How Movie Lessons Inspire Leadership, Collaboration, and IMPACT

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Every great movie starts with a clear vision, a confident director, and a team that trusts the process. The same is true for projects that deliver real results. Yet many PMO leaders still find themselves buried in reports, reacting to change, and trying to manage chaos instead of directing it. […]
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, […]
The Three Stages of PMO Leadership Growth: From Projects to Power

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working You can be known as the person who delivers every project flawlessly—and still be overlooked when the real strategic conversations happen. It doesn’t show up in a skills checklist, but you can see it in the endless task lists, the back-to-back meetings, and the quiet pressure to always say […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]