Trust and Alignment: The Real Drivers of Project Success with Dr. Kimberly Strickland
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills The plan was never the problem Most PMO leaders still blame the plan. When a project stalls, we tighten the schedule. We add more status reports. We refine the risk log again. None of that touches the real issue. The problem is rarely a weak plan. The problem is often […]
When You Sound Overwhelmed, You Break Trust
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Some leaders speak with calm, focus, and control, even when things are intense behind the scenes. Others default to saying things like “we’re buried” or “this is a lot,” not realizing they’re sending a very different signal. It’s less about the volume of work and more about the way it’s […]
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 […]
How Leadership Behavior Causes Public Sector Project Failure
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Most public sector projects don’t fail because of process. They fail because no one’s willing to confront the behavior that’s breaking them. You won’t find that truth in the project plan. But you’ll feel it in the tension behind green dashboards, the unspoken risks no one wants to name, and the […]