organizations, such as: AIG, J&J, Southern California Edison, General Electric, Givaudan, Helen of Troy, Service Wire, World Fuel, Zurich Insurance and Say Yes to Education.
Matthew has helped many organisations carry out large-scale change in ways that achieve significant results rapidly while building the leadership, strategic insights and broad-based involvement that are essential for long-term success. In this context, he works with senior leaders and their teams to orchestrate the strategy and transformation of their organizations.
Over the years, Matthew has helped to build strong, sustained operational transformation; to create robust organic growth on an international scale; to integrate major mergers successfully; and to create effective new business innovation in long-established organizations.
In keeping with Schaffer’s focus on building the capabilities of our clients, Matthew has created and led development programs for global leaders in the firm’s distinctive “Results-Fueled” approach. He also coaches and develops internal groups – human resources, finance, consulting, information technology, and others – in Schaffer’s “High Impact Consulting” skills and experience to support transformation and change.
Matthew earned a MPPM (Masters in Public and Private Management) from Yale University School of Management and a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University.
