Project Management Podcast: Project Management for the Masses with Cesar Abeid, PMP

Mark J. Woeppel shares his experience leading a massive project to clean up the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 oil spill. The post Epic Project Management: The DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill Cleanup appeared first on PM for the Masses.

Nick and Cesar explore the essence of note-making vs. note-taking. Dive into the challenges of the digital age, Nick's trust in Obsidian, and a glimpse of his workshop. The post Linking Your Thinking and Note-Making with Nick Milo appeared first on PM for the Masses.

Tracy Duez and Cesar delve into the transformative power of wanting more, challenging the notion of 'wanting' as selfish. They explore purpose's role in desire and offer tools like the Wheel of Wants to clarify aspirations. Learn about aligning head and heart, fulfilling purpose, embracing growth, and how wanting can foster a more fulfilling life. The post The Power of Wanting appeared first on PM for the Masses.

In today's episode, we're joined by Hilary Kinney to discuss 'Project Management for Parents'. We'll explore the integration of project management principles in parenting and how it promotes harmony and efficiency within the family. Don't miss out! The post Project Management for Parents appeared first on PM for the Masses.

Discover the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in project management as Cesar explores the realm of AI with guest Tom Ummells, the creator of Tom's Planner. The post Artificial Intelligence in Project Management appeared first on PM for the Masses.

Today I chat with author Tatiyana Cure, author of "Hiring to Win." We cover strategies for hiring and keeping talent in your organization.

Today I bring you the scrappy Kimberly Wiefling, who will delight you with her playful take on leadership and project management.

Lara Hogan explains the difference between coaching and mentoring, then goes on to coach me in a very real, scarily authentic coaching session. Don't miss this one.

More companies are adopting a "hybrid" situation in which some employees work from home some or all of the time, while others work from the office. How do we ensure success in this new reality?

How to ensure your change initiative pays off, with guest Brendon Baker, author of the excellent book "Valuable Change."

An open and frank conversation with Kevin Torf about project management and leadership, as well as tidbits of his pithy and practical book.

Lance Willett, Chief Product & Technology Officer at social media platform Tumblr shares his leadership philosophy, his views on project and product management, and distributed work at Tumblr.

Today I chat with Donna Weber, the world's leading expert on customer onboarding.

How do develop your strategic thinking? Today I chat with author Greg Githens on the most important way to improve your thinking and up your impact in the world.

Today we talk about joy in the workplace, with my guest Richard Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations.

Today I bring you one of my favourite conversations I have had on this podcast. I will introduce you to an accomplished CEO who lost a CEO's most powerful tool: his voice. But what he has found in the process of dealing with this loss is truly remarkable.

Learn how to ace that job interview for your next project management role with Elizabeth Harrin.

Be intentional about your mornings so you can be at your best during the day. Crafting your perfect morning routine with Sasha Marie Stone.

Can nature help us lead projects and design better organizations? Learn the principles of the new science of Biomimicry today with my guest Lex Amore.

As a break from project management, today we have a fascinating conversation with author S.D. Smith about life, courage, bravery, finding purpose, faith, and even a little Jurassic Park.

What could you accomplish if you could stay focused? What if you had the power to become “indistractable?” Today I chat with Nir Eyal, author of the excellent book Indistractable. We cover tips and techniques to avoid distractions and get focused.

Cesar Abeid talks with author Karen Martin on the benefits of value stream thinking for your organization.

How do you lead in times of disruption? Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your ability to lead yourself and your team? Today I chat with the excellent "Leadership Freak" Dan Rockwell on how to exercise leadership during times such as these.

You are likely staying home and away from many things that have kept you busy. In this episode, I share my tips to keep your body, mind, and soul engaged so you learn to do well and even thrive in difficult circumstances.

Cesar Abeid talks with authors Johanna Rothman and Mark Kilby on managing distributed agile teams.

Cesar Abeid and Megan Marcel from Automattic talk about planning and managing large corporate events. It's all project management!

Cesar Abeid and Cornelius Fichtner talk about the upcoming changes to the PMP exam and the best strategies to get your certification right now.

Cesar Abeid and Susanne Madsen talk about today's new challenges in project leadership and the second edition of her book, The Power of Project Leadership

Cesar Abeid and Karen Arnold of Automattic talk about the benefits of building a distributed/remote team and how to get started.

Cesar Abeid and Dr. Mik Kersten talk about the necessary shift from project to product thinking.

Cesar invites Farnoosh Brock back to the podcast today to talk about developing a serving mindset. This is the topic of her new book: The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business. Though primarily directed towards entrepreneurs, I found that this book has valuable lessons for Project Managers, or anyone who needs to inspire others to […]

Cesar invited Colin Ellis to be a guest on the show today. Colin D. Ellis is an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author and renowned project leadership and culture expert who works with organizations around the world to help them build teams that are fit for the future of work. Able to draw on more than […]

Cesar invited Jason Evanish join him on this episode. Jason is the CEO and founder of GetLighthouse.com which is software and a blog dedicated to helping people be awesome managers. They help managers in over 20 different countries around the world have better one on ones (1 on 1s), grow their team members, and be […]

Cesar & Traci invited Rick Morris, best-selling author, mentor, and evangelist for project management as well as an all-around great guy to join them on this episode. Rick’s appetite for knowledge and passion for the profession makes him an internationally sought-after speaker delivering keynote presentations for large conferences and PMI events around the world.  He […]

Cesar & Traci invited Mr. Iain Fraser, Chairman of the global Board of Directors for the Project Management Institute in 2006 on to the show this week to discuss the state of project, programme and portfolio management in today’s organizations. Iain is an author, speaker, trainer, and professional director. His specialties include: Business Governance, Portfolio, Program & Project […]

Cesar & Traci thought about publishing this episode last week but, well… you know… maybe we procrastinated. In this episode, we discuss procrastination and some anti-procrastination strategies. Some of the topics we cover are: Is procrastination the same as laziness? 6 reasons why we procrastinate 7 strategies for overcoming our tendency to procrastinate If you […]

In this episode, Cesar & Traci talk with Dennis Hong of SocialSavvySage.com. Dennis offers simple, easy-to-use tips to overcome our basic communication styles especially through text communications. Some of the topics he covers are: What are the different communication styles that people might use? How can these styles lead to misunderstandings when two people with […]

In this episode, Cesar tells Traci that she sucks! Then they talk about 7 ways to lessen the sting of criticism and not take it personally. The 7 ways are: Stop worrying about what other people think. “No one can make your feel inferior without your permission.” Eleanor Roosevelt Agreement #2 in Don Miguel Ruiz’s […]

In this episode, Cesar and Traci interview Christopher Avery, PhD. He is a reformed management consultant. After a decade helping corporations help smart, ambitious professionals find ways to cope with lives they don’t want and think they can’t change, he realized coping skills are overrated. A better skill is knowing how to apply your innate […]

 In this episode, Traci turns the tables on Cesar and interviews him! Cesar is a team lead for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and a number of other products. Automattic employs more than 600 employees, all working remotely. We discuss: how Communication is oxygen the different technologies that he utilizes at Automattic how to set expectations […]

In this episode, Cesar and Traci explore the direction of upcoming podcast episodes. We are asking YOU, our listener, to give us your thoughts on the direction of the podcast. What is the biggest leadership or project management challenge that you are currently facing? Take a minute to let us know in the comments section. Here are comments […]

In the final episode of our series on Self-Leadership, Cesar and Traci discuss 4 steps to setting and achieving your goals and becoming the person you want to become. In episode 106, we talked about CREATING your purpose by intentionally deciding on the PERSON you want to be and become. Now, you can use these […]

In this episode from our series on Self-Leadership, Cesar and Traci talk about how you can CREATE your purpose and start off the year motivated and inspired. We believe that you don’t FIND your purpose, you CREATE it. However, society has asked us questions that are confusing. When we were growing up we were asked […]

In this episode from our series on Self-Leadership, Cesar and Traci discuss ways that you can reclaim your personal power so that you can accomplish your purpose. (Now don’t worry if you don’t know what your purpose is because we’re going to cover that in the next episode.) So in the book Super Brain from […]

In previous episodes, Cesar and Traci alluded to the fact that you could measure your thinking. Not what you think (that would be kind of spooky), but, in fact, how you think. That’s what we talk about this week… Knowledge –> _____???______ –> Actions What is the missing link between knowledge and actions… between skills […]

Cesar and Traci continue this series on Self-leadership by discussing what every leader needs to learn to do… Create Value Every job you have, every relationship you hold, every process you create has one goal… to generate value.   So, how do you generate the greatest value? You use the concepts that we discuss in […]

In our last episode, we talked about mindfulness. Mindfulness gives us the ability to make a choice. in this weeks episode we’re going to focus on our willingness to make a choice. This deals with our mindset.   Have you ever worked with people who had tremendous skills but didn’t have the desire to do […]

In today’s episode, we’re discuss thinking and its impact on self-leadership. Not only how thinking is the root of all of our success but also how our thinking gets in the way of the stuff that we want to do. John F. Kennedy once said “The great enemy of the truth is very often not […]

Has this ever happened to you? You’ve gone to a conference or seminar and learn great ideas, you had good intentions, but you didn’t get the breakthrough results? Have you ever gone to training and learn new knowledge but that knowledge didn’t increase your performance? Have you ever set big goals and fell short or […]

The PM for the Masses podcast is back! If you have been missing the show, miss it no more! We are kicking off this new season of the PM for the Masses podcast with a great series of conversations with my friend Traci Duez. Have you ever asked yourself “what was I thinking” or “why […]

Today Elizabeth Harrin and I talk about how meetings are dysfunctional, and how to turn them into something your team will find useful and even enjoyable!