Tough Boss or Bully? In this episode, I welcome workplace bullying expert Paul Pelletier. He’s a lawyer, a PMP, and author of Workplace Bullying: It’s Just Bad for Business: Prevention, Management, & Elimination Strategies for...
Ask More, Talk Less In this episode, I welcome Michael Bungay Stanier, founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons. Michael is the author of a new book that details how project managers...
All the World’s a Stage Could it be that everything we do is a performance? Every interaction, at work and at home? That’s the premise of Cathy Salit’s new book Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach...
Negotiating Emotionally Charged Conflicts In this episode, I welcome Harvard’s Daniel Shapiro to talk about his new book Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts. If you lead projects and teams,...
Beyond Gantt Charts and Critical Path In this episode, I welcome Dave Wakeman from Wakeman Consulting Group to talk about Strategic and Business Management. This is a leg of PMI’s Talent Triangle™ that often doesn’t...
How Culturally Intelligent Are You? In this episode I welcome Dr. Tom Verghese from Cultural Synergies to talk about the importance of raising our cultural intelligence (what he calls CQ). Check out his website for...
Introducing Bruce Harpham In this episode I welcome Bruce Harpham from ProjectManagementHacks.com. Bruce is a regular blogger on topics related to career advancement for project managers. Check out his website and sign-up for a free...
Out of the Shallows Project managers are constantly tasked with juggling priorities and managing interruptions. We live in the shallows, so to speak, not the deep. Getting time for focused work seems increasingly difficult. In...
Talking To Crazy Spend enough time in the workplace and eventually you have to deal with the stakeholder who drives you crazy. Whether full-time or just under certain circumstances, their irrational behavior becomes a thorn...
Super Hero Poise Project managers regularly face daunting situations. In Amy Cuddy’s new book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, you’ll find evidence-based strategies to help you rise to your challenging situations....