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Ep 371PPP 371 | Why We Get Trapped In High Conflict And How We Get Out, With Amanda Ripley

Help for Getting Out of High Conflict When you think of the word conflict, what comes to mind? I ask because I've had the opportunity to pose that question to groups around the world. How would you respond? What I hear most often is words like Stress. Arguments. Tension. Avoid! Rarely do I hear Opportunity. Or disagreement. I'm excited to welcome Amanda Ripley to the podcast. Amanda is the author of one of my favorite books from this last year. It's entitled High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. It's not just a book about the brain. It's a book that introduces you to your brain. For those of us responsible for leading teams and projects, learning how to avoid the traps of high conflict--and how to get out of them if we're there--is critical to our success. And in a world of increased political and social polarization, we have a real opportunity to be a force for good instead of just adding fuel to the fire. I consider this book a must-read and I look forward to your feedback after you listen to the episode! Learn more about Amanda and her book at AmandaRipley.com/. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 284 for my conversation with Peter Boghossian about his book How Have Impossible Conversations Episode 276 for my conversation with Buster Benson about his book Why Are We Yelling? Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: The Inner Conflict by The New Geometry YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoeccLie1DU License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWjCZ60gxfI License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Everybody Loves Raymond Uses Active Listening - from Parent Effectiveness Training available on YouTube at YouTube.com/watch?v=4VOubVB4CTU

Dec 4, 202248 min

Ep 370PPP 370 | The Smartest, Clearest, And Funniest Book On The Brain, And Why It Matters, With Dr. Chantel Prat

Hi! Meet Your Brain Have you ever looked at how someone made a decision and wondered, "What were they thinking?" For me, it's not just even watching other people. Sometimes I reflect on how I felt about something or a decision and wonder, "Huh… I wonder what was going on there?" Chantel Prat is one of today's most important researchers and voices in the field of neuroscience. And she's the author of a fascinating and entertaining new book entitled The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours. It's not just a book about the brain. It's a book that introduces you to your brain. If you've ever wondered how the brain works but instantly found your eyes rolling back because the material was too boring, you'll want to get a copy of this book. Chantel is as funny as she is brilliant--I'm looking forward to sharing today's discussion with you. Learn more about Chantel and her book at ChantelPrat.com/. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 188 for my conversation with Dr. John Medina about his Brain Rulesbooks Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Crime Time by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 Music: Everybody Up by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9244-everybody-up License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de Young Frankenstein Abby Normal available on YouTube at YouTube.com/watch?v=C9Pw0xX4DXI

Nov 23, 202254 min

Ep 369PPP 369 | Is That Influence Or Manipulation? How To Know The Difference, With Andres Lares

Influence and Manipulation Where's the line between influence and manipulation? Well, I'll save the answer for when you hear from today's guest. Andres Lares is the Managing Partner at the Shapiro Negotiation Institute and author of a book entitled Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions. In this episode, Andres talks about the difference between influence and manipulation, and how to persuade in an ethical way. He explains why persuasion doesn't just start with logic--or emotion. Rather, it's with building credibility, and Andres shares some ideas on what that means and how to do it. Along the way, you'll learn about Borrowed Credibility, Belief Biases, salary negotiating, and more. It's a discussion that I've been looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Andres and his book at ShapiroNegotiations.com/. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 157 for my conversation with Dr. Robert Cialdini about his books on influence Episode 194 for my conversation with Tim David about his book on influence Episode 347 for my conversation with Zoe Chance about her book Influence is Your Superpower Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Crime Time by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 Music: Lofi Chill Hip-Hop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6347-lofi-chill-hip-hop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod

Nov 12, 202241 min

Ep 368PPP 368 | Where Good Leaders Go Wrong, With Author Jim Wetrich

Leadership Lessons Over the years of hosting the People and Projects Podcast, we've heard from authors from all kinds of backgrounds. I enjoy bringing you insights from researchers and professors and authors from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. But I particularly enjoy talking with people who have been in the trenches--they've had to lead in daunting situations, and they have the stories--and the scars--that come from being in the arena. In this episode, you're going to hear from someone just like that. Jim Wetrich has led teams on three continents for more than 40 years. Jim, who also goes by the name Big Red, has put his top lessons about leading into a new book entitled Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong. In this episode, Big Red talks about how failing fast is easy to say--and important--but can also be difficult emotionally. He talks about why self-awareness is critical for leaders--and why we probably struggle with it more than we realize. We talk about hypocritical leaders and what we can do to make sure we don't come off that way to our teams. Big Red shares how he manages the tension between getting his hands dirty but not micromanaging. Before we're done, we'll talk about the importance of staying positive, office politics, and more. I can't wait to share this discussion with you. Learn more about Big Red and his book at JimWetrich.com/. Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Inspiring Advertising by Rafael Krux Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5515-inspiring-advertising License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/ Music: Pop Cinematic Credits by Rafael Krux Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5586-pop-cinematic-credits License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/

Oct 28, 202232 min

Ep 367PPP 367 | What If They Don't Follow Your Advice? How To Amplify Your Influence, With Rene Rodriguez

Influencing Skills for Project Managers One of the constant challenges for those of us who lead teams and projects is influencing people around us. Whether it's a boss, our team, clients, or other stakeholders, we're often in situations where we're trying to influence an outcome, yet running into a brick wall while doing so. In this episode, we continue a series of discussions we've had over the years on the topic of influence. We're joined by Rene Rodriguez, author of a new book entitled Amplify Your Influence: Transform How You Communicate and Lead. In this episode, Rene discusses what we often don't get right about influence. He shares a simple way to learn more about influence just by paying attention to the people around us. You'll get an understanding of how the brain can help us be more effective at persuading or others--and how ignoring it can get in the way. And relates ideas from his AMPLIFII process to give us a taste of how we can communicate more effectively while persuading those around us. I'm looking forward to sharing this discussion with you! Learn more about Rene and his book at MeetRene.com/. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 157 for my conversation with Dr. Robert Cialdini about his books on influence Episode 194 for my conversation with Tim David about his book on influence Episode 347 for my conversation with Zoe Chance about her book Influence is Your Superpower Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Lofi Chill Hip-Hop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6347-lofi-chill-hip-hop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod Music: Crime Time by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52

Oct 12, 202240 min

Ep 366PPP 366 | Want More Accountability With Your Teams? Here's Where To Start, With Author Michael Timms

Accountability on Project Teams In this episode, we're taking on the subject of accountability. And though fostering accountability among our team members is something we'll talk about, you're going to see that developing a culture of personal accountability might have a lot more to do with us than we realize. My guest today is Michael Timms. He's the author of a fantastic leadership book entitled How Leaders Can Inspire Accountability: Three Habits That Make or Break Leaders and Elevate Organizational Performance. In this episode, Michael helps us get a better understanding of what accountability is--and isn't. He explains how looking at accountability through the lens of systems thinking can help us better understand why we're getting the behaviors we're experiencing. Michael shares his litmus test of whether or not someone is a leader. And he introduces us to some habits that, when done well and consistently, can develop transforming levels of impact on you, your team, and your organization's results. Learn more about Michael and his book at MichaelTimms.com. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 213 for my conversation with Christopher Avery about his book The Accountability Process Episode 20 for my conversation with John G. Miller, author of The QBQ Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Soft Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7766-soft-interlude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Music: Road Trip by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9761-road-trip License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" Scene – Spider-Man (2002) Movie CLIP HD On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5NuXRb5Y

Sep 30, 202244 min

Ep 365PPP 365 | The Top Skill For Women (And Men) To Develop To Take Your Career To The Next Level

Career Advice for Women (and Men) Most days you can find me working with a group of leaders, helping them learn how to improve their ability to lead and deliver. This last Thursday I looked around the room that was filled with people in a project management exam prep program. Interestingly, all of the participants were women. That's characteristic of a trend we see week in and week out--project management is a rewarding and accessible career path for women to pursue. And though that is true, there are barriers that women encounter that can hinder their ability to maximize their career potential. I'm excited to introduce you to the work of Christie Hunter Arscott. Christie is the author of a new book entitled Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch a Brilliant Career. In this episode, Christie talks about what she means when saying we should reimagine risk. She talks about her research-based, highly practical framework for navigating career risks in a balanced, even agile way. We discuss why the phrase "Good things come to those who wait" is a myth--and why a different way of looking at that phrase can make an enormous difference in your career. Christie talks about courage--being bold--including what it means to take micro-acts of courage. It's an engaging discussion that I've been so looking forward to sharing with you for many weeks. Learn more about Christie and her book at ChristieHunterArscott.com. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 314 for my conversation with the authors of the book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace Episode 347 for my conversation with Zoe Chance about her book on influence, which includes content for women Do You Have a High School or College Age Student in Your Family? If so, check out our e-learning program entitled Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students. It provides practical skills to reduce the stress of their school work and help jumpstart their career. Learn more and get access at https://i-leadonline.com/GettingStuffDone. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills The following music was used for this episode: Music: Love by Ketsa Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7581-love License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://ketsa.uk/ Music: Tuesday by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/2992-tuesday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de

Sep 14, 202247 min

Ep 364PPP 364 | Helping Students Prepare For Their Future (And Pass Their Chem Exam Next Week)

Your Kids Are Project Managers As I've often joked on this podcast, I don't think I've ever heard of an 8-year-old child telling their parent, "Mommy, someday I want to be a project manager!" On the contrary, it's something that they got into almost accidentally. They were good in their particular area of expertise and were given the opportunity to lead initiatives in that area. But what if we learned about project management earlier? In fact, what if high school and college students developed expertise in leading and delivering projects? What difference could that make in their schooling and early careers? That's what we're talking about in this episode. I'm joined by Grant Johnson, who also happens to be a team member at the company I run. Finding a way to help develop project management capabilities for high school and college-aged students is something he has been tasked with over the last year. And he's learned a lot in the process. In today's discussion, Grant talks about why students in this age group should even care. He talks about examples of projects that students take on and how they can start those projects with momentum. Grant shares some tips he's learned about project management as someone in his early 20s and how it has helped him personally. It's a discussion I'm looking forward to sharing with you. And let me add that if you're the parent of someone in this age group, you're invited to have them listen along with you--or send them a link so they can benefit from this episode as well. Learn more about Getting Stuff Done: Project Management for Students at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/GettingStuffDone. Podcast listeners can use a coupon code of gsd100 to save $100 USD. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management The following music was used for this episode: Music: Funky Upturn by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7472-funky-upturn License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sep 8, 202225 min

Ep 363PPP 363 | Lessons From One Of The Top Management Thinkers, Roger L. Martin

A New Way to Think Over 300 episodes ago we were joined by Roger L. Martin to talk about ideas from his book The Opposable Mind. In the years since I have personally benefited from Roger's insights in books such as The Design of Business and Creating Great Choices. Roger joins us again in this episode to talk about his newest book entitled A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness. If you just glanced at the book, you might think it's only relevant to CEOs and other top leaders. But there are ideas in this book that anyone leading projects and teams would benefit from. In this episode, Roger discusses the value and pitfalls of following popular models. He shares insights on why we need to get closer to the customer and how one of his friends and co-authors did that as CEO of Proctor & Gamble. You'll hear Roger explain why the familiar solution usually trumps the perfect one and why we just might make better decisions if we focus on what must be true instead of what is true. We talk about all that and more--it's a conversation I've been looking forward to sharing with you for many weeks. Learn more about Roger and his books at RogerLMartin.com. For more insights related to this episode, check out: Episode 54 for my previous conversation with Roger about his book The Opposable Mind Episode 47 for my conversation with Henry Mintzberg, the revered and curmudgeonly expert on management Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership The following music was used for this episode: Music: Hip Hop Flute Chill(loopable} by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8531-hip-hop-flute-chillloopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sep 1, 202246 min

Ep 362PPP 362 | Surprising Lessons From The Science Of Motivation

Staying Motivated to Get Things Done How do we stay motivated when we're pursuing our goals? And what can we learn from motivational science to help us both at work and at home? We're joined today by one of the most important voices in motivational science, Dr. Ayelet Fishbach. Ayelet is the author of a new book entitled Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. In this episode, Ayelet will talk about some of the biggest myths or misunderstandings about motivation--some that I think you'll recognize. She'll talk about the importance of how we frame goals and how putting a number to them makes a big difference. She'll explain the planning fallacy and how that impacts us individually and with our projects. Ayelet will help us better understand if we should reflect on the progress we've made--or how far we have to go yet. And throughout the discussion, we'll apply the learning to goals like project delivery, team motivation, earning a certification, exercising, losing weight, and even parenting! It's a conversation I'm looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Ayelet and her book at https://AyeletFishbach.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership I Am Running with Temporary Success from a Monstrous Vacuum in Pursuit by Chris Zabriskie Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heo0oXDa8ck License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Early Riser by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2315niU5WBY License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Aug 2, 202236 min

Ep 361PPP 361 | Leading Virtual Teams Across Cultures—In The Trenches With Yasmina Khelifi

In The Trenches With Yasmina Khelifi Every once in a while we have a type of episode that we call In the Trenches. It's an episode that interviews someone who is actively working in a project leadership role, allowing us to benefit from the lessons they have been learning over the years. I'm glad to welcome our guest today, Yasmina Khelifi, from Paris, France. Yasmina has been a leader in the telecom industry for many years and is an active blogger on projectmanagement.com. She has extensive experience working with international teams, providing her unique insights into how culture factors into leading and communicating. Learn more about Yasmina on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasminakhelifi-pmp-telecom/ and on ProjectManagement.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management Le Baguette by Alexander Naka Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4784-le-baguett License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Let Me Be Free by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/164-let-me-be-free License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jul 4, 202244 min

Ep 360PPP 360 | How Hands On Should You Stay? Mistakes That Managers Make, With Dr. Janet Polach

Mistakes (New) Managers Make If you are currently in a management role, do you remember what it was like when you first took on that new position? Do you remember what your struggles were? Janet Polach joins us today to talk about her book The Seven Mistakes New Managers Make: How to Avoid Them and Thrive. Though it's a book for new managers, my take is that we could all benefit from being reminded about the traps we can easily fall into as we seek to become more effective leaders. Learn more about Janet and her book at InTheLead.co. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Crime Time by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jun 14, 202229 min

Ep 359PPP 359 | Improve Your Team Culture In 15 Minutes? Brad Federman Tells Us How

Developing Culture Beyond the Theory You know that the culture of your team and organization is critical to your ability to get work done. But here's my observation: most books on culture stay too theoretical. They share models for understanding what culture is. They have high-level processes for transforming culture. And despite nodding my head while reading these books, I find they're often not sufficiently practical. How do we, in practice, develop culture over time? That's the focus of Brad Federman's new book entitled Cultivating Culture: 101 Ways to Foster Engagement in 15 Minutes or Less. Brad joined us way back in episode 36 to talk about engaging our team members and he's back with a new book to help us develop our team culture. Learn more about Brad and his book at BradFederman.com. For more on this topic of culture, check out the following episodes: Episode 25 with MIT Fellow Ed Schein Episode 251 with former Facebook leader Mike Rognlien Episode 252 with Marcus Buckingham Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Funky Corporation by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8072-funky-corporation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We Have Fun by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9161-we-have-fun- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jun 4, 202238 min

Ep 358PPP 358 | How Compassionate Leaders Deliver Results

What Is Compassionate Leadership? In this episode, we're continuing a series about rehumanizing the workplace. From conversations with so many of you, I know that you desire to lead in a way that builds people up and delivers results. It's not one or the other--it's both. Well, that idea of leading with empathy while delivering results is the premise of a new book by Donato Tramuto entitled The Double Bottom Line: How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results. In this episode, Donato will talk about what compassionate leadership means--and what it doesn't mean. He'll talk about how empathy is part of the equation--but not enough. He'll talk about the role trust has in compassionate leadership--and how we can take practical steps to increase trust with those we lead. Donato will talk about why he doesn't particularly like the term feedback, but also how we can help someone improve their performance in a compassionate way. Throughout it all, you'll get to know a genuinely interesting person--someone who is making this world better through his focus on compassionate leadership. Learn more about Donato and his book at DonatoTramuto.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Life of a Dog by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5130-life-of-a-dog License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Switch by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/489-switch License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Don Quixote - Act I finale (Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta, The Royal Ballet) on YouTube at YouTube.com/watch?v=5fKxzQ8ARTQ

May 27, 202236 min

Ep 357PPP 357 | Loneliness On Your Team—And What You Can Do About It, With Author Steven Van Cohen

The Crisis of Loneliness One of my least favorite phrases over the last couple of years is the term Social distancing. I understand the idea and I worked to be diligent about keeping others safe. But that's physical distancing--and that had its place. Social distancing, on the other hand, has been arguably devastating. My guest today says that, without even realizing it, we are subtly turning our backs on humanity every day. Steven Van Cohen joins us today to talk about his new book entitled Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In. It's a book about the crisis of loneliness and in today's discussion, Steven talks about the difference between loneliness and solitude. He shares some of the biggest contributors to modern-day loneliness and how we, as leaders, can strive to foster more belonging on our teams. Steven includes ways to help us more easily spot lonely workers and invest in connection. It's a conversation I can't wait to share with you. Learn more about Steven, his co-author, and their book at LessLonely.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Helium Is In High Demand by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9168-helium-is-in-high-demand License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Long Way by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8245-long-way License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby (From "Yellow Submarine") on YouTube at Youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5NuXRb5Y

May 16, 202244 min

PPP 356 | Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong, with Eric Barker

The Dirty Little Secret of Business For years I've been telling coaching clients that the dirty little secret of business is that everything comes down to relationships. I know: It's not dirty. It's certainly not little. And I suppose it's not a secret--you know relationships are important. But the statistics about relationships are not encouraging and it's not just because of social distancing during COVID. Maybe it's just that we're busy. Or maybe it's that what we think we know about relationships is wrong. Eric Barker joins us again, this time to talk about his new book entitled Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong. In this episode, Eric talks about why the fundamental core of relationships is the stories we tell ourselves. He explains why we stink at reading people--despite thinking we're awesome at it. Before we're done with this episode, you'll know what costly signals are and why it's important to know about Negative Sentiment Override. Eric will even share some insights on conflict, that can be applied in love relationships as well as at work. Learn more about Eric and his book at https://bakadesuyo.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership BusmansHoliday by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7398-busmansholiday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Love by Ketsa Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7581-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Friendship Scenes from Movies on YouTube at Youtube.com/watch?v=b4ld-p0jSvI

May 6, 202246 min

Ep 355PPP 355 | Fear Is Holding You And Your Team Back--Here's What To Do, With Unfear Author Mark Minukas

A How-To Guide for Psychological Safety Fear is something that can impact us as individuals for sure, and it spreads to teams and organizations. In this episode, we're going to take this topic of fear head-on to help empower us as leaders to deal with it. My guest today is Mark Minukas, co-author of a book entitled Unfear: Transform Your Organization to Create Breakthrough Performance and Employee Well-Being. In this episode, Mark talks about what unfear means--and doesn't mean. He shares some of the less effective approaches we might be tempted to take when it comes to fear—and why they don't work. Mark explains why the story we create about fear matters more than the fear itself. And he gives us some ideas on how we can start dealing better with fear ourselves so we can start to help our team as well. It's a conversation I'm looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Mark and his book at UnfearBook.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Romantic Contemplative Nature by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8033-romantic-contemplative-nature License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Everybody Up by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9244-everybody-up License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license FDR Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself 1933 Inaugural Address on YouTube at Youtube.com/watch?v=nHFTtz3uucY

Apr 30, 202232 min

Ep 354PPP 354 | The Stories We Tell Ourselves—And Why We Armor Up

Rehumanizing the Workplace A couple of years after COVID first hit, I can think of so many examples of how we're becoming less human at work. It's not just due to automation or outsourcing or remote work. Whether it's because of social media, political polarization, or a host of other factors, I feel like there's increasing pressure to not speak up. To not be yourself. To blend in. To not rock the boat. In a way, to be less human. I'm excited to introduce you to Dr. Rosie Ward, co-author of a book entitled ReHumanizing the Workplace. In this episode, Rosie talks about how the disruptions we're experiencing today don't just go away once COVID is a distant memory. She talks about authenticity and why it's critically important to humanizing the workplace, yet why it's a struggle for us. It's a conversation I'm looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Dr. Rosie Ward and her book at DrRosieWard.com/About. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Boost My Business by Horst Hoffmann Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9170-boost-my-business License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Crime Time by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9136-crime-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license HAL 9000s interview on YouTube at Youtube.com/watch?v=BDha7nj4s10

Apr 18, 202243 min

Ep 353PPP 353 | The Not So Simple Art Of Doing Less

Staying Focused One of the biggest challenges we face in day-to-day living is staying focused. There are so many things vying for our attention. In fact, right now, even as you're listening to this episode, you're probably doing something else, right? Like driving, working out, going for a walk, maybe even going through email. To help fight back against those challenges, I'm excited to introduce you to Erik Qualman, author of a book entitled The Focus Project: The Not So Simple Art of Doing Less. Learn more about Erik and his book at Equalman.com/The-Focus-Project/. For more content on this topic, check out: Episode 242 with James Clear about his book Atomic Habits Episode 309 with Ashley Whilans about her book Time Smart Episode 140 with Cal Newport about his book Deep Work Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership We Have Fun by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9161-we-have-fun- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Energetic Upbeat by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6033-energetic-upbeat License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Apr 1, 202237 min

Ep 352PPP 352 | How To Build Psychologically Safe Relationships With People Who Are Different From You

Psychological Safety on Project Teams It is likely not a new idea to you that there are so many benefits to our projects and our teams when we foster a culture of psychological safety. The idea of psychological safety is straightforward. But that doesn't mean it's easy. Because of that, I'm always on the lookout for resources that can help us make progress in developing trusting relationships with teams and organizations. In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to LaTonya Wilkins, author of a book entitled Leading Below the Surface: How to Build Real (and Psychologically Safe) Relationships with People Who Are Different from You. In this episode, LaTonya will talk about her notion of a below-the-surface leader and how that's different from being a surface leader. She'll talk about the Terrible Three and how they can get in the way of us seeking to be a below-the-surface leader. Before we're done today, you'll understand how bridging and micro-habits can help us on this journey. And LaTonya will share some ideas about how to be a below-the-surface leader when you're working in a culture that is far more comfortable at the surface level. Learn more about LaTonya and her book at LaTonyaWilkins.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Urban Beauty by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8439-urban-beauty- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Another Good Day by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8397-another-good-day- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Mar 29, 202241 min

Ep 351PPP 351 | How To Deal With The Predictable And Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces, With Kimberly Wiefling

Scrappy Project Management Too much project management education--including what you find on bookshelves at stores--is dry. Seemingly impractical and irrelevant. I'm constantly on the lookout for people who are practical and inspiring voices in helping us get better at leading teams and delivering projects. In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to Kimberly Wiefling, author of Scrappy Project Management. In today's discussion, Kimberly will help us understand what it means to be scrappy--and why it's important. We'll talk about some of the predictable and avoidable pitfalls that plague our projects. You'll learn what her Project Success Scorecard is and how it can help you and your team. Kimberly will share insights on dealing with risks and assumptions AND why she recommends you never say No, even to the most ridiculous demands. Kimberly is as fun as she is brilliant. Learn more about her work at Wiefling.com. For more content related to today's episodes, check out: Episode 274 with J. Scott about his book The Irreverent Guide to Project Management Episode 336 with Clint Padgett about his book How Teams Triumph Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Workout by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8600-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Disco of the '70s by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8298-disco-of-the-70-s License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Mar 18, 202244 min

Ep 350PPP 350 | How To Hire For The Anniversary Date, Not The Start Date, With Lou Adler

Hiring: Your Most Important Responsibility It could be argued that there is nothing more important than hiring outstanding people. But the sad fact is we generally stink at hiring people. For a host of reasons, we often end up hiring what our guest in this episode calls the 90-Day Wonder—someone who, after 90 days, makes us wonder, "Why in the world did we hire this person?" How do we avoid that? Well, today I'm excited to introduce you to Lou Adler. Lou is the author of a book entitled Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring To Build Outstanding Diverse Teams. The 4th edition of this classic book has recently been published and it's filled with ideas that have been perfected over the years. In this episode, Lou shares some of the biggest myths and mistakes that we make in the hiring process. He explains what Win-Win Hiring is and why it's critical to the hiring process. Lou explains the difference between a great candidate and a great hire—they're not the same. And he explains what a performance profile is and why you need to have that before you write out a job description to fill. And beyond all the advice about hiring, Lou shares insights to help you if YOU are looking for a job. It's a conversation I'm looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Lou and his book at LouAdlerGroup.com. Also, if you're in the job market, consider checking out Lou's book The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired. His course Win-Win Hiring™ for Job Seekers – Getting Ready to Be Interviewed is available for $5 USD--highly recommended! Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Jazzi 3 by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Long Way by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8245-long-way License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Internship: The Big Interview on YouTube at Youtube.com/watch?v=ewek-6TudOM

Mar 11, 202247 min

Ep 349PPP 349 | How To Communicate With Manipulators, Naysayers, And Other Difficult Personalities

Communicating With Difficult Personalities One of the biggest complaints people have when working on projects is related to communication. Often people feel out of the loop or they just don't understand what is being written or said. It's been suggested that up to 90% of what we do when we're leading projects is communicating. And I think it's fair to say, we all would benefit from leveling up our ability to clearly, and effectively communicate with our teams, colleagues, and management. In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to Tina Kuhn. Tina is the author of a book entitled The Manager's Communication Toolkit: Tools and Techniques for Leading Difficult Personalities. In today's discussion, Tina will share why those of us who lead teams and projects are tempted to default to email or other less-rich mediums—and why that causes problems. Tina will share some insights on how to communicate more effectively in your next Zoom or Teams meeting. She'll help us see that effective communication is not just adjusting to the personality, but also to the situation and relationship. Tina will introduce a few of the difficult behavior types we face and share some advice on how to communicate with them. And we'll wrap up with some thoughts about dealing with conflict. It's a conversation I'm looking forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Tina and her book at TinaKuhnCommunication. For more episodes on communication, check out these two episodes with Dr. Nick Morgan: Episode 237 regarding his book Can You Hear Me? which offers helpful insights on communicating in virtual settings Episode 112 regarding his book Power Cues, which provides intriguing insights on how body language and voice impact communication Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Tutorial 2 by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8072-funky-corporation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Endless Summer by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8933-endless-summer License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cool Hand Luke - Failure to Communicate on YouTube at YouTube.com/watch?v=V2f-MZ2HRHQ

Mar 4, 202238 min

Ep 348PPP 348 | How To Work Less Hours And Get More Done, With Author Joe Sanok

Thursday Is The New Friday If you ask someone about how things are going at work, what's a typical response? What I most often hear is "Busy! We are busy!" Ask someone how they're feeling, and many people will say, "Fine." But if they get more transparent, what they'll often say is, "I'm tired." Busy and exhausted. Can you relate to that? In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to Joe Sanok. Joe is the author of a book entitled Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want. Does that subtitle sound like overselling? Or at least something that sounds nice but isn't practical? Well, Joe is here to challenge that suspicion. Learn more about Joe and his book at JoeSanok.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Strain by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9002-strain License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Positive Sentimental Uplifting Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8764-positive-sentimental-uplifting-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Just Chilling by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6294-just-chilling License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Feb 25, 202240 min

Ep 347PPP 347 | How To Influence Your Boss, Stakeholders, And Your Team, With Zoe Chance

Improving Your Ability To Influence One of the common concerns I hear from clients and podcast listeners is related to influence. How can I convince a boss or colleague or stakeholder or loved one to agree to something, especially when I don't have authority in the situation? I can confidently tell you that my new favorite book on the topic of influence has just hit the shelves and I can't wait to introduce you to it. Zoe Chance is the author of Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen. If you love behavioral economics, you're going to love Zoe's approach. But what causes this book to stand out is how she makes the science so practical and engaging. By the time we're done listening to this episode, you'll be using terms like the Gator and the Judge—and you'll know what the mother of all misunderstandings is. Zoe shares the bedrock principle of behavior and how you can use that to be more influential. You'll be more motivated than ever to just ask—but not just make an ask—she'll share some nuance that's often missed when we talk about asking. You'll learn about how to deal with resistance and so much more—it's a conversation that I've been looking forward to for weeks. Learn more about Zoe and her book at ZoeChance.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Funky Corporate by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8072-funky-corporation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Workout by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8600-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Feb 2, 202241 min

Ep 346PPP 346 | Lessons From A Successful Project Manager, With Donna Gregorio

Lessons from a Successful Project Manager (and Business Analyst) One of the joys of hosting this podcast is introducing you to a wide group of authors and practitioners. I'm constantly on the lookout for resources to help us on this mission and in this episode, I'm glad to introduce you to Donna Gregorio. Donna is a practicing PM and wrote an easy-to-read book entitled The Successful Project Manager: Practical Guidance from Lessons Learned. In today's discussion, Donna will tell us how her background as a business analyst feeds her ability to be a better project manager. And vice versa. She'll talk about what it means to really lead a project—and to be a trusted advisor—not just a task tracker. Donna will share some lessons learned about work breakdown structures, change management, and agile. And she wraps up the conversation with some career advice that I think you'll find helpful. It's a fun, practical discussion that I look forward to sharing with you today. Learn more about Donna at DonnaGregorio.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Science for Hope by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8814-science-for-hope License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jan 26, 202233 min

Ep 345PPP 345 | Becoming A Better Leader From The Inside Out, With Darren Reinke

Improving Your Ability to Lead We often joke in our project management workshops that participants have signed up for a leadership class cloaked as a project management class. So much of our ability to deliver projects comes down to our ability to lead people and teams—regardless of our title or whether team members report to us directly. That's a core premise of the People and Projects Podcast--that we're all leaders—and I'm constantly on the lookout for resources to help you and me develop our ability to lead. Darren Reinke reached out to me last year to talk about his book The Savage Leader: 13 Principles to Become a Better Leader from the Inside Out. After browsing a copy of the book, I knew this was a guy I wanted to talk with. His passion for leading is clear and his advice is practical. Learn more about Darren at TheSavageLeader.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Workout by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8600-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Urban Music by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8439-urban-beauty- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jan 18, 202240 min

Ep 344PPP 344 | You CAN Change Other People. Here's How; With Peter Bregman And Howie Jacobson

Can You Change Other People? We're continuing a series of episodes on the topic of change. Back in Episode 339, we talked with Katy Milkman about her book How to Change, which provided some helpful insights into the behavioral science of change. Then we talked with Gary Lloyd in Episode 343 about his book Gardeners Not Mechanics to get practical insights on how to lead change in organizations. I wanted to add one more episode in the series to focus on a key aspect of what we need to do as leaders: help others to change. Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson have written a remarkable new book entitled You Can Change Other People: The Four Steps to Help Your Colleagues, Employees—Even Family—Up Their Game. Did you catch that title? You can change other people. Isn't there something about the phrasing that just seems wrong? Isn't it true that you can't change other people—you can only change yourself? Peter and Howie are going to challenge that idea today. They'll share why changing others might just be the most important capability a leader can develop. They'll share some examples of how NOT to try to get someone to change. More importantly, they'll give us a taste of what their four steps are and how to use them. It's a fun conversation with two people who are actively using these ideas every day to help people change. I can't wait to share this discussion with you. Learn more about Peter and Howie at BregmanPartners.com/change/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Workout by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8600-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Urban Music by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8439-urban-beauty- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dec 18, 202154 min

Ep 343PPP 343 | How To Cultivate Change At Work By Thinking Like A Gardener, Not A Mechanic

Leading in an Ecosystem We're continuing a series of episodes on the topic of change. Back in episode 339 we talked with Katy Milkman about her book How to Change, which provided some helpful insights into the behavioral science of change. But what if you are planning to lead a change initiative. Beyond what Katy brought us from behavioral science, I wanted to bring you a process—something that is practical, memorable, and tested across industries. And I'm glad to say I found it! In this episode I'm excited to introduce you to Gary Lloyd, author of Gardeners Not Mechanics: How to Cultivate Change at Work. I'm not a gardener but I find Gary's approach to be practical for changes you want to lead at work and in your personal life. I can't wait to share the discussion with you. Learn more about Gary at GardenersNotMechanics.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Funky Corporation by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8072-funky-corporation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Googly Eyes Gardener by Saturday Night Live is available on YouTube at YouTube.com/watch?v=zc7qJE9Nzo8

Nov 20, 202150 min

Ep 342PPP 342 | Change Your Words And You Can Change Your Team And Your Career, With Krister Ungerbock

Little Changes Can Make A Big Difference It's interesting to me how little changes can have outsized benefits. For example, how something is said. There's a difference between a boss saying, "You can hit this date, right?" and "Here's what we need to get done. How much time do you think this would take? What do you need from me to make that happen?" Sometimes it's just little shifts in what we say. How we make an ask. How we look at a situation. And with just a little shift, we can sometimes reap enormous benefits in our relationships at work and at home. I'm excited to introduce you to Krister Ungerbock. Krister is the author of one of my most gifted books recently. It's entitled 22 Talk SHIFTs: Tools to Transform Leadership in Business, in Partnership, and in Life. It's a book I probably would have never picked up, but I'm so glad the publisher reached out to introduce me to it. I look forward to introducing you to Krister and his work! Learn more about Krister at Krister.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Golden Age of Computers by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8379-golden-age-of-computers License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Urban Music by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8439-urban-beauty- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Nov 12, 202139 min

Ep 341PPP 341 | The Pushy Project Manager, With Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Help For Leading and Delivering Projects Part of leading and directing projects is influencing--ethically using the tools and techniques at our disposal to deliver the intended results. Could it be that, at times, we might even need to be a bit pushy? That's something that my guest mentions here in episode 341. I'm excited to be joined by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez to talk about his new book, the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook. In addition to being an author, Antonio is a practitioner and consultant with a heart for teaching and raising up a new generation of project leaders. He's the former chairman of the Project Management Institute and is a highly respected researcher and management consultant. Learn more about Antonio at AntonioNietoRodriguez.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Notanico Merengue by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4145-notanico-merengue License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Oct 29, 202138 min

PPP 340 | Why You Should 80-20 Everything, with Perry Marshall

80-20 Is Everywhere You've certainly heard of the Pareto Principle, right? It's the 80-20 rule that says, for example, 80% of the value of our projects comes from 20% of the scope. Why do I bring this up? Because most of us know about 80-20 but we don't leverage it to our advantage. And today's guest is going to challenge us on that. Perry Marshall is joining us to talk about his book Detox Declutter Dominate. Learn more about Perry at PerryMarshall.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Drifting in Time by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7539-drifting-in-time- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Oct 13, 202148 min

Ep 339PPP 339 | The Science Of Getting From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be, With Katy Milkman

How to Change There's a change you've probably been wanting to make. It could be that you know what to do. The problem is doing it. Remembering it. Following through. And perhaps not beating yourself up because you haven't made progress. Whatever it is that you'd like to change, we have good news for you in this episode. Katy Milkman joins us to talk about her fantastic new book How to Change. If you enjoyed our conversation with James Clear about his book Atomic Habits, you're going to love this conversation with Katy--this book shares the underlying research behind popular books on habits. Learn more about Katy at KatyMilkman.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Disco Of The 70's by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8298-disco-of-the-70-s License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Oct 9, 202148 min

PPP 338 | The Difference Between Kindness and Niceness—and the ROI of Kindness

The ROI of Kindness Is it possible to be too nice? Is niceness the same as kindness? In today's discussion, we're going to drill in on that idea. I'm excited to introduce you to Brian Biro who wrote a book entitled The ROI of Kindness. In today's discussion, Brian will talk about the difference between being nice and being kind. He'll explain what a Kindness Value Proposition is and why you might want to consider developing one. We have an extended conversation about one of the kindest things you can do, which is to be present with other people. And make sure you stay around for the outtakes because Brian was a friend with legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Outside the official interview, Brian shares some inspiring insights about who many consider to be the Greatest Basketball Coach of All Time. Learn more about Brian at BrianBiro.com. John Wooden TED Talk In the outtakes of this episode, Brian and I talk about Coach John Wooden. Here's an insightful TED Talk that highlights some of Wooden's perspectives: youtube.com/watch?v=0MM-psvqiG8. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Rocking Day (without Lead Guitar) by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7965-rocking-day-without-lead-guitar- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Love by Ketsa Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7581-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sep 23, 202133 min

PPP 337 | How Hands-On Should You Stay? Johanna Rothman on Management

Managing Projects and Teams One of my favorite voices in the world of leading and delivering is Johanna Rothman. I've had the pleasure of knowing Johanna for a couple of decades now and throughout that time she's been a clear voice in how I think about managing teams and projects. And her writing, coaching, and consulting have helped project teams around the world. In this episode, she joins us to talk about her new book series entitled Modern Management Made Easy. It's a series of 3 books that address some pervasive myths about management. Learn more about Johanna and her book series at jrothman.com/modern-management-made-easy-a-three-volume-set/. Additional Resources In this episode, I refer to these other interviews that you might find helpful: My discussion with Johanna in episode 207 about her book Create Your Successful Agile Journey My discussion with Annie Murphy Paul in episode 335 about her book The Extended Mind Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Long Way by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8245-long-way License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license New Happy Day by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8161-new-happy-day License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sep 15, 202143 min

Ep 336PPP 336 | Project Success Rates Suck. Here's What To Do About It, With Clint Padgett

How to Deliver Projects Let's say a boss comes up to you and says, "Hey, our senior leadership team just authorized this big new project. I'm assigning it to you and need it delivered in the next 14 weeks. We're counting on you. Good luck!" What's going through your mind at this point? Maybe you're excited about the opportunity, which is great. But a lot of times people are thinking, "How in the world am I supposed to deliver all of that, in that timeframe, when I'm already overbooked with other projects! And so is everyone else I'll need!" So what do you do? Clint Padgett joins us again to talk about his new book entitled How Teams Triumph: Managing By Commitment. If you're looking for insights on how to deliver challenging projects, this is a book you'll want to read. Learn more about Clint and his book at ProjectSuccess.com. Additional Resources You can find my previous discussion with Clint in episode 29. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management When I'm Gone by Ramol Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6794-when-i-m-gone License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Chilled Summer Piano by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8145-chilled-summer-piano- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sep 8, 202140 min

Ep 335PPP 335 | How To Improve Your Ability To Think, With Acclaimed Science Writer Annie Murphy Paul

Much Of How We Think About the Brain is Wrong Today we're having a discussion about the brain. Actually, it's more than that--we're going to talk about how a lot of what we think we know about the brain might just not be so! Science writer Annie Murphy Paul joins us today to talk about her remarkable new book entitled The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside The Brain. It's a book that has expanded how I think about the mind and I can't wait to introduce you to what I consider a must-read book. Learn more about Annie and her book at AnnieMurphyPaul.com. Additional Resources In my comments after the interview, I mention a follow-up interview you may want to check out. It's with Dr. John Medina, author of a series of books called Brain Rules. You can find my discussion with John in episode 188. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Clouded Minds by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7636-clouded-minds License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license If I Only Had a Brain - The Wizard of Oz (4/8) Movie CLIP (1939) HD available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=nauLgZISozs

Aug 31, 202142 min

Ep 334PPP 334 | Beyond The Pandemic: Preparing For The Next Rogue Wave, With Futurist Jonathan Brill

Preparing for the Next Rogue Wave We're continuing a series of episodes on the topic of the future. It's hard to imagine that we can be effective at leading others if we're not forward-thinking. But after getting slammed by the COVID tsunami and subsequent recurring waves, the future can feel so unsure. So how do we prepare ourselves and our teams for the future despite the challenges of understanding it? To help us with that, we're joined in this episode by Jonathan Brill, author of a new book entitled Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change. Jonathan is the former Global Futurist at HP and has led companies that have substantially improved the world in many domains. Not to mention he invented the machine that makes frozen coffee slurpees! Learn more about Jonathan and his book at JonathanBrill.com. Additional Resources In the outtakes of the episode, Jonathan mentions an HBR article that he wrote with Dorie Clark about how to future-prep your career. You can find that article here. My discussion with Brian David Johnson, former Chief Futurist at Intel, can be found in episode 313 My discussion with Deborah Westphal from Toffler Associates can be found in episode 329 My discussion with Michael Solomon about preparing your career for the future can be found in episode 304 My discussion with Cecily Sommers about how to think like a futurist can be found in episode 87 Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management Back To The Future by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6090-back-to-the-future License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Aug 24, 202131 min

Ep 333PPP 333 | How To Boost Morale And Results By Making Work Fun, With Dr. Bob Nelson And Mario Tamayo

How much fun would you say you and your team have as you go through your day-to-day work? When you look back over the pandemic experience thus far, there are plenty of reasons for the word fun to not come to mind. There has been a great loss, much fear, and though working from home may have its advantages, it can definitely have an impact on how a group of people experiences the idea of being a team and having fun together. In this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Bob Nelson and Mario Tamayo, authors of a new book entitled Work Made Fun Gets Done. It's an insightful book on trust that I look forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Dr. Bob and Mario and their book at DrBobNelson.com/. If you found this episode helpful, here are some recommended follow-up episodes: Episode 316 with the authors of the book Humor, Seriously Episode 109 with Peter McGraw about his book The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Funny & Cheerful by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7124-funny-cheerful-play License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license It's Funky by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8061-it-s-funky License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Jerry's Gift to Elaine vs Kramer's Gift | Seinfeld S02E09 available at youtube.com/watch?v=daMjZP1pjFc

Aug 18, 202152 min

PPP 332 | Keeping Teams Engaged and Connected While Working From Anywhere, with Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel

Leading Virtual Teams That Work Though many people are slowly starting to return to the office for at least part of the week, there's reason to think that we'll be leading teams and projects with stakeholders that are not co-located. And though we've gained some experience with that now since the global pandemic began, I continue to hear from people about the challenges they experience, both as a leader of teams and as members of teams. I'm excited to introduce you to the work of Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel. They are authors of the books The Long-Distance Leader and The Long-Distance Teammate. Both are insightful books on how to navigate leading virtual teams and I look forward to sharing ideas from the books with you. Learn more about Kevin and Wayne and their books at KevinEikenberry.com. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Time to 808 by MusicParadise Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5069-time-to-808 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Titles Extended Version (Romeos Erbe) by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3158-end-titles-extended-version-romeos-erbe- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Aug 10, 202146 min

Ep 331PPP 331 | Should I Trust Them? Do They Trust Me? Harvard Professor Sandra Sucher On The Power Of Trust

The Power of Trust A key aspect for us to grow in our ability to lead and deliver comes down to trust. It's difficult to follow someone we don't trust, right? Yet trust can be one of those topics that can be difficult to get our arms around. We know it when we see it and we know it's important. And we certainly know when it's lost. But how do we intentionally develop trust in an authentic and lasting way? That's what we're talking about today. Harvard Management Professor Sandra Sucher joins us in this episode to talk about her new book The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. It's an insightful book on trust that I look forward to sharing with you. Learn more about Sandra and her book at ThePowerOfTrustBook.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Warm Sunset by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8070-warm-sunset License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tranceverse by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5223-tranceverse License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Address is available at https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2019-04-04-Boeing-CEO-Dennis-Muilenburg-Addresses-the-Ethiopian-Airlines-Flight-302-Preliminary-Report#assets_20295_130416-115 BP CEO Tony Hayward clip available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=MTdKa9eWNFw

Aug 3, 202142 min

Ep 330PPP 330 | The Working Mom Blueprint, With Dr. Whitney Casares

The Working Project Manager Mom A common struggle I see is the challenges and expectations faced by working moms. I think it's challenging for any working mom, but since many of our listeners are in project-related roles, I wonder if it's even more difficult for you? Your days are filled with planning, task management, getting things done, being efficient, and my guess is that mindset doesn't shut off when it comes to parenting. In many ways, that mindset probably helps you in your parenting. But it also might leave you exhausted as you wrestle with trying to do it all--trying to be all--when the demands of work and life make that an impossible fairy tale. In this episode, we're talking with Dr. Whitney Casares, author of a new book entitled The Working Mom Blueprint: Winning at Parenting Without Losing Yourself. It's a book packed with wisdom that I can't wait to introduce you to. Learn more about Whitney at ModernMommyDoc.com/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Fantasy Corporation by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6179-fantasy-corporation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license New Beautiful Day by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6176-new-beautiful-day License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jul 28, 202144 min

Ep 329PPP 329 | Preparing Your Career And Your Team For The Future, With Deborah Westphal

Preparing for the Convergence It's hard to imagine that we can be effective at leading others if we're not forward-thinking. But the future is so unsure--clouded at times by apocalyptic visions of machines taking over and life ruled by algorithms. So how do we prepare ourselves and our teams for the future despite the challenges of understanding it? To help us on this journey, we're joined today by Deborah Westphal, author of a new book entitled Convergence: Technology, Business, and the Human-Centric Future. In this episode, Deborah will talk about what it means for us to be human-centric as we look to the future. She'll challenge how we use the term stakeholder when we're leading our teams and projects. She'll expose some of the obsolete ideas and models that we too easily hold onto. And she'll give us some perspectives to think differently about what it means to be a human-centric, future-focused leader. Learn more about Deborah and her book at DeborahWestphal.com/convergence-book/. Join our Global LEAD52 Community Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? LEAD52 is your 5-minute weekly pass to leadership intelligence. You get 52 weeks of learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Join us at https://GetLEAD52.com. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership History and Future by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/67-history-and-future License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Things by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4860-things License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Patch Adams Complete Speech from the movie Patch Adams, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=KDEjgOFOLho

Jul 20, 202150 min

Ep 328PPP 328 | Why You Need To Know About LogFrame, with Terry Dean Schmidt

Strategic Project Management There's a good chance that right now, as you listen to this episode, you've been tasked with delivering something that feels big. Perhaps even intimidating. Even if this isn't you right now, it will be eventually, and today I can't wait to introduce you to an approach that can help lead you out of the fog. Terry Dean Schmidt is the author of Strategic Project Management Made Simple. Though that title might sound like it's over-selling--that strategic projects can be made simple--I think you're going to find Terry's approach to be something that is straightforward and can apply to just about any type of project and life cycle. Learn more about Terry and his company at https://www.managementpro.com/about-us/meet-terry/. You can get your own free P.R.O.J.E.C.T.S. Daily checklist to serve as a reminder of the beliefs, attitudes, and mindsets to keep you focused. Get yours here. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Dionysos by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6991-dionysos License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license On Fire by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5147-on-fire License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jul 14, 202137 min

PPP 327 | What is Sustainable Project Management? A Conversation with Rich Maltzman

Sustainable Project Management Insights One of my favorite voices on how to lead projects is Rich Maltzman. Rich contributed to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Seventh Edition in the areas of sustainability and value delivery. In this episode, Rich talks about what sustainable project management is (and isn't). Perhaps more importantly, he talks about what we can do at our level, especially when we feel we don't have much influence to make a difference. And Rich shares some project and career lessons that he's gleaned over the years. It's a great discussion with a guy I consider a friend. Here are some resources that Rich mentions during the interview: His book Green Project Management, co-authored with David Shirley His book How to Facilitate Productive Project Planning Meetings: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Project Success, co-authored with Jim Stewart His blog on projectmanagement.com Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management Corona [instrumental] (feat. Klangkommune) by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7102-corona-instrumental License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jul 6, 202132 min

PPP 326 | Kiron Bondale Shares Project Leadership Lessons

Lessons in Project Leadership One of my favorite voices on how to lead projects is Kiron Bondale. He joined us back in episode 92 for an In the Trenches episode, and I've been a fan of his writing ever since. Kiron recently launched a new book entitled Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice: 100 Lessons in Project Leadership. It's a book packed with insights to help you lead and deliver. Learn more about Kiron and his work at https://kbondale.wordpress.com/. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Tranceverse by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5223-tranceverse License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jul 1, 202134 min

Ep 325PPP 325 | Managing Up And Conversations About Race, With Author Dana Brownlee

Two Interviews in One I've been looking forward to sharing this interview with Dana Brownlee for many weeks. In many ways, it's two interviews wrapped up into one. We start by talking with Dana about her book entitled The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches. It's a book packed with insights to help manage those who manage us! But I didn't want to miss the opportunity to have a conversation with Dana about race. She's a valued voice in my life on many topics--including race--and I so appreciate the insights she shares with us today. Learn more about Dana and her work at https://professionalismmatters.com/. Also, check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfFT3dbydRwGM2_qBz-lt_A. Finally, in the interview, she mentions an article she wrote about Martin Luther King's letter from the Birmingham jail. Click here to read that article. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Tuesday by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2992-tuesday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Back To The Sun by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6945-back-to-the-sun- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Jun 22, 202144 min

Ep 324PPP 324 | Gallup Chief Scientist On How To Build Resilient And Thriving Teams

Building Resilience After a Pandemic For most of us, living through a crisis like a global pandemic has taken a toll. As leaders, we not only have to navigate difficult times well ourselves—we also have a responsibility to help those we lead. Jim Harter is Chief Scientist of Workplace Management and Wellbeing at Gallup. He joins us here in episode 324 to talk about his new book entitled Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Resilient and Thriving Teams. It's a book packed with research-driven insights to help you and me build resilient and thriving teams at work. Learn more about Jim and his work at Gallup at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/349547/wellbeing-at-work-what-gallup-has-learned-about-thriving.aspx. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you follow me, I'll follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Particles by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5696-particles- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Upbeat & Happy by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7809-upbeat-happy- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Job Satisfaction Management Clip from the movie Horrible Bosses, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=As9bbkvjuxo

Jun 16, 202141 min

PPP 323 | Strategies to Deal With Anxiety at Work, with Adrian Gostick

Leading in Anxious Times In this episode, we're taking on the subject of anxiety at work, and I'm excited to welcome Adrian Gostick to the conversation. Adrian and his co-authors Chester Elton and Anthony Gostick have written an insightful and timely book entitled Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done. The book is filled with practical ways that we, as leaders, can do our part to reduce anxiety at work. Learn more about Adrian and his work at https://AdrianGostick.com/. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Depression by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4927-depression License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Black Night by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5617-black-knight- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Michael's Stress Relief from the Office US, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=aiMcewLra2g

Jun 9, 202137 min

Ep 322PPP 322 | New Rules For The Digital Age, With Ram Charan

The Rules Have Changed World-renowned CEO coach and business thinker Ram Charan joins us to talk about new rules for the digital age from his book Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age. It's a discussion that will help guide how you see your business through the lens of the digital giants while helping you prepare for the future. Learn more about Ram and his work at https://ram-charan.com/books/. Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you follow me, I'll follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Strategic & Business Management Creating Future Technologies by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7057-creating-future-technologies License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Back to the Future by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6090-back-to-the-future License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Balancing the Budget scene from the movie Dave, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=ZARAldXlSyA

May 25, 202136 min