Podcasts about project leadership

Send us a textIn this powerful episode of Project Management Masterclass, host Brittany Wilkins unpacks the rise and fall of the Chill-Can Project in Youngstown, Ohio—a $20 million initiative that promised over 200 jobs, economic revival, and innovation but delivered none of it.This isn't just a case study—it's personal. Born and raised in Youngstown, Brittany shares her firsthand experience of watching hope turn into heartbreak as communities were uprooted, homes were bulldozed, and nothing materialized.Through the lens of project management, she breaks down what went wrong: missing milestones, ignored red flags, poor risk planning, and blind optimism without validation. The episode also examines the chillingly similar case of Zoetic Global—another failed promise in the same city.

Play video episode | Play audio-only episode | Play on YouTube Click above to play either the audio-only episode or video episode in a new window. Episode Summary Constant change, evolving stakeholder needs, and dispersed teams can twist even the best-planned projects into knots. Leadership expert Kevin Eikenberry (Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group and author of Flexible Leadership) joins Cornelius Fichtner to unpack a practical roadmap for staying effective when everything around you shifts. Drawing on three decades of coaching leaders in more than 50 countries, Kevin explains why rigid command-and-control approaches snap under real-world pressure, how “flexors” help you bend without breaking, and where to start if your calendar already looks like a game of Tetris.

Play video episode | Play audio-only episode | Play on YouTube Click above to play either the audio-only episode or video episode in a new window. Episode Summary Project environments rarely slow down, yet outstanding leaders keep schedules intact, teams motivated, and stakeholders confident even when interruptions pile up. Leadership strategist Robert Heath Sr. joins the show to explain how he transforms shifting priorities into opportunities for greater impact. A former Marine officer and combat-tested communications expert, Robert now advises Fortune 500 firms on building cultures that thrive under pressure. He shares field-tested techniques that help project managers cut through noise, protect focus, and make decisions at speed while maintaining team morale.

Send us a textIs the customer always right? Only if you measure success through their eyes.In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins shares the lightbulb moment from a company town hall that redefined how she leads projects—and why the secret to lasting impact isn't just hitting deadlines or budgets, but embracing a customer-centric mindset.Whether you're serving internal teams or external clients, Brittany breaks down how true project excellence starts by putting the customer at the center of every decision. Discover why customer centricity isn't just a buzzword—it's a leadership mindset that transforms priorities, builds empathy, and drives real value.From stakeholder engagement to iterative feedback loops, she offers practical ways to reframe your project approach and lead with intentionality.

Send us a textBeing stranded at Universal Studios taught podcast host Brittany Wilkins a valuable lesson—traditional methods still work. In this episode, she shares how that unexpected moment sparked a deeper realization about project management: the importance of knowing when to choose Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid of both.

Ben Lamorte talks with us about the power of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as a transformative tool for project leaders. He introduces a simple framework: define the destination, articulate its importance, set measurable key results, and outline an action plan. Hear about the impact of strong OKRs, and how tracking progress fosters motivation through small wins and helps teams maintain focus.

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Disruptive Project Leadership Podcast Intro Show: Find out how this podcast will help you bring structure to chaos and momentum to stalled initiatives—without burning out teams in the process. Host: Rene Little - Strategic Technology Leader | AI & Emerging Tech Expert | PMI Published Produced by Elite Conversations Podcast Media https://eliteconversations.com/

Send us a textElevate your project management game with Project Management Masterclass Podcast Premium! Unlock bonus episodes brimming with exclusive insights, advanced strategies, and power skill development—all designed to help you lead projects confidently and stay ahead in your career. You'll gain expert guidance and real-world applications that empower you to navigate complex projects, inspire teams, and deliver results like never before.No fluff—just high-value lessons that fuel your growth. And with month-to-month flexibility, you can cancel anytime, no strings attached. Don't settle for average—step into excellence and subscribe today to take your career to the next level!

Send us a textProject management has evolved significantly over the years, and so has the PMBOK Guide! In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, we take a deep dive into the fascinating journey of the PMBOK—from its first edition in 1996 to the game-changing shifts in the seventh edition.I share my personal experiences with PMBOK, from navigating my early days as a rookie project manager to adapting Agile and hybrid methodologies. We explore how the guide has transitioned from rigid process-driven frameworks to principle-based approaches that prioritize value delivery, adaptability, and leadership.If you're a seasoned project manager, this episode will help you appreciate how far we've come. If you're new to the field, understanding this evolution will empower you to manage projects more effectively in today's fast-paced world. Plus, I discuss what's ahead for the upcoming eighth edition and why staying updated is crucial for your professional growth.

Every project has its unique challenges, but true project leadership is about more than just delivering on deadlines—it’s about legacy, self-leadership, and navigating complexity with confidence. In this episode, I sit down with Jeanette Cremor (JC), a seasoned expert in project management with over 25 years of experience across government, higher education, and utilities. JC is the author of Real Project Leadership, where she shares a powerful framework designed to help project leaders move beyond processes and into purpose-driven leadership. What We Cover in This Episode: The Legacy Mindset—Why every project should be approached with the question: If it ended today, what impact have you left for tomorrow? The Three Pillars of Real Project Leadership—Self-leadership, practice, and solution leadership, and why these matter more than traditional project management methods. The Power of Emotional Intelligence—How “mirror moments” help leaders develop self-awareness and resilience. Common Pitfalls in Project Leadership—Siloed teams, shifting priorities, and change resistance—and how to navigate them effectively. Shifting Mindsets for Success—How embracing legacy-driven leadership creates lasting impact. Building a Culture of Trust and Collaboration—Why project sponsors should be involved in setting shared values from the start. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone leading projects—whether you’re new to leadership or a seasoned professional looking to enhance your impact and effectiveness. Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the Leading You Podcast. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners who are eager to elevate their leadership. LINKS Connect with Jeanette:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettemcremor/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanette_cremor/Website: https://jeanettecremor.com.au/ Order My New Book “You Always Have A Choice” here Connect with Julie:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hyde/Instagram: @juliehydeleadsWebsite: https://juliehyde.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we sit down with Martina Huemann, Professor of Project Leadership and Society at UCL and WU Vienna. With over 20 years of experience, Martina is a leading voice in empowering project leaders and advancing impactful scholarship. Martina connects academic insights with practical strategies, inspiring global leaders and organizations to achieve sustainable project success. Martina delves into the critical role of sustainability in project management. We'll explore how to translate corporate sustainability strategies into impactful projects, the key to selecting the right projects for a sustainable future, and the vital role of the PMO in supporting sustainable project delivery. Martina will also share valuable insights on avoiding common pitfalls in strategy and sustainability, and offer invaluable career advice gleaned from years of experience.  Chapters: 00:00 - 04:19 Introduction to Martina  04:20 - 09:54 What is sustainability and why is it important? 10:33 - 13:41 Corporate sustainability strategy translated into projects  13:42 - 17:23 Key to selecting the right projects 17:24 - 20:30 Role of the PMO  20:31 - 22:57 Pitfalls to avoid when it comes to strategy and sustainability  22:58 - 24:12 What's the most impactful advice you've received for your career? 24:13 - 25:58 Where to find Martina online? Connect with Martina on LinkedIn Contact Martina via email m.huemann@ucl.ac.uk Pick up a copy of Martina's latest book, The Handbook of Project Management: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Handbook-Project-Management-Martina-Huemann/dp/103222763X   Thanks for listening to the Project Management Paradise Podcast. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review our podcast on your favorite platform. Stay tuned for more episodes where we bring you the latest insights from industry leaders.   Find out how grid modernization can facilitate decarbonizing of the energy sector by accessing a complimentary copy at corasystems.com/gridmodernization

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the second half of The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz. Join them as they discuss work/life balance, project management, and which computer science subreddits to avoid! (We're about 95% sure that Carter recorded with the wrong microphone accidentally, so his audio is a little rough this episode. Sorry!) -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Software Engineer's Guidebook by Gergely Orosz https://amzn.to/3C503GQ (paid link) ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

"You never know where you are going to learn information that is going to potentially be game-changing for you."Justin SmithAbout the Moderator:Justin Smith is a renowned expert in project management strategies and tactics, providing strategic consulting and training for the Zweig Group. With an impressive track record in business growth and leadership, Justin brings a wealth of knowledge to the discussion.Episode Summary:Join us as Justin Smith moderates a panel of esteemed experts, including Aaron Lauinger, Tiara Marcus, and Brian Sielaff, representing firms excelling in client engagement, project leadership, and culture protection. Discover how to drive return on investment (ROI) and ownership of your most valuable initiatives throughout your organization in this engaging panel discussion from the ElevateAEC Conference. Industry experts share their insights on the essential role of high-level sponsorship and the importance of aligning initiatives with company culture. They emphasize that achieving significant change requires a commitment to client engagement and empathy, which ultimately enhances brand identity and client experience. The conversation also highlights the necessity of ruthless prioritization and accountability in implementing successful strategies. Through real-world examples and candid reflections on missteps, this episode offers valuable takeaways for any firm looking to elevate its operations and foster long-term growth.Key Takeaways:Client Engagement: Developing a differentiated brand through meaningful client interactions is crucial for standing out in a crowded market.Project Leadership: Empathy and client-centric approaches are essential for transforming project management into project leadership.Culture Protection: Maintaining a strong organizational culture requires intentional decision-making and aligning office environments with company values.Strategic Initiatives: Successful initiatives require high-level sponsorship, clear ROI measurement, and a commitment to long-term goals.Change Management: Adapting to change involves ruthless prioritization and ensuring the right people are driving initiatives forward.All this and more on this episode of the Zweig Letter podcast.Links referenced in this episode:The Zweig LetterZweig GroupFlipping BookGet your FREE Subscription to the Zweig Letter Newsletter.We highly encourage you to listen to the full episode to gain deeper insights into how AI is poised to revolutionize the design industry. Stay tuned for more enlightening content from the Zweig Letter podcast, and make sure to subscribe for regular updates!Other episodes you'll enjoy:Innovative Startup Pirros Revolutionizes Detail Management for Design FirmsConnect with Zweig Group:Instagram: Zweig...

Send us a textIn this compelling episode of the Customer Success Playbook Podcast, co-host Kevin Metzger shares his foundational principle for driving team success: the power of clear communication. Drawing from his extensive experience in requirements gathering and project management, Kevin unveils practical strategies for avoiding communication pitfalls and fostering genuine understanding within teams.Detailed AnalysisKevin's insights delve deep into the complexities of workplace communication, offering a multi-layered approach to enhancing team effectiveness. His experience writing requirements for a major delivery company serves as a practical case study in the challenges and solutions of cross-functional communication.Key takeaways include:The importance of iterative communication processes and documentationStrategies for managing disagreements proactively through pre-meeting alignmentsTechniques for identifying and addressing miscommunications in real-timeThe value of creating psychological safety through personal development sharingMethods for aligning team mindset toward shared success goalsThe discussion highlights how seemingly simple agreements can mask fundamental misunderstandings, emphasizing the need for active listening and careful facilitation. Kevin's approach to team meetings, incorporating personal development elements, demonstrates how creating a shared success mindset can enhance communication effectiveness.This episode provides valuable insights for customer success leaders looking to improve team dynamics and project outcomes through better communication practices.Now you can interact with us directly by leaving a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/CustomerSuccessPlaybookPlease Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe. You can also find the CS Playbook Podcast:YouTube - @CustomerSuccessPlaybookPodcastTwitter - @CS_PlaybookYou can find Kevin at:Metzgerbusiness.com - Kevin's person web siteKevin Metzger on Linked In.You can find Roman at:Roman Trebon on Linked In.

#sandrajhorton #forceforchange #changemanagement #drkimberleylinert #incrediblelifecreatorpodcast Sandra J. Horton is known as a positive, motivational, and powerful force for change. Her message is always clear, "activate success first through your own change then leads others to theirs". She guides and supports leaders and organizations to change with ease resulting in sustainable solutions. She has expertise in Change Management, Project Leadership, and is a Master Facilitator. She has built a successful consulting business since 2014. She is a best-selling author and motivational speaker. Sandra has an M.A. in Leadership and holds certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management. Sandra loves to transform systems through her many contractor roles, with her most recent work as Project and Change Leader, Virtual Healthcare. Sandra has collaborated on two books, the international best seller, Voices of the 21st Century, and Growth Strategies for the Hungry Entrepreneur published in 2019. Contact Sandra J. Horton:www.activate-success.comBook: Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader In Your NicheLinktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/sandrajhorton Dr. Kimberley Linert Speaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral Optometrist Event Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/ To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com 702.256.9199 Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator Podcast Available on... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platforms Author of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3srh6tZ Website: https://www.DrKimberleyLinert.com Please subscribe, share & LISTEN! Thanks. incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kimberley-linert-incredible-life-creator/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberley.linert/ The Great Discovery eLearning Platform: https://thegreatdiscovery.com/kimberley

Send us a textJoin Brittany Project Management Professional (PMP), on this episode of Project Management Masterclass as she discusses  PMI's groundbreaking report, Maximizing Project Success. Discover how the definition of project success is evolving and why it's no longer just about time, budget, and scope. Learn about the innovative Net Project Success Score (NPSS) and how it helps measure value-driven success. We'll explore actionable strategies for improving project outcomes, such as defining success criteria, establishing measurement systems, and tracking performance. Whether you're leading a startup or managing a seasoned organization, this episode will inspire you to transform projects into value-driven successes. Tune in and take the first step toward mastering project success.Exciting news! Our Project Management Masterclass course is launching soon. If you're ready to elevate your project management skills and boost your Project EQ, join our waitlist today to be the first to know when our course goes live. Don't miss out!Project Management Masterclass SurveyBoost your business to new heights. Partner with us to amplify your brand and achieve unparalleled success. Reach out through our survey for advertising opportunities.Advertising InquiriesWelcome to Project Management Masterclass hosted by Brittany Wilkins. Whether you're a seasoned project manager looking to sharpen your skills or a newcomer eager to learn the ropes, this podcast is your ultimate guide to mastering the art and science of project management. In each episode, we dive deep into the world of project management, bringing you insights, practical tips, and real-life success stories. Get ready to elevate your project management game. Thank you for tuning in to Project Management Masterclass! If you're ready to elevate your project management skills, subscribe for more expert insights. Don't forget to share & review. Until next time, happy managing! Support the show

The Leadership Heart Podcast is excited to welcome Dr. Donese Worden.  Dr. Donese Worden, is an award-winning physician, researcher, entrepreneur and global health educator who expertly and compassionately bridges the worlds of conventional allopathic and advanced alternative medicine. Dr. Worden's unique skill set combines her extensive experience in medical practice, research, academics, marketing, public speaking, and media experience, which sets her apart from other respected industry leaders. As a Board Certified Physician, she has extensive proficiency in integrative primary care, oncology, pain management, mental illness, clinical nutrition, exercise, complex diseases, diagnosis, and mind-body therapies.  Dr. Worden, renowned for her pioneering contributions to integrative medicine, has introduced novel healing modalities and therapies from around the world to the U.S., earning immense respect from patients, peers, and the wider public for her revolutionary work. Dr. Worden holds a Master's Degree in Communications and Television Broadcasting, demonstrating her extensive expertise in the broadcasting domain where she has hosted numerous network talk shows and served as a news anchor. Celebrated on the cover of the National Speakers Association magazine, she is regarded as one of the premier health and wellness speakers in the country, captivating audiences with her keynote lectures at corporate events, medical societies, and health organizations, earning her titles such as “The Fearless and Frank Physician” and “The Female Face of Medicine.” Dr. Worden is currently on a 9 city speaking tour with the legendary Les Brown.  Dr. Worden is poised to further expand her reach with the upcoming launch of her network television show, “Health Hot Seat.” Which promises to be a game-changer in health-centric broadcasting. Dr. Worden's entrepreneurial endeavors don't end there. She has co-founded a clinical research company “Prove It” specifically poised to help clean up and support the health and wellness industry .She's also actively shaping the future of integrative and metabolic therapies. In the research domain, her current research on Glioblastoma treatments is nothing short of revolutionary. Moreover, her significant contributions to medical device studies, nutraceutical innovations, and wellness product development further underscore her entrepreneurial impact on the wellness industry.  Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website www.sandrahorton.com Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche  https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=activate+success&crid=1AEDK68RJMS4K&sprefix=activate+success%2Caps%2C137&ref=nb_sb_noss

Ever wondered how a diagnosis can completely pivot your career path? In episode 136 of Carlsbad: People, Purpose and Impact, I sit down with Ian Walhert, an inspiring ADHD life coach, to explore this fascinating journey. From pursuing mechanical engineering to embracing psychology, Ian's story is a testament to the unpredictable yet rewarding pathways life can offer. We delve into his decade-long adventure in Australia, his personal struggles, and how these experiences shaped his mission to support others with ADHD.Ian opens up about his own challenges with ADHD, shedding light on the varied effects of medication and the critical role of lifestyle factors like sleep and nutrition. His coaching philosophy is all about personalization—turning intentions into actions, tackling work struggles, enhancing relationships, and organizing life for less stress and more productivity.Intrigued by how virtual coaching can transcend borders, or how nature and movement can enhance a session? Ian shares his innovative approaches and offers a free 45-minute discovery call for those curious about his services. Tune in to learn how Ian empowers individuals to leverage their unique strengths and achieve impactful personal growth. Don't miss this episode—your journey to understanding ADHD might just begin here!Ian Walhert's Bio:Ian graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Oregon State University in 2009 and after several years of working in corporate toles, he attended the University of Sydney to graduate with a Master degree in Project Leadership. As a part of Ian's personal journey growing up with ADD, he completed his specialty training in coaching with ADHD from ADDCA (ADD Coach Academy) in 2018.Ian has worked in a range of corporate and consulting roles focused on learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and other people focused roles.He has immersed himself in the local and global ADHD community via virtual groups, meetings, and conferences. Ian is continually collaborating with and learning from the amazing organizations on the frontlines of ADHD in the USA, Australia, and globally. He stays up to date on the latest research and challenges impacting the ADHD community.Connect with Ian:Website: www.adhdcoaching.lifeInstagram: adhd_in_the_wildEmail: info@adhdcoaching.life Did this episode have a special impact on you? Share how it impacted youCarlsbad Podcast Social Links:LinkedInInstagramFacebookXYouTubeSponsor: This show is sponsored and produced by DifMix Productions. To learn more about starting your own podcast, visit www.DifMix.com/podcasting

This episode of Our Work is a recording of a live panel discussion from a conference for the local chapter of the Project Management Institute. The theme for the day was Resilient Project Leadership: Navigating the Unknown and Thriving in Turbulent Times.The two panelists are, Jill Heinerth, underwater explorer and Leslie Doka, Director of Construction at Wright Construction.These two women are smart and fearless and have shattered glass ceilings in their own worlds and we had a great conversation about fear, resilience, leadership and projects.

Volunteering has long been an avenue for individuals to give back to their communities, but its impact on professional development, particularly in project management, is a lesser-known benefit.Galen Low is joined by Yasmina Khelifi (Senior Project Manager at Orange) & Mayte Mata Sivera (Head of PMO at Nu Skin) to discuss how their volunteer experiences have significantly propelled their careers.Resources from this episode:Join DPM MembershipSubscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcastsConnect with Mayte and Yasmina on LinkedInGet 15% off Mayte & Yasmina's book The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Yasmina Khelifi and Mayte Mata Sivera, co-authors of The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership.. Ever feel like you don't have time to volunteer? Yasmina and Mayte share compelling reasons why giving back ends up being a win-win for you and those you are serving. Through personal anecdotes, Yasmina and Mayte illustrate how volunteering can open doors and provide meaningful experiences, such as transitioning from managers to leaders and collaborating on impactful projects like their book. They also offer practical advice on starting small in volunteering, choosing opportunities that bring joy, and leveraging LinkedIn for networking. Want to give back but feel like you don't have time or know where to start? This episode is for you! Sound Bites "Volunteering benefits both you and those you serve." "Start small and evaluate your expectations." "Find something that brings you joy." "There's a great need for the skill sets that project managers and frontline leaders have. We agree that it's important to do, yet in many ways, we're among the busiest of people." "Having this opportunity to experiment with different people helped me to try different styles, to try to find myself as a leader." "I had bad marks in school. I thought you had to be gifted. But thanks to volunteering, I gained confidence. And now I try different things." Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:36 Start Of Interview 01:49 Personal Journeys To Project Management 04:28 The Power Of Volunteering: First Experiences 06:10 Developing Leadership Skills Through Volunteering 14:28 Building Relationships And Networking 18:15 Learning Agility And Personal Development 20:18 Overcoming Design Barriers Through Volunteering 22:00 The Importance Of Starting Small In Volunteering 23:08 Finding Joy In Volunteering 24:13 Memorable Volunteering Experiences 27:18 End Of Interview 27:47 Andy Comments After The Interview 31:08 Outtakes Learn More You can listen to my previous discussion with Yasmina in episode 361. You can connect with Yasmina on LinkedIn here. And connect with Mayte on LinkedIn here. AI for Project Managers and Leaders With the constant stream of AI news, it's sometimes hard to grasp how these advancements can benefit us as project managers and leaders in our day-to-day work. That's why I developed our e-learning course: AI Made Simple: A Practical Guide to Using AI in Your Everyday Work. This self-guided course is designed for project managers and leaders aiming to harness AI's potential to enhance your work, streamline your workflow, and boost your productivity. Go to ai.i-leadonline.com to learn more and join us. The feedback from the program has been fantastic. Take this opportunity to unlock the potential of AI for your team and projects. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills Topics: Volunteering, Leadership, Project Management, Personal Growth, Networking, Community Service, Professional Development, Learning Agility, Relationships, Mentorship. The following music was used for this episode: Music: Summer Morning Full Version by MusicLFiles License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Tropical Vibe by Winnie the Moog License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sometimes personality tests are used to put people in a box, which can be restrictive and limiting. Markey Read advocates a different approach, one that empowers you to discover your superpowers and use them more often. You'll enjoy this lively conversation where Markey explains why it's best to identify and focus on your superpowers and spend far less time on your bozopowers. She and Meredith share personal stories about themselves, revealing how they've each learned how to do this in their work and with their spouses. Markey Read is an internationally acclaimed trainer and consultant renowned for her innovative approach to Team and Project Leadership. Recognized as a thought leader in her field, Markey champions the belief that everyone possesses innate leadership qualities. However, mainstream corporate culture often obscures these talents by favoring certain styles over others. With over 30 years of experience in coaching, training, and developing dynamic leadership teams, Markey specializes in empowering emerging leaders and entrepreneurs to harness their unique superpowers while effectively delegating their bozopowers, allowing them to excel in their areas of expertise. As a highly sought-after keynote speaker and trainer in the US and UK, Markey has successfully guided entrepreneurial ventures and international corporations in transforming their organizational cultures. She is the author of two books, Leadership Styles and Launch, Grow & Prosper as a Woman Solopreneur, and she's certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, FlexTalk, and Emotional Intelligence. Markey holds a Master's Degree in Leadership and Group Dynamics from the University of Vermont. You'll discover: What led Markey to do the work she does with leaders and teamsHow learning about personality types can help you discover your superpowersThe distinctions she makes between skills, superpowers, and bozopowersWhy Markey uses rooms in a house to explain your natural tendencies and areas of stretchQuestions leaders can ask to discover the preferences of their team membersCheck out all the episodesLeave a review on Apple PodcastsConnect with Meredith on LinkedInFollow Meredith on TwitterDownload the free ebook Listen Like a Pro

In this episode I'm joined by Colin Tomlinson.Colin owns a learning and development company specialising in teaching Project Leadership and Management in the Civil Engineering and Construction industry.  He uses techniques adapted from his 24 years career as an Officer in the Royal Engineers and his 12 years of experience within the industry to help navigate through the complexities of working on projects.  He has recently completed two legs of The Clipper Race sailing almost 15,000 miles from Australia to Seattle via Vietnam and China. When he and I talked about his recent sailing adventure I found myself fascinated by why he'd decided to do it, how he went about it, what was the impact on his business and family, what was the experience really like and what did he take from it that has remained with him now he's back at home and back in his business.Colin kindly agreed to join me to create this episode and answer all my questions. In doing so he shares how instead of pausing his business to go sailing, the trip has been a catalyst to help him scale it. Perhaps less surprising were the numerous leadership lessons that emerge from the concentrated team environment of an ocean racing yacht.I'm excited to invite you to join Colin and me as he takes us behind the scenes of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the only event of its type in the world where anyone, even if they've never stepped on a boat before, can join the adventure.Contact Colin:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colintomlinson/Clipper Round the World About AndyI'm an experienced business leader and a passionate developer of people in the automotive finance industry, internationally.During over twenty years, I have played a key role in developing businesses including Alphabet UK, BMW Corporate Finance UK, BMW Financial Services Singapore, BMW Financial Services New Zealand and Tesla Financial Services UK. At the same time, I have coached individuals and delivered leadership development programmes in 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.I started Aquilae in 2016 to enable “Fulfilling Performance” in the mobility industry, internationally.Learn more about Fulfilling PerformanceCheck out Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub. Connect with AndyLinkedIn: Andy Follows Email: cvm@aquilae.co.ukJoin a guided peer mentoring team: Aquilae AcademyThank you to our sponsors: ASKE ConsultingEmail: hello@askeconsulting.co.ukAquilaeEmail: cvm@aquilae.co.ukEpisode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror  If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. Episode recorded on 11 September, 2024.

Play audio-only episode | Play video episode Click above to play either the audio-only episode or video episode in a new window. Episode Summary Volunteering in project management is much more than just lending a hand. It's a powerful personal and professional growth tool, particularly in honing leadership abilities. In this episode, we're joined by Mayte Mata Sivera and Yasmina Khelifi, co-authors of the book The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership, who share their experiences and insights into how project managers can leverage volunteering opportunities to develop critical skills.

Host Riccardo Cosentino explores untapped knowledge in project management, drawing from his Oxford insights. This episode of Navigating Major Programmes delves into integrating social sciences and complex adaptive systems, addressing how minor changes can lead to significant impacts due to project complexity. Join Riccardo as he navigates through the complexities of project management, offering innovative solutions to embrace and manage these challenges effectively in a new mini series: The Science of Complexity. Could your approach to project management be outdated?"I am convinced that, although we have achieved many incredible things already as project leaders and managers, there's something missing, something that's already out there in the world's knowledge that we're not using well enough." – Riccardo Cosentino Steps for improving the management and understanding of complex, large-scale infrastructure projects:Step one: Social sciences and complex adaptive systems.Step two: Systems thinking.Step three: A Betagon chart.Step four: Finding a success criterion.Step five: Network graphs.Step six: Higher level network graphs.Step seven: Digital twins.Step eight: The Incerto.Step nine: Digital twins.Step ten: Composable systems.Step eleven: Semantics and Ontologies Mentioned Links:  The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization (Recommended Reading)Amazon.caAmazon.comHow Understanding Systems Thinking Changed My Career (Riccardo's LinkedIn Article)Organizing for Work (Recommended Reading) Amazon.caAmazon.comNassim Nicholas Taleb's Published Works (Recommended Incerto Reading)Amazon.caAmazon.comDigital Construction Ontologies   If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. The conversation doesn't stop here—connect and converse with our LinkedIn community: Follow Navigating Major Programmes on LinkedInFollow Riccardo Cosentino on LinkedInRead Riccardo's latest at wwww.riccardocosentino.com Music: "A New Tomorrow" by Chordial Music. Licensed through PremiumBeat.DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees.

The Leadership heart Podcast is thrilled to host guest Dawna Campbell.  Dawna Campbell is the author of the best-selling books Financially Fit: Living the Secrets to an Abundant and Prosperous Life and The Abundant Soul. She has also contributed to Cracking the Rich Code alongside Tony Robbins, Jim Britt, and Kevin Harrington. Dawna is a successful entrepreneur and founder of The Healing Heart, Inc., offering transformative healing services. With over a decade as a Financial Advisor and Managing Principal, she managed a $500 million portfolio, bringing financial expertise to her healing work. Known as The Mind Whisperer, Dawna's ability to reprogram the subconscious mind for instant wealth creation makes her a sought-after speaker and healer. Her work has reached over 110 million people globally. Her writings appear in Best Holistic Life Magazine. Dawna's YouTube channel, "Manifesting Abundance," shares her expertise on energy healing and manifestation. She also offers services through an international private practice. Dawna has received the prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Discover more at bettercalldawnpa.com or bookdawna.com Healing happens in Health, Wealth, and Relationships. Everyone is looking for happiness, prosperity, and love. Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website www.sandrahorton.com Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche  https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=activate+success&crid=1AEDK68RJMS4K&sprefix=activate+success%2Caps%2C137&ref=nb_sb_noss  

  The Leadership Heart Podcast is thrilled to announce this week's episode with guest: Dr. Kimberley Linert is a pioneering Behavioral Optometry Doctor, founder of Optic Brainfit Foundation, a world-class therapy that combines traditional vision therapy with brain and movement therapy for life changing results. Her unique teachings have reached CEO/C-Suite Executives to Elite Athletes, high achievers looking for the leading edge; to youth, people with special needs/learning difficulties to brain injury survivors to the elderly. Kimberley is the creator/host of the internationally acclaimed, Incredible Life Creator Podcast. For 30 years, she has been the leading voice in what it means to live and lead an ‘incredible life' personally & professionally. The depth & breadth of her interviews have helped us to explore & navigate our world through the eyes of change agents, rabble-rousers, luminaries, big thinkers, instigators, peacemakers, influencers, inventors, & influential personal development visionaries, Dr. Linert goes beyond reporting on change–to CREATING it! Given her extensive training as a doctor coupled with 3 decades of personal & professional development training she shares practical insights for igniting a healthier, more prosperous society & a better life, i.e. an Incredible life! Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website https://lnkd.in/gCigsWvR Facebook https://lnkd.in/gayPBCyy Linked In https://lnkd.in/gABXT5Rv Instagram https://lnkd.in/gnapgtmD 

Sofi Simonyan: Transforming Agile Team Engagement With OKRs Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Sofi describes a project involving two Scrum teams working on the same product but struggling with engagement and alignment. By involving the team in product definition and creating a product map linked to OKRs, Sofi transformed the team's perspective. Regularly revisiting the product map and involving the team in strategic discussions led to a more motivated and cohesive team, contributing significantly to the product's success.   [IMAGE HERE] As Scrum Master we work with change continuously! Do you have your own change framework that provides the guidance, and queues you need when working with change? The Lean Change Management framework is a fully defined, lean-startup inspired change framework that can be used as the backbone of any change process! You can buy Lean Change Management the book at Amazon. Also available in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese.   About Sofi Simonyan Sofi is a Scrum Master with 6 years of experience in tech startups and a diverse work background. Passionate about people, her mission is to build teams where active listening and growth mindset are essential values. Currently on maternity leave, Sofi practices agility in a completely different dimension. You can link with Sofi Simonyan on LinkedIn and connect with Sofi Simonyan on Twitter.

Karina Margole: Learning to Collect Feedback from the Right Source Instead of Listening Only to the Agile Team! Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Early in her career, Karina tackled a challenging consultancy project. Trusting the internal team's feedback, she proceeded without consulting the client directly, only to find out - too late - that the client had been pleased with the work and the changes she suggested had negative consequences! This taught her the importance of gathering information firsthand and considering multiple perspectives in any situation. She emphasizes double-checking your understanding and being open to changing your mind to ensure comprehensive decision-making. Learn about Karina's key insights on client communication and making informed decisions.   [IMAGE HERE] Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company.   About Karina Margole Karina Margole is an Agile Coach with over a decade of experience, based in the UK. She has ADHD and a passion for creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. Karina approaches her work with a holistic, systemic view while also paying attention to individuals on a personal level. You can link with Karina Margole on LinkedIn.

The Leadership heart Podcast is excited to welcome guest: Lynda Sunshine West.  She ran away at 5 years old and was gone an entire week, came home riddled with fears and, in turn, became a people-pleaser. At age 51, she decided to break through one fear every day for a year and, in doing so, gained an exorbitant amount of confidence to share her story. Her mission is to empower 5 million women and men to write their stories to make a greater impact on the planet. Lynda Sunshine West is the Founder and CEO of Action Takers Publishing, a Celebrity Bestseller Book Publishing Expert, Speaker, 38 Times #1 International Bestselling Author, Former Contributing Writer at Entrepreneur Magazine, Senior Level Executive Contributing Writer at Brainz Magazine, and Executive Film Producer. Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website https://lnkd.in/gCigsWvR Facebook https://lnkd.in/gayPBCyy Linked In https://lnkd.in/gABXT5Rv Instagram https://lnkd.in/gnapgtmD 

The Leadership Heart Podcast is thrilled to welcome Guest: Marshell Latonya Williams, a credit expert born and raised in Trenton, NJ, and currently residing in South Carolina, is not just about the present but also the future. With a deep passion for helping individuals and professionals secure business funding and homeownership, Marshell has significantly impacted the credit industry. In 2023, she cleaned multiple credit profiles, enabling her clients to secure over $3 million in combined loan approvals, a testament to her expertise and dedication. Known for her hands-on approach, Marshell remembers clients' names, birthdays, and life milestones, showing genuine care for their lives beyond credit. She partners with prestigious brokers and mentors new credit repair companies, offering her credit cleaning and coaching expertise. Her future goal, a call center that supports brokers daily and provides backend support and customer service for other credit companies, is a beacon of hope in the industry, fostering a family-like atmosphere where clients receive results, education, and resources. She enjoys reading business and marketing books and cooking in her spare time. Look forward to joining us at 4:00PST for a wonderful conversation on how to Build Confidence and Credit Worthiness. Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website https://lnkd.in/gCigsWvR Facebook https://lnkd.in/gayPBCyy Linked In https://lnkd.in/gABXT5Rv Instagram https://lnkd.in/gnapgtmD   

Parisa Rose is a Community Growth Leader, 8x All-American Athlete and NCAA D1 Athlete. Parisa knows the type of inner strength it takes to win in challenges. She holds a dynamic role at Creator Mode Studios, where she embodies the essence of a community architect and client relationship maestro. With an innate ability to cultivate vibrant communities, she spearheads the creation of authenticated connections, nurturing creativity and innovation within the creative economy. Her expertise extends beyond community building to encompass a holistic approach to client engagement and project management. Parisa's contributions to Creator Mode Studios are multifaceted, reflecting her diverse skill set and dedication to fostering a thriving environment for creators and clients alike. Beyond her work, Parisa has been celebrated by The Los Angeles Tribune, where they declared September 17th as “Parisa Rose Day” to Honor Women's Voices in the Middle East and Beyond. Truly, a powerful voice for change! In this podcast, we will dive deep into pertinent leadership questions today through exploring BITE SIZED leadership growth areas like self-discovery, change readiness and sustainable impact required for effective personal leadership today. Activate success & elevate your leadership voice. Do tune in and be captivated by Parisa's incredible personal leadership story and how she now builds community and leads others to activate success. -------- Valuable Resources https://lnkd.in/gfgYr-D6 About The Host Sandra J. Horton, MA (Leadership) is a beacon of positivity, motivation, and empowerment, known as a Success Change Catalyst. Sandra guides leaders and organizations on a transformative journey towards sustainable solutions. With over 25 years of experience in professional sales and leadership in the healthcare industry, she drives impactful change and innovation. As an expert in Change Management, Project Leadership, and a Master Facilitator, Sandra has established a thriving consultancy business since 2014. Her impact extends beyond the boardroom as a best-selling author and captivating motivational speaker. Armed with a Master of Arts in Leadership and certifications in Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 and PROSCI Change Management, Sandra excels in transforming systems and inspiring growth. Beyond her consultancy endeavours, Sandra is an International best-selling author, with her book titled Activate Success: Tips, Tools & Insights to be a Leader in Your Niche, and is an inspiring motivational speaker. Contact Methods: Sandra's Official Website https://lnkd.in/gCigsWvR Facebook https://lnkd.in/gayPBCyy Linked In https://lnkd.in/gABXT5Rv Instagram https://lnkd.in/gnapgtmD See Libsyn for privacy information.

Scott Kinder joins 10x Your Team to talk about Leadership vs Management.  Some people use these two terms interchangeably, but how are they different?  Do you really need a manager on your team?  How can you develop a desire to be led in your team?  Do you want a team of donkeys or stallions?  And how can you lead change in your organization?  Scott, Camden, and Otis dive into all this and more on this fantastic episode!0:04 - Intro4:11 - Project Leadership 11:20 Do We Need Managers? 20:23 - Stallions or Donkeys 23:30 - Leadership: Skill vs Talent 30:38 - Ability to Be Led 38:43 - Be Honest 43:47 - Leading Change 47:00 - EndScott Kinderhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/scottckinder/https://dolcoach.com/

Are LLMs stochastic parrots or reflection of our own intelligence? In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo Cosentino sits down with Lawrence Rowland for an extremely candid conversation surrounding the adoption of artificial intelligence, in major programmes and beyond. AI skeptics and AI enthusiasts alike, this episode was recorded for you. “None of us are keeping up, none of us know what the hell is going on. So, if you can kind of just relax and enjoy it happening, you will also help everyone else so much more. Enjoy it. And enjoy what [AI] is telling us about us.”  –Lawrence Rowland Lawrence began as an engineer on large capital projects with WSP and Motts, before moving onto Bechtel and Booz Allen. He spent ten years in project and portfolio management with CPC and Pcubed, before transitioning to data analytics and AI for projects, working originally for Projecting Success, and now for React AI. He now helps project services firms find relevant immediate AI applications for their business.  Key Takeaways:Large Language Model (LLM) 101What is an AI agent? What is the principal-agent problem (PAP)?What LLMs can teach you about your own thinking patternsThe future of Google Gemini and AI adoption in generalThe weaknesses of the generative AI of today Mentioned Links:A Path Towards Autonomous Machine IntelligencePrincipal Agent ProblemApplied Category TheoryWisdom of CrowdsState Space Models and MambaDemis Hassabis and the return of alpha zero type tree search and RL If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. The conversation doesn't stop here—connect and converse with our LinkedIn community: Follow Navigating Major Programmes on LinkedInFollow Riccardo Cosentino on LinkedInRead Riccardo's latest at wwww.riccardocosentino.com      Music: "A New Tomorrow" by Chordial Music. Licensed through PremiumBeat.DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees.

In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo sits down with Daniel Armanios, BT Professor of Major Programme Management and Chair of Major Programme Management at University of Oxford, Saïd Business School. The pair discuss the importance of research, the type of valuable research and the post evaluation of major programmes."And so a second very cool question would be where do we want resilience in a major programme? I mean, obviously you want it within the program but do you want it in the selection process? Maybe not? Do you want it in the post validation where we don't do as well? Maybe not so maybe resilience is not great everywhere. And maybe it's really important in certain places.  I've been really thinking about this a lot because it's a really visceral fundamental point. What is it we're actually doing and trying to achieve?" – Daniel ArmaniosDaniel's research and teaching integrates civil engineering and organizational sociology to better understand how organizations coordinate to build, manage, and maintain infrastructure systems. His findings inform efforts to advance sustainable development, entrepreneurship, and innovation, while also alleviating systemic and persistent inequities within such systems.Key Takeaways:The distinction of megaprojects and major programmesThe importance of transparent assumptions and data research in major programmesStudying major programmes at a component levelWhere do we want resilience in major programmes?If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.The conversation doesn't stop here—connect and converse with our LinkedIn community:Follow Navigating Major Programmes on LinkedInFollow Riccardo on LinkedInFollow Daniel Armanios on LinkedInDaniel Armanios' published workRead Riccardo's latest at wwww.riccardocosentino.comTranscript:Riccardo Cosentino 0:53Hello, everyone. Today here with Daniel Armanios. How are you doing Daniel?Daniel Armanios 1:01Hey, how are you, Riccardo? Pleasure to be here.Riccardo 1:03Daniel joins us today from Oxford. Could you introduce yourself a little bit for the listeners that might not be familiar with yourself?Daniel 1:12I'm the BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. I was formerly in a school of engineering, which I'm sure will be a fun discussion later on. I was an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. I guess the best way very symmetrically, to understand myself and my research, I'm really an organizational theorist that studies how organizations coordinate to roll out to develop to maintain very large-scale initiatives, what some call major programmes, some call major projects, some called mega projects, I'm sure we can get to discussion of the nuances and differences. But essentially, I'm an organizational studies theorist that studies large-scale initiatives in engineering social programs and the like, and kind of published widely as a result.Riccardo  2:14I've come across you, as I was finishing my master's in Major Programme Management at Oxford, you were starting, your chair. And I've been very keen to be talking to you because obviously, we represent is such a big institution with so much gravitas in the major programme space, I was really looking forward to talking to you. So today, I think the overarching topic that I would like to cover today, I think is the importance of research in major programme and the importance of research in creating better outcomes for four major programmes. That's just the general theme, but I'm sure we can get into a more detailed conversation. From your perspective, why is research important to achieve better outcomes in major programme? Why can't the private sector and practitioners just get on with it? And then it's a bit of a leading question.Daniel 3:09There is attention always with major programmes, right? All of us, I mean, all of us who research it or those who put it in practice, especially since we don't often find ourselves in a position, practitioners, to manage large-scale major programmes, the temptation as we've seen from a lot of prior work is that this is such a unique thing and this is so it's so important and of you know, call it an n-of-one. And I think there is some aspects of every major programme that have nuance. But often, you know, when you're trying to start something, it's nice to know, where what we know systematically from prior things, and that just simply requires data analysis, right? How do you how can you empirically as best as you can, with data, collecting it, being transparent about your assumptions, transparent of what you found? Could that at least get us at a starting point, with a major programme we take on in the future? And so I think, empirically, it's quite important. That said, and maybe why there's difficulties is that there's also challenges with trying to do that data. I don't know if that's where we're gonna go next. But essentially, you know, a lot of this requires post evaluation of major programmes. And often, once you've delivered a major programme, you kind of want to be done and move on to the next one, but often that post hoc evaluation really matters. So if we take an empirically driven approach, it also fundamentally changes how we think of the entire major programme lifecycle, we're not just thinking about the planning, delivery, and then kind of the handover to the sponsor, whoever is going to operate the system, but also thinking post evaluation. What did it move? Did the needle move in certain ways? How can we learn from past? So it does require data. And then also the other challenge is as we build consensus for certain models and frameworks, there is a danger that we go flip the pendulum the complete other way, which is certain kinds of tools, techniques become the way to do things. And I think, at the same time, you want to balance between what were the conditions that allow those things to happen. So kind of long story short, we need an empirical basis by which to inform our decisions so that we truly know what is unique about the program we're managing versus what we know about the past, ideally, with comparative groups. But that means that we make sure that in our own major programme lifecycle we build in faculties and facilities and capacity to contribute existing data. And that requires a little different thinking about when the major programme, let's say, quote-unquote "ends". And at the same time, you know, to not throw the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak, you also want to be able to say, really not just the data you gather on the programme itself, but the conditions around it so we can see what kinds of tools, what kind of approaches work for what kind of conditions so that you can be both empirically informed, but also nuances to where those empirical data and insights match with the kind of context you're in. And that's a I think a wider conversation happening.Riccardo  6:44I want to dive into a couple of things that you mentioned. First of all, obviously, the uniqueness of program management, of major programmes are, obviously, they're so big that it's difficult to have two running in parallel or being able to test in practice these major programmes. However, what's your view on the fact that yeah, maybe the major programme is unique, and because it's big and complex, and it's very dependent on the region, and other factors, but the sub-elements of the programme are actually repeating across multiple programmes. So you know, you have stakeholders on every single programme, you have a project sponsor on every single programme, you have group of people, subcontractor, supply chain, I mean, those things are not unique. And so I think you talk about the conditions, I think that's part of that. So is there a way of studying major programmes at the component level, which I think is that what we tend to do in the MMPM is really break it down and applying knowledge to the single components. What's your view?Daniel 8:05I think, an emerging trend, which is typically up to this point, my read is when we think of large-scale initiatives or big things, let's say, there's we usually treat major programmes and let's say mega projects or major projects as synonymous terms and I think if you see where major programmes is going, they're increasingly more distributed. So if you look at major initiatives around cryptocurrency, blockchain, it's not like there's a central convener that can move things, right? If you think of modular infrastructure construction, you're literally fabricating skews one place, putting it another place. Right? And so you're dealing with a more distributed, more decentralized system. And I think that's now creating some interesting divergence between mega projects and major programmes because when you think of mega projects, you're thinking of it as a unitary, kind of whole, because at some point, even though there's multiple organizations, you'll convene at some centralized sites. That's at least the assumption. With major programmes, if you think of it, it's more of a portfolio, which precisely gets to your point, then it becomes interesting to think of two things. One is, let's break up the bit of components and see is there something we can learn repeatable within the components? But also, is there some nuance we can understand of how things link together in appropriate ways? Should we modularize as one argument is or should we think of it more holistically as a system? Now how do I land on what we can learn is I think the research to date of that resources available, it's often focused on the intended plan or outcome for the project. And usually it's the Iron Triangle- time, cost, scope or quality, if you will, and did it achieve that or not why or why not? Let's account for these overruns. So it's more about the ends, right? So I've said this was gonna be my end, let's check at the end of the project. Did we achieve it? Now, empirically, that has some really useful facets, which is, you kind of comparing a project to itself, which is really nice. You can do comparisons, you get a sense of maybe how to help with the planning, how to avoid some of what to build in. But the process of learning by which we could have reconciled some of these overruns is a bit more difficult. So I think there's a set of resources focusing on the ends, right, in learning, I think, where you're coming from, to understand what is repeatable, repeatable is a process. So I think where some other research is going and where I've been interested in is just chronically what people are doing over time. Can we find patterns? Is there a way to go about effective stakeholder engagement? Not did we get stakeholders' approval in the audit, and it's more of the outcome? It's more how did we go through it? Was it, you know, were there certain things you did at certain times bring in certain organizations? Was that effective as opposed to not because then at that point, you can give something really useful to the manager that they can actually act as opposed to? Here's outcomes you want to worry about, we know that there's going to be this potential slippage, let's account for it in the planning. But that doesn't get much information in the process. So I think there's a lot of potential empirical research to be done on can we come up with replicable methods, means, while also being mindful of, you know, some of the risks calamities that have happened from the ends. And then that way, you really understanding what's repeatable, and not just, you got something that was effective and here's the practice. But how did that unfold over time and change? So you can still be quite repeatable. But recognizing repeatability is a process, right? And so maybe there's process models we can do, looking at projects at different slices of the timeframe. And then we can think about what it is they're doing over time? And is there some sequences that we can learn that are repeatable, that go well, or when you start hitting a fall, and then that way, as a kind of final point, if we can do that, then perhaps we can even develop early warning signs, you know, always at this step two of the process, there is something where things derail, avoid them, and you can start seeing the early warning signs. And that way, I think you can still come up with something repeatable, but more in the means of something you can action, as opposed to just be aware that these things go there's slippage overall in the project plan for it, which is important. Don't get me wrong. But then we could develop a process by which are early warning signs to develop. And that gray area is a different kind of empirical approach. But in that sense, you could then sort of see what is repeatable? What's even automatable? If we talk about future trends and what are things you need to be like spinning time on the critical path to be careful on? So research on the means, I think would be where things I think should be going and are starting to go as opposed to just the outcomes.Riccardo  13:23I think you mentioned a couple of times is historically we always focus on the postmortem. And typically a postmortem on things that went badly. And so you have this back, back catalogue of project that went bad, but there's very few post mortem on project that went well, because ultimately if you went well, you don't have to, you don't have to worry about it. I think that has been the approach. And as you said, with this, I think the problem with major project or large, large ventures is that they're so time-consuming and so draining that when you're done, you're done. You just want to move on.Daniel 14:03I would say on this point, actually, this is where it gets really interesting in the research, to compare the trends and major programme research, mega project research of again, I see a distinct what's you know, it's in a class versus how entrepreneurship research is. So entrepreneurship research suffers almost from the exact opposite issue, which is, they always focus on the big successful ones. And the failures are kind of not known because they're kind of censored out of the population before you can really study them. Right? And so you have a kind of a success bias there. In major programmes, because the ones that keep going on they keep taking more cost of you get these kinds of epic failures that are doing. And I think it's really important to be mindful is why it could be that there's some very successful projects that did the same exact thing as some of the failures and didn't have that result. The same thing with success with ventures, maybe someone really failed trying everything and didn't work out. So, again, this gets back to the first problem we were talking about, which is, if we can compare success with failure and really address that kind of empirical bias, then we can really see what is common across all projects? And where are they really different? Where is it really unique this one, but we can't do that if we're not grounded on a similar project for which had a different outcome, but had a, you know, set of similar and different processes. That's why I think, again, focusing on the means and methods and conditioning, and hopefully with comparative cases that address, you know, the proclivities of what data we have, can really help us understand what's common across all of these, and what's really different. And then that way, we can be much more circumspect of that. So I absolutely agree.Riccardo  14:51You touched I think you, earlier you touched on you said the word conditions, right, the condition within the range of the major programme and I don't know if it's equivalent, but I refer often to it as a complexity, you know, we're dealing with a complex system. So sometimes we don't even fully understand the relations between, with between the conditions, because it's a complex system, by definition, which is, to me to be fair was a key concept in understanding an industry that had been part of for over 20 years, but couldn't quite understand why it couldn't, wasn't working the way it was supposed to. And yeah, the condition, the complexity, and really diving into those in order to understand and I really like your example where, you know, you might have the same condition but different outcomes. Because of and I think that's inherent with complexity, or complex system is just you don't fully understand the interrelations.Daniel 16:57This is why I think, in our programme and just in major programmes in general, there's an increasing consensus to treat this like a system. Right now, I think one of my colleagues at Oxford, Harvey Mahler, has been focusing on different forms of complexity. And what he basically says is there's complexity within the project as well, literally, what are the tasks and work to be done, the harder systems kind of structure, what is the routine that has to be done to do this thing. But then he says, the project, though, is in a wider environment, right? So you have regulations, politicians turning over at all points, you have socio-political what you would call I think, socio-political complexity. And then by the way, it's not like, if I look at it at times zero, the same form of complex emerges at time one, because when you run the system and loop it, all of sudden things emerge and change. And so there's, he would, argue emergent complexity. Now, what's interesting about what he's saying, If we tie it to the earlier part of our conversation, we're talking about means and outcomes, we still empirically largely focus on those within the project paths, right? So when we typically measure performance outcomes, we measure even means we're thinking, I'm delivering this project, how do I measure it? And how do I benchmark that? I think we're, empirically my research has been doing too, and speaking to the points that Harvey Mahler, complex and others have said, I've been thinking about how do I understand all the stakeholders, not just within the project orbit to get it done but intersected? And that's what's driven a lot of my research on understanding, take bridge infrastructure, how does that affect not just the users or the people that have to deliver the project, like the construction companies, etc? But how does it impact the communities that are intersected, right? A lot of them are displaced. A lot of them, you know, for us to have this road go through, I benefited being in the car, but some community had to be displaced to change the right of way for that path. And that's why I think of infrastructure as one subset of major programmes. We often write in our papers that it's an arena for both intended and unintended connectivity. Me using the infrastructure, me using major programme, that's an intended use. Me delivering on the major programme is an intended use. The community that's not having this system come for them may not be welcome, right? And what that means is we need to start thinking about how do we measure outcomes, not just cost, scheduling, scope, quality of project, how that changes over time, very important, but also thinking about equity concerns, thinking about what did the project do? Does it help me employ; does it help in employment? Does it help in innovation? Things that often you measure after the project is transplanted but there are things you could do in the middle. How many? What percentage of small businesses are you bringing into the project? Is it just the big conglomerates or small businesses, I mean, this you could do even within the project. And so we're and by the way, this is this is not just because the research is intrinsically interesting, which I find, but increasingly what we're finding even in our program, sponsoring agencies are saying we've sent executives to come learn, and train. And this is not just in the Master of Science in Major Programmes, but also Major Project Leadership Academy. The sponsors are increasingly saying, we need to demonstrate the benefits of these programs, the social value, and we don't have a language to do that we really need your help in developing it. And so now, it's not us just because we're excited about the research. But this is becoming increasingly mandated, especially from sponsoring agency, the agencies sponsor the projects, especially government. And so that's opening a really exciting terrain, I think, for research, but a very empirically challenging one, because there's not a really clear set of standards. Right? So how far away from the project do you need to look at it? How many? What kind of outcomes? Is it employment, is it innovation, is it entrepreneurship? What forms of social demography should we be looking at? Let's just take disadvantage as an example. Is it by income? Is it by gender identification? Is it by ethnicity? Is it by a combination? Maybe it's, maybe that's not, maybe it's not about disadvantage. Maybe it's about a critical occupation. Where are the certain craftsmen of a certain kind of background or expertise? Is that what we should be measuring? There's not really a standard. And so until we develop that, it's going to be very hard for us to find a way to our point, what's common across these or what's not if we can't even agree on the outcome. And kind of go back to the beginning part of this question. Essentially, what I'm saying is, when we think of complexity, and if we take Harvey Mahler and other people's work seriously, Andrew Davies, others, we have to think about not just complexity inside the project itself as a system, but in the wider environment, especially the connection point being sociopolitical emergent complexity, some of that comes out of nowhere, and usually, it's outside of the project where you didn't have your lens placed. And so, you know, that kind of, kind of approach, it's early days, it's early days. I've been one of the people trying to advance and pioneers himself, even how to use your existing major programmes to sense where these disadvantage gaps are, we have a paper just came out, I think, in December actually, just starting to think, how do we even try to solve this problem? We know it's a problem, how do we try to come up with early stages to solve it?Riccardo  22:46What you just enunciated and from my learning, if we can see the major programmes, as you said, it's a system of systems. And ultimately, it's a system of systems goes through several phases, right? You got the planning, you got implementation, you got operation. And I think considering major programmes as systems or system of systems allows you to provide resilience to the major programme, right? Because ultimately, that's what, you know, these are very fragile things in the sense that, you know, you got all these external forces, that trying to influence, you know, the system, the political system changes every four years, right? And the major programme is supposed to be set up to survive the political system. So how do you go about creating that resiliency, and then you got, you know, you move from design, sort of a planning phase to design to construction, and, again, that I'm just taking one item, which is the political system, you know, it probably changes three times. And the budget program is supposed to be designed, at least that's what I've learned that it's supposed to be designed to survive that, because the cost is so high, that you can't have those influences and, you know, I might be controversial, but like, you know, it just two in my mind, it's, you know, there was lacking some of that resilience, because it didn't survive the political the various political cycles, and maybe that was not the only reason but certainly was one of the reasons you know, you have a changing government changing priorities and, and you if you haven't laid the groundwork, you know, the major problem might suffer.Daniel 24:37This provides a couple of interesting provocations one, which ties into our discussion of what we can learn empirically. I mean, it'd be really interesting to see so if you have system's systems, they intersect with each other, undoubtedly, what ends up happening is sometimes your cognitive focus is on one layer of the system, and you take for granted others which could come to your both your benefit in terms of focus, but also your detriment. And so there's kind of two questions that come from that. One is, is our cognitive awareness or salience of different parts of the system? Is there a way to do that, which kind of balances, I can't do everything, I can't pay attention to everything. And at the same time, I need to be mindful of interdependencies, and maybe a way to dynamically understand that maybe at a certain phase of the program, I focus on this layer. And another one, I focus on another one. That's one aspect. Another aspect that can be interesting is just treating the natural seeing if we can, instead of using the gates that you have to usually typically pass on a project (inaudible) formal. Is there something we learned about if we look at the systems or interlinkages? Is there a certain way in which the systems ebb and flow that there's some kind of clear phase changes just from the data? Oh, at this phase change, we shifted this way this was effective versus that way. Now, what that means, though, and I'm hoping from this podcast, what comes out of it is major programme managers willing to let researchers from the beginning, just be with them in the project and follow along. Right? And there's some opportunities, I think some are enterprising and doing this. Now, on the other hand, how do you then balance as a researcher delivering insights and findings that are both beneficial, but also say there's some detrimental issues in a way that your point acknowledges the political context? Because the problem is I think major programme managers want to know when things are going wrong and when things are improving. But if it becomes clear publicly something has gone wrong, then they're worried about the pressure they're going to get from constituents, policymakers saying, how did you, how come yet again, you're wasting money on x? But then what that does is it creates on the other side, a chilling effect that no one really wants to know when things are going, right. I mean, privately they do. Publicly, they don't. So even to do that kind of work, we're gonna have to think of a new platform, almost like I've been playing with this idea, kind of taking this model from Kiva, which is, you know, you want to bring people that needs support with people that match. I'm wondering if you could do the same thing with research, say, either policymakers or major programme managers have data. It's anonymized enough where it doesn't go back then. But enough where the research has enough detail and the researchers need data to do projects, they get to track them. And there's some way to anonymously reveal the results. Maybe there's some kind of mechanism or matching that would be for quantitative data. But for process models, you need usually qualitative data. So to answer the question (inaudible) is there some way to cognitively pay attention to different systems layers is there some natural phase changes would need access from the beginning of the project all the way to the end so you can actually match, chronicle these sequences. And also, there's some risks to it, you don't know as you're doing it, whether this project will succeed or not. Maybe you're doing it and it fails and you have a bunch of failures. And then you're learning different forms of failures, that's fine, too. But it requires also some mechanism by which practitioners feel comfortable and psychologically safe enough that they can allow researchers to come through who would still want to publish these general best practice insights, but in a way that separates them from kind of unintended consequences or pressures from that. The second point I'll make, which I think is really interesting, your use of the word resilience because I remember, I'm also you want to build kind of systems or major programmes to be resilient to these ebbs and flows. At the same time, if we take the whole kind of ecosystem or institutional perspective of in which the major programme is situated, you start having to ask yourself, what is the major programme really delivering? Is it entrenching existing interests or not? And why do I say this? I remember I was on a panel or as moderating a panel with Shalanda Baker, who is the, was advancing a lot of the energy justice initiatives at the DOE, really well-regarded developing the policies for the U.S. especially around energy. And I remember asking the president, how do you make, how do we make it more resilient? And she said something I think was so profound, I've been thinking about it daily, almost. She said, “I actually don't want these to be resilient. And I said why? She said because inequity, structural inequity is one of the most resilient things. And I thought that was so interesting because then you start asking yourself, yes, you want the programme itself to be resilient to deliver things. But if you start asking yourself, what is it we're asking these programmes to deliver? Is it really creating the kind of change we want or not? You then start asking, do you want the whole system of even selecting these projects to be resilient? I think that's quite interesting because if you think about it, structural inequities last over time. I mean, to give an example, very common example. We build infrastructure, understandably so to last as much as possible. So take a typical bridge. You know a bridge, the life cycle's what, 50 to 70 years, let's say? Imagine who was in the room in 19- let's say -50s, 1970s making those decisions, right? At best, you're using engineers who are looking at the best state of the practice, urban planners, the most well-intentioned, are looking at the best practice of the time usually thinking about the project itself. So obviously, communities are not in the room, even if it's well attended to because they don't think this is what matters at the time.Daniel 30:21At worst, you're intentionally putting people in the room that are going to do something with an agenda. Now, fast forward seventy years later, that bridge has housing next to it, has gas lines next to it, has electricity next to it, is completely locked in, and you as an engineer, you as a community worker, you as even as an anthropologist know certain people should have been in the room and we should change the practices, etc. It's really hard to revert because you would have to unravel all of those connections. I mean, to give a very simple, less controversial example. There was a bridge in Kentucky that they wanted to unravel the spaghetti junctions that led to it right. And the reason was that we now know from traffic planning that spaghetti junctions are not always the best way to deal with traffic, and they want to unravel it. To do that they would have had to remove all the houses, gasoline, such it would have added $2 billion to the project. You're dealing with a financial crisis; you're dealing with increased pressure from government to reduce costs. That's one of the first things to go. So they just worked within the existing footprint. And with that very rational decision, you've essentially kept an outdated process, outdated project in further perpetuity. Right? And so I think people when they argue these social challenges, I think, if they were so overt, in a program, those are the easier to deal with I think the fact that makes it so pernicious is it's absolutely rationalizable, you know, I'm focusing on one of the most famous studies actually of discrimination racism to get into it is by Thomas Schelling was a Nobel Prize winner in economics. And basically, argued was that most people argue the reason you have these things is that one group hates the other group, very reasonable conclusion. But he shows if I even have a preference, let's say he created like some cells and he said, I have a house and I just want half of the people around me to be like me, and think of yourself at a party right you go you want to build rapport, there's a real attraction for what we call homophily, finding similarity. And he shows if you run a similar simulation, just I want to be near people I like, you will get segregation. So it can, it doesn't have to be over perniciousness, it's you're doing the best things you can at the time. Right? And it perpetuates. Take another product, this is why it gets so fundamental visceral at this point, take a call for proposals, just to make this thing. So you have a call for proposals for contractors, let's say for a project, right, typical practice. And what are you going to typically do, you're going to go to people that have prior experience in doing this work. I mean, you need to trust that you don't want to be the one taking risk. Well, obviously that's going to already predispose the project to people with a lot of background. So anyone trying to get into the door, we've already just from the process, a very rational process, by the way, there's nothing wrong with this, you're already excluding certain groups, right? And then, you know, let's say another one, even innovation, let's say I'm a group that's doing A and I want to bring in B, well, a natural process, even as a reviewer as a project manager, well I know A, I can't say anything about B, so you refuse to review the proposal, anything else because you don't know anything about B. If everyone does that in a profession, then B will never see the light of day not because B has no merits, but no one feels equipped to do anything about it. And so then you can start seeing how innovations can get stifled. So to kind of make a long story short, I mean, we talked about the need for discussing resilience at the project level, different phase changes, maybe linkages across this and what to do, and then what that does, and also potentially, how to work practitioners working with researchers to make access possible in a way that kind of allows the findings to be unfiltered at the same time reconciles these programs in a system and then falling from that point. I think we need to be reflective of what is it we're trying to really deliver. I mean, it's not just the program, it's towards some outcome, and is that outcome, something that needs to be revised and changed? And so a second very cool question would be where do we want resilience in a major programme? I mean, obviously, you want it within the program, but do you want it in the selection process? Maybe not? Do you want it in the post validation where we don't do as well? Maybe not so maybe resilience is not great everywhere. And maybe it's really important in certain places. I think this is a really (inaudible) kind of push has been really I've been really thinking about this a lot, because it's a really visceral fundamental point. What is it we're actually doing and trying to achieve?Riccardo  35:12As a major programme practitioner, the major programme is at the center, right? That's where I put it. And that's a very centric view of, you know, building resilience, because the major programme for me or for practitioners, and even academic to a certain degree is the core. But you're right, societally, from a societal standpoint, it might not be, you know, the lack of resilience might actually be a positive thing because it afforded the conversation, the changes on something that, you know, is gonna last for 50, 70, 100 years and so you do want those conversations to be fluid and not to be stuck. No, I love it. I think you just gave me a new perspective that I probably gonna be thinking about every day, like you, now.Daniel 36:02It's also thinking that it's a conduit, right? It could be central but it's a conduit to some end. And then you have to ask yourself, is that the end we want to achieve? Right? So a lot of our grand challenges need to be achieved at scale. It's a conduit, and I guess we're thinking we focus so much on making the conduit good and resilient. The question is, is the end where we want to go? It's interesting.Riccardo  36:24It'd be interesting for some of the listeners to understand what the new trends in major programme are research? What does Oxford see as the new trends?Daniel 36:41I don't want to speak necessarily, for Oxford, but what I've seen is as an N of 1 faculty member there is I think, there is a real interest of and I think it's because of sponsors asking for it. I think also the research and we've discussed a lot of it is major programmes in the societal context. So major programmes in society, what is it we're doing? To ensure kind of social mobility? What is it we're doing to ensure outcomes for communities? I think it's a big area, not much research on. And I kind of think of it as, you know, fundamentally, you're doing major programs to uplift communities to better something. So in some sense, by definition, a lot of major programmes are to help the trailing edge. For those that are already at the at the leading edge, they often already have the research and other things, I mean, the means to do some. So often, a lot of big major programmes, infrastructure, social programs, are sometimes at the trailing edge. How do we understand that? How do we do that? I think the other one is now we're going to the leading edge is how are we going to deal with a lot of new technologies? I mean, one of the historical issues in a lot of our industries is that they've been in transient to change or innovation. And I guess the age-old question, it's kind of a timeless question is, is this new technology, whatever it is, AI, you know, and specific forms of AI like ChatGPT, or generative learning, generative models, additive manufacturing, modular infrastructure construction or modern methods of construction in general? Are these just the fact of the week? And they're not really changing how we do things? Or are they fundamentally changing things? And I think we have that kind of existential question all the time. I think another area is, personally, tools that address what I call the collapse time cycle of major programmes. There's an interesting tension in major programming the following: major programmes last, you know, take, five plus, six plus, 10 plus years. So you have to plan and you can't end they're big. So you can't just go off the hip, you have to have a plan. I mean, you can't, like I know we've been talking about process, but that can't have, that can't be rudderless because you're dealing with very big projects. So you have to have some kind of plan some anchor. At the same time, and this is where I think the grand challenges come not just as an end, but also as an input is the climate changing, right? So 5, 10 years from now, the climate is going to be so different. And by the way, the projects I'm building now, if we want to hit even half emissions by 2030, netzero 2050, basically, the projects I'm planning today, when they roll out, have to hit half emissions, at least, right? And they have to do it in a climate that's changing. I mean, that's if you think it's an insane proposition. But that's the task, right? So now I'm thinking, how can we develop tools? How can we use these technologies not just as how they're going to disrupt an industry but can we use them fundamentally, to help kind of build anticipatory heuristics to manage that? And this is where I think things like the trends that are happening on digital twins, augmented reality could be quite interesting. Because if I can help people see a digital twin and see what it could look like if flooding happens, or if I can show how the fluid dynamics in terms of heat of a server changes with temperature change, even if it's not perfect if I can get people in that mindset, my view is that can allow them to anticipate problems that wouldn't have happened before. So I think there's a really nice frontier of what are the tools and techniques, not just to coordinate like, you know, Arup, Acom, Jacobs, Matt McDonnell, Acadia, all of these groups have these like really nice digital twin systems to kind of help coordinate to great scaffolding, I like to call it but also thinking, how do I use that to kind of help people anticipate where things are happening, not that it's going to be perfect, but at least be aware so that when this happens, they're kind of mindful of it? And so I think that's another kind of really interesting trend. And to double click on the program society, one, I think, like we discussed, how are we going to have standards by which to assess for different infrastructure systems, how we're going to incorporate these kinds of community factors, outcomes, processes, how we're going to track them? Because right now, I mean, it's such a pressing issue, at least in the context I look at, I mean, look at leveling up in the UK, they're asking for quantifiable metrics to do it. The Department of Transportation in the U.S. has now made it as part of an executive order actually writ large across the U.S. government, the department (inaudible) are asking, can you come up with equity-based frameworks, etc., because they're asked to do it. And it's coming to a head because district attorneys, county attorneys are putting in Civil Rights Act claims against infrastructure, if they feel it's disadvantaging certain groups, there's literally cases right now going on. And because there's not a standard, what I find usually, I'm not saying it's always the case, but my opinion, when you don't have a standard for something, it usually settles out of court, because no one's sure where the courts gonna land. And so then you never get to, there's no way to build precedents to address the issue. And they always get settled out of court for kind of esoteric means for which we can't understand. And so we need to find ways to build that in. And ideally, I mean, my dream would be that this is directly incorporated in certifications for different groups, like associates or project management certifications, engineering, have, you know, they have chartered engineering in U.K. Professional Engineering licenses in the U.S. that this is actually part of their exams, like you have to have a kind of a social modular equity module where you think through this, but we don't have the research body yet. And then I think the last point, in terms of even just understanding trends, the way I think of me as a researcher, I try to ask myself, what's going to matter three to five years from now, the reason I say that is because when a practitioner comes now with a problem, by the time I can find the empirical base, the database to do it, I could come up with an answer, but I just worry, it's too late. Right? The thing is, the train has already passed, right? But if I could think of what's going to matter five years from now, and take that bet, as a researcher, then I can build the basis by which all of a sudden a lot of people come. And that's how my infrastructure and equity work started. I think equity is going to matter hugely. But it started five years ago, when I started seeing the murmurings of it in certain governments. And people thought it was crazy at the time. I mean, engineers were saying, Why is engineers care about this? And I understand why because it's like, they're focusing on the delivery of the brick-and-mortar project. This is not the not an indictment on the profession. It's their focus, right. And so when I finally built it, all of a sudden, then you had some high profile cases coming in, you have administrations focusing on equity. And all of a sudden, we're one of the few games in town because we spent time doing it. But it's a bet. I mean, there's other bets I've taken where people didn't care, right? So I think with these trends, just take them with, these are best of what's going to matter, five, three to five years from now, so that we're ready to come up with answers. So to kind of summarize major programmes in society, what are the standards we're going to use by which to do that? I think understanding various disruptive technologies, are they really changing things are not in terms of the industry, or even the major programme as a whole? And then we're flipping it? Can we use technologies to help us reassess fundamental, timeless questions about this time collapse timescale? Perhaps even upskilling for the new workforce we're going to need? Could we combine augmented reality with cognitive science understand what's activated in someone's brain when they're doing certain tasks? Could that help us build a whole new workforce, especially those transitioning from one form of energy to another? So these are the kinds of things that excite me, besides often, the age old questions of how do we understand successful projects? How do we understand to deliver things on budget, on time with benefits? I think those are always going to be there. But these are kind of new trends. I see.Riccardo  44:55  Yeah. I, certainly as a practitioner, not the things I think about it regularly so that's very stimulating. So we're coming to an end but before we conclude, we, you know, we can have you on the podcast and now talk about a little bit about the MMMPM programme, the Major Programme Leadership Academy, especially because, especially with a Major Project Leadership Academy, Major Programme Leadership Academy is in no, in Canada, we started to talk more and more about the need for having capable owners and having counterparts to the private sector, they're able to engage, engage in major programmes. And so, you know, anything you can share with the listeners about, you know, the MMPM, also the MMPLA and the benefits that brings to major programmes. Daniel 46:02I think, and I say this in the context of there's some really other fascinating programs coming along, that are really pushing this, I think, in general, there should be more of these in general, because there's such a demand for people that can do this stuff, that I think the pie is only going to get bigger of need. And so I don't, you know, I want to also preface that I don't think you know, our way is the only way, I tend to be very excited about it, but at the same time, there's others, I think most of the programmes, just to put it this in the context, I think of two things that are really important about the masters of major programme management philosophically. One is it's major programmes as a social science, really, from an organizational systems perspective, but other frameworks. Now, why do I say this is because there's quite a few other programmes, very important, very crucial in advancement, but are more from a civil engineering construction side, typically. So they either focus on the construction industry, and they get into the more technical details of how do you schedule in a certain way? How do you deal with contracting in this way, etc. And we cover some of that. But I think where we come into, is looking at it from a social science perspective, and maybe give you a new nuance about not just the hard side of things, but the softer side. And why do I say that is because it then influences the second philosophical point is that the kind of the kind of students, the kind of people we attract, are really what I call reflective practitioners. They're getting practical insights from this program, but it's through taking a step back from their experience, and thinking, oh, wow, this is a new insight, how could I have rethought this point. And that reflection brings a lot of practical value, new tools of oh my gosh, if I did this in this project, it's sometimes even they're doing it at the time. And so what that means is the kind of students we usually attract. To do that, well, you need people with a wide body of experience to leverage from so our students are actually the most experienced in Oxford. The average levels of experience is usually 15 years, that doesn't mean everybody has 15 years. But to give you a sense of experienced, average age is usually 40 plus, and we get a wide set of people, because when you think of major programmes as a social science, you're thinking about the organizations and systems underlying it. The major programme for which that could apply could be everything from infrastructure to social programmes, welfare programmes, even programmes designed in areas of extreme complexity and conflict, right? And so that's what I think the MSc in general, and you know, the kinds of things we discuss and look up and there's things on the website, but we focus on design, how do you design these fundamentally, they're temporary, but they have to fit with a sponsoring organization or set of organization that are permanent? And how do you balance that? How do you find the right people to fit with that? So on? The second one is around risk, like how do you think about risk? from a project perspective? How do you come up with ways to inform how you think of risk, and then even does the values that you place on a project that change how you kind of calculate things for risk? The next one systems, right? If you think of major programmes as entirely components, how do you think through that, etc. The fourth one's around stakeholder management, how do you manage stakeholders deliver things, which leads into the commercial leadership aspect, because usually, when you're kind of linking with stakeholders, once you've kind of reached some sets of agreements, the idea is you want to formalize, have a mechanism some way to do that. Then we have a research methods class, because you do a dissertation part of the reflection process is take something you're really passionate about for three to four months, and really think even more deeply of the literature and how it helps inform practical insights. And we have performance leadership, how do you lead these kinds of complex unwielding projects that steer them towards the outcomes you're interested in? And then we think of them in a globalized context. I think there's going to be some interesting changes coming up in the horizon that are exciting and happy to talk about it at a certain point but I think this is the general architecture to date. The major project leadership academy, similar orientation, but the kind of the kind of leaders we're dealing with is a bit different, right? This is, this is a programme that's been mandated by the infrastructure projects authority in the U.K. and essentially a few years back, there was concern of all the overage in major projects, and he said, can we develop some kind of training that can help us stop that. And so the idea there is, my understanding is virtual because I, Paul Chapman leads that programme, so I don't want to speak fully on this but my sense of the program is that the idea is that you have this major project portfolio from the government that has a certain any project of a certain level is part of that portfolio. And the leaders from that programme have to go through MPLA. And it's very focused on kind of leadership of yourself. What are the things you're strong at? Where do you need help that kind of notion of incomplete leader? How do you think about again, Matt, leading this in a temporary organization? How do you build the fits together? Commercial leadership, right? How do you contract correctly? How do you establish boundaries for which this programme was going to operate? And then technical leadership, what are the kinds of competencies, specialties you need to deliver. And there's different modules for that, at the end, there's an assessment of every leader, they present an oral presentation, and there's an assessment of whether they can meet the challenges of managing a project in that portfolio. So there's a much more there's these are leaders that are either managing these kinds of major projects now looking to the next one. And, and it's very much with the U.K. government's lens in mind, I think there's real ability, if of interest, to expand this to a variety of other country contexts. I think there could be other versions of MPLA, for all sorts of countries. And so I know, there's keen interest on that we've done that in the past. So if there are leaders in Canada, leaders in other places that want to do this, this is very possible, in fact I think we're very excited by this possibility because we know the U.K. is not the only one with these challenges. And at the same time, we know that these kinds of programmes, while it has a very clear core that's very effective. Also, by the way, they do 360s at the beginning and at the end of the project with both their superior subordinates, lateral peers to kind of and we try to see how did they change over time? Do they get a better sense of who they are? What did they learn? And so it's a very individual journey through a major project that you are managing, usually, in the U.K. Government at a certain level band, that's why it's this programme. And I would, I would love to see, where does this transport? I mean, could you do it in the U.S.? Could you do it in Canada? Could you do it in Germany? Could you do it in France, could you do it in New Zealand, Nigeria, Ghana, right? I mean, this is I think this is a real, it's a really effective model. It seems to have made a dent in these overruns. I mean, surely we still have overruns, this happens. But I think it's really reduced that. And so and in fact, a lot of now government officials that moved up in the organization. I've come out of that program. And I think, in terms of future, what I'm hoping with the program, personally, is I'm trying that the pitch I'm giving to corporations, especially is often when they're looking for sea level promotions, or, you know, chief level promotions, they're often looking for kind of a really amazing functional champion, one of the functions to bring them above. Now, the challenge is you hit this conundrum, right? The stuff that's made them really effective in their function is not what's going to make them strong as an executive, they all of a sudden go from this to like broadening out, and they and so you get this chasm that always happens, where you jump them up to that level and everything they did well, which is deliver really important specialist competencies. Now they have to manage things they don't are not experts in. So the pitch I've been trying to make sure if corporation understands is if you want to find the grooming ground for where you're going to find some really promising C-level appointments, look at those who are managing major programmes. They usally are getting to manage those programmes that are more mid-level earlier stage in career. They have a talent they've come in, that's why they're there. But all of a sudden, they're foisted with I gotta manage this billion-pound billion Canadian dollar billion dollar plus programme or even just really highly complex programme, and I gotta manage all sorts of different parts, all sorts of multiple disciplines. And if they're good at that, why can't they be a CTO, a COO, a CEO, that's what they're doing daily. And so I've been the pitch I've been trying to make for these programmes is you should be looking to bring your major programme leaders that you're thinking you want to groom for C-level, they should come to our programme because we will get we will take what they're already doing, give them a new kind of more generalized perspective with a bit of reflection on their own experience, and they'll come back they're ready to go. And I think this is something because you know, this takes some translation for people to understand what major programme is but that's the way to tell them is you're getting people who are already proficient in having a really deep expertise, and how to manage that expertise with a bunch of other functions, which is very unique. And so why not invest in those kinds of people because they could be your next C-level talents. And that's a pitch I use for this MMPM. I think MMPLA you could say the same thing. I mean, people are going back and forth in and out of private public sector. Yeah, so that's kind of how I see it. The slight, slight differences, but the same kind of orientation and motivation in mind.  Riccardo  55:37Yeah, if I can just had I mean, we, it was a few years back when it kind of dawned on me, this is before I did MMPM, but, you know, somebody, we were talking about $5 billion project, and somebody said, well, you know, it's a billion over five years, that's a billion a year, that's, that's a medium sized business, right? I mean, you're running a medium-sized business with that type of turnover. So yeah, I mean, the skills, the skills are there. If you're a project director or something like that, you probably have the traits or you're getting the experience that a CEO will get.Daniel 56:15There's an interesting problem in entrepreneurship. To your point, you're managing a small business, it's quite fleeting, if you think of it, it's almost like a small venture, right? I mean, not a small venture, but it's, let's say, a venture that's hit, you know, at least in terms of valuation, maybe a later stage Series C, private equity, maybe Series B, depending on whether it's a unicorn or not. And so essentially, that's what you're doing. And if you think of a startup, it's kind of temporary. I mean, most of them don't last beyond five years. And so, you know, there's a big challenge in entrepreneurship to your point, which is you found this amazing product. And now you want to grow a business out of it. And there's a massive chasm, so they even call they have a word for it's called valley of death. Yes. And I was thinking, the way we think about major programmes, we're thinking about how do you professionalize and scale something big quickly? To me, instead of thinking of startup canvas, lean startup, etcetera, those are valid ideas and insights, but they're really predicated on certain sectors. I mean, who else better to kind of solve that gap than major programme thinking? And I feel there's a really interesting gap to not just have major programmes in advancing its own right, but start speaking to other very prominent practical challenges. How do you scale a startup? That's about professionalizing your supply chain, professionalizing the structure of your organization, building coordination fast. I mean, who else would be prepared for that? In major programmes, I mean. That's a huge opportunity because it's a notoriously difficult problem. And what's nice about it, is even if you improve it, 2%, 3% that's all of a sudden, hundreds, maybe even thousands, tens of thousands of businesses that are now scaling, delivering jobs, the impact, even with just a small change in the needle is huge. And I think it's been too much thought about from an entrepreneurial perspective, which is, you know, product development driving this doing hypothesis tests, and they're not problematizing, that scaling approach. And I think that's where major programmes could have some really interesting impact and things we're actually discussing in the classroom as well, like, how do you then take that issue? Really nice translational opportunities as well, if you want.Riccardo  58:27I like it. It's really, really interesting concept. I might be thinking about that everyday too, also. Music: "A New Tomorrow" by Chordial Music. Licensed through PremiumBeat.DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees.

In this episode, we discuss the Master Project Leadership Workshop or what we call the MPLW. Jozue Chaires is a first-generation American born in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in inner-city Los Angeles and enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after high school. Jozue attended 12B Combat Engineer One station unit training at Fort Leonard Wood MO in the Winter of 2009. He served 14 years in the US Army and is a proud graduate of the Army Jumpmaster and Sapper Leader course. In 2023, Jozue embarked upon a credential laddering journey where he earned the CM, PSM, PMI-ACP, PMP, and LSSGB certifications in pursuit of his post-service career. In October of 2023, the idea of the MPL-W was born and in January of 2024, the Fort Bliss Master Project Leadership workshop became the only Project Management Career Skills Program in the United States Army. If you want to sign up, go to www.vets2pm.com/mpl-workshop --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vets2pm/support

This episode features a conversation with Erik K. Rueter, Senior Project Manager for the American Marketing Association and Founder and President of Human-Centered Success. Take a deep dive into the concept of human-centered project management, a transformative approach that's reshaping how we tackle projects.We begin by exploring the critical question: Is there really a difference between project management and project leadership? Our discussion will unravel the nuances between the two, revealing how leadership plays a pivotal role in successful project management.Takeaways include:How project management shares many parallels with marketingInsight into how to make project management more effective – and empatheticWays to apply design thinking to the project management processGuidance on how to use tools like empathy maps to be better project leaders and build better teamsTips for being a more human-centered leaderWhether you're a seasoned project manager, a leader looking to refine your skills, or someone curious about the evolving landscape of project management, this episode is packed with insights and actionable advice.Guest Name: Erik K. Rueter, Senior Project Manager for the American Marketing Association and Founder and President of Human-Centered SuccessGuest LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikrueter/Guest Bio:  Erik K. Rueter, PMP, PMI-ACP (he/him) has over 20 years of professional experience across diverse industries. He worked for tech start-ups, colleges and universities, a Grammy®-award-winning production company, and healthcare organizations. He has been a public policy analyst, professional photographer, marketing and public relations director, and now a senior project manager at the American Marketing Association. He has co-authored two papers on health inequity in oncology nursing, lectured at Boston and Emerson Colleges, and been a guest speaker on diversity and inclusion at, among others, Medtronic, VSP, and the San Antonio Spurs. He recently founded Human-Centered Success LLC, a consulting organization focused on creating more inclusive spaces through servant leadership.

Wayne Turmel and Richard Maltzman about the importance of meetings in building great teams. Richard emphasizes the role of project leaders in facilitating effective meetings and discusses the principles of project management and Agile methodology. He also introduces the concept of "meeting goblins," which are different personalities that can emerge during meetings. Richard highlights the need for leaders to manage these personalities and create a safe and productive meeting environment. Key Takeaways 1. Meetings are a crucial touchpoint where strategy meets operations in a project. 2. The purpose of a kickoff meeting is to build the project team and ensure everyone understands the project's goals and importance. 3. Agile methodology has brought new meeting techniques, such as stand-up meetings and information radiators, that can be beneficial in any project. 4. Meeting goblins are different personalities that can emerge during meetings, such as the reticent person or the bully. Leaders must manage these personalities to create a productive meeting environment. Featured Guest Name: Rich Maltzman About: Richard Maltman is a master lecturer at Boston University and previously had a career at Nokia. He is an expert in project management and has co-authored books on facilitating great project meetings and building great teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/exclaim/ http://projectmeetings.us/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:35 The Unspoken Power of Meetings in Project Leadership 03:11 Bridging Remote Work with Project Management 04:06 Meetings: More Than Just Info Sharing 05:03 Kickoff Meetings: The Team Builder's Starter Pack 06:03 Sustaining the Team Vibe Throughout the Project 07:07 The Facilitator: A Project Leader's Hat 08:21 Embracing the Agile Mindset 09:25 The Agile-Waterfall Blend: Taking the Best of Both Worlds 11:24 Agile Meeting Techniques Unpacked 12:17 Virtual Meeting Facilitation 101 14:09 Meet the Meeting Goblins 15:05 The Meeting Ensemble: Handling Different Personalities 16:12 Inclusion Matters: Giving Everyone a Voice 17:21 Leading Through Dominating Meeting Moments 18:14 Going Off-Script for Urgent Issues 19:09 Facilitation & Its Influence on Project Leadership 20:30 The Notetaker & Whiteboard Artist: Unsung Heroes 21:11 Closing Related Episodes Do Virtual Meetings Kill Creativity with Elise Keith Creating Ethical Visibility on Remote Teams Remote Work Rants: Meeting Cancellations and Time Zone Troubles The Importance of Empathetic Conversations on Remote Teams with Robert Bogue Additional Resources Learn more about Wayne Turmel Email Wayne Turmel Connect with Wayne Turmel on LinkedIn Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Team The Kevin Eikenberry Group Your Host Wayne Turmel: Master Trainer and Coach for The Kevin Eikenberry Group, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership and The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere, and trainer of remote teams for over twenty years. Read More... Subscribe to Long-Distance Worklife wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate the show 5 stars and leave a review! Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longdistanceworklife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P22kW5iaX8zU3B0-HVCUA Website: https://longdistanceworklife.com/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@longdistanceworklife  Want us to answer one of your questions? Contact Us!      

Are you a project leader or an agilist looking to improve your team's meetings? Look no further than the book "Great Meetings Build Great Teams: A Guide for Project Leaders and Agilists." This resource is packed with practical tips and insights on how to run effective meetings that drive collaboration and results. Whether you're new to leading teams or a seasoned pro, you'll find valuable strategies to help you build stronger, more productive teams. In the book, you'll learn about the key elements of successful meetings, including setting clear objectives, creating an inclusive environment, and fostering open communication. The podcast episode features interviews with experts in the field, who share their own experiences and advice on how to make the most of your team's meetings. So why wait? Check out "Great Meetings Build Great Teams" today and start improving your team's meetings for better results and happier team members. Happy reading (and listening)! Enjoyed this conversation? Definitely reach out to Jim and Rich to chat more about their professional experiences and publications. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below! --- Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn: Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP, CSM Host and Founder of The Everyday PM An authentic leader who is well-versed in the launching of product and physical retail spaces, data system implementation and upgrades, onboarding of new employees, training, championing new process improvement initiatives, and building a solid project management community. Jim Stewart, PMP, IC-Agile Coach Principal of JP Stewart Consulting LLC Jim is a certified PMP® and possesses multiple Agile certifications including IC-Agile coach and Certified Scrum Product Owner. Jim is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and served for several years on the board of the local chapter. He has, for many years, taught and developed courseware for PMP® classes and co-developed an Agile 101 online course. Rich Maltzman, PMP Master Lecturer at Boston University, Co-Founder and Principal of EarthPM, LLC As a Master Lecturer at Boston University, Rich develops and delivers courses for graduate students that help them achieve positive change in their careers and in the world. He has over 40 years of industry experience 30 of which is in Project Leadership, including the global PMO of Nokia, with a PMP certification and a passion for sustainability integration. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeverydaypm/support

It takes courage + bravery to dig for what's not being said.  To show up with compassion + care for others.  Hurt People Hurt- Sometimes its not you...it's them.  That doesn't dismiss you from the issue; that's a signal to take a deeper dive.In this episode we'll unpack:What's really going on when anger shows upIt's real easy to armor up + bark back...that serves no one well.Ask yourself "whats really going on here"Key take-aways:How to create the awareness around the situation.What you can do to help yourself get thorough it.How to show up for the person in front of you.Keynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Support the show on Patreon! Click the link below to join the team.https://patreon.com/JonathanCinelli

In episode three of our Trauma-Informed Research Methods mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, to discuss the importance of taking a trauma-informed approach when managing a research team. For research staff who are regularly exposed to traumatic material, it can be difficult to recognize and respond to signs of their own vicarious trauma. While there is no perfect roadmap for navigating trauma-informed project management, research leaders are continuing to explore strategies for mitigating vicarious trauma for their team. Listen along as Dr. Campbell describes her career-long learning process for creating a trauma-informed research environment, how to recognize the signs that you or someone on your research team may need a break, and where to find resources for learning more about vicarious trauma. This episode is funded by the RTI International Justice Practice Area. Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!    This week, I'm excited to welcome award-winning author, globally recognized leadership coach, and IMPACT Summit speaker Susanne Madsen to the podcast.     In this episode, Susanne will tell us why emotional intelligence is such a crucial skill for anyone looking to develop their leadership abilities, build trust in the workplace, and influence key stakeholders.    Luckily, this skill can be learned and improved upon at any age!  Register for this year's IMPACT Summit for FREE to join Susanne's session and elevate your leadership skills along with thousands of PMO, strategy, and transformation leaders.    Tune in to this episode to explore what EQ is and how you can best develop and apply it in your day-to-day work as a PMO or project leader.       Enjoy!    Visit Susanne's Website The Power of Project Leadership by Susanne Madsen The Project Leadership Institute Connect with Susanne on LinkedIn Follow Susanne on YouTube   P.S. - The world's largest virtual conference for PMO, strategy, and transformation leaders is BACK in September! Join us at this year's IMPACT Summit to find out how you can earn your seat at the table. Register for free now! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I'd love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES  TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN  PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS          

Being kind + uplifting others truly changes everything. Laura van der Kooi pivoted her career to an un-familiar industry + she shares how vulnerability showed up in during an interview, which created an instant connection, comfort + built psychological safety before she even started with the organization.  Laura talks about what it is like to work for that same organization today; how empowering it is to be "seen, heard + understood" by the people that she supports + how that fuels her passion.Laura loves what she does- she is passionate about working with leaders and helping them create space that allows them to thrive in their role + she wants the world to know that when you focus on others + look for opportunities to serve, you can make a positive impact in the lives of people you interact with.  Connect with JonathanKeynote speaker,Educator+ Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellihttp://facebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Support the show on Patreon! Click the link below to join the team.https://patreon.com/JonathanCinelli

AECON WOMEN IN TRADES (A.W.I.T) is changing the landscape + breaking traditional patterns.Jenna Wood joins us + discusses the positive impact women have on construction sites everywhere.  We dive deep into how powerful organizations like AECON; truly support entry into the trade, pay for training, check in + provide ongoing mentorship, networking support groups + actually give a damn about the people doing the work."Women are dis-appropriately underrepresented in our industry."- Jenna Wood-The A.W.I.T program illuminates women in trades with the #TRADE UP program + breaks barriers for entry.AECON WOMEN IN TRADESAecon Group Inc.(416) 297-2600 awit@aecom.com Keynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Buy a coffee as a way of supporting the production of the showhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/jcinelli

Great people doing great work; with less rework + more reward.In an era where organizations are struggling to retain workforce + add to it; Protiv changes the landscape + inspires human potential. Protiv links costs to production + invests in the team at the same time.Union; Non-union; Fixed price contracts; hourly?or piece work- makes no difference. Protiv closes the gap to make it possible to pay employees more + lower labor costs- at the same time- 100% of the time. We are talking full alingment: Vendors: tradespeople, back office, front office.  Its holistic, its complete + its pretty amazing the way Protiv does it all.This is game changing + Michael will share his story on how it all began.Explore it for yourself;Protiv(212) 390-8681Connect with Michael: linkedin.com/in/michaelfortinberry  Connect with JonathanKeynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipm Support the showAppreciate the content we provide?Buy a coffee as a way of supporting the production of the showhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/jcinelli

Whether a child, a client a leader or a worker- the behavior is ALWAYS an expression of the problem.  This episode was inspired by CBC article illustrating the data that shows how substance abuse is killing men in trades. In this episode we'll unpack:What's really going on when a human either "lashes out" or "checks out."Remember its not directed at you- how to dig for what's not being said.Give a sh*t. Show up + flip the script on the way its always been done.People matter, what if we actually showed up for them; rather than dismissing them.The relationship  between children the child who doesn't want to go to school , clients who doesn't want to pay + the worker who is burnt out + leaning into substances.Key take-aways:Simple ways for you to make a shift in someone else's world.Leading questions to engage the brain.The power of choosing to make a difference.How to show up with support, rather than ignorance.The power of presence.How silence can helpCBC LINK: Why some men in the trades are dying of opioid overdoses.Intelligent change products:link code:https://bit.ly/3pfol7ilink code:  JONATHAN10   for 10percent offICF: International coaches federationKeynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Buy a coffee as a way of supporting the production of the showhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/jcinelli

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Jeff Kutas is an innovator at heart.  Co-Inventor & Founder of MB Sentinel™ Enterprises the maker of top quality Mailbox & Box Sentinel Parcel Safes, 2021 Best Product Texas   2022 Texas ⭐️ Award Finalist 2022 Architecture Masterprize WinnerJeff saw an opportunity to make life easier for consumers + leaned into his knowledge expertise + friendships to bring it fruition.  MB Sentinel is a magical product that safeguards our door-to-door deliveries, from climate, package pirates + other challenges.  This conversation is wonderful. Jeff speaks about how after decades in the retail space, he decided to pivot (when many others could have stuck it out) to the next path of his business life- knowing that not making a decision is still a decision + how that enabled him + continues to be a pillar in his life.Jeff vividly talks about how he actually cares for the people in his world, reminds us that we can't do it alone + we get emotional about what it really means to give back + acknowledge the things that are bigger than you + I.Click on link about MB Sentinel or Box GobblerJeff Kutas can be reached directly hereOrder your MB Sentinel hereConnect with JonathanKeynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Buy a coffee as a way of supporting the production of the showhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/jcinelli