A Lifetime of Commitment to Project Management In this episode, we speak with Max Wideman, one of the original authors of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (in fact, he coined the term “PMBOK Guide“)....
Act First, Not Think First In this episode we speak with Herminia Ibarra, author of Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader. Herminia chairs a department at the world-renowned INSEAD business school and is...
The Urgent and the Important In this episode we speak with Kory Kogon from the FranklinCovey organization. Kory recently published The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity. It’s a very, very helpful resource for...
Not Just Managing But Leading I’m happy to welcome Susanne Madsen to the podcast. Susanne recently published The Power of Project Leadership: 7 Keys to Help You Transform from Project Manager to Project Leader. Learn...
Need Vision? Got Vision? I’m excited to introduce you to Rob-Jan de Jong, author of Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead. Too often we only talk about vision–Rob shows us how to actually...
What Did You Learn Last Year? What’s something specific you’ve learned in the last 12 months that you either didn’t know before then or you had to re-learn it? That’s a question I asked some...
Expert Judgment In the Project Management Body of Knowledge–the PMBOK® Guide–there’s a recurring tool and technique entitled Expert Judgment. How can you develop a more effective project charter? Come up with more accurate cost and...
Adam Smith, Project Manager If you studied economics at some point you most likely learned about Adam Smith. He’s often revered as the Father of Modern Economics, but could it be that project managers could...
Stop Procrastinating! I have so looked forward to sharing this episode with you! It’s just that…. I kept finding other things to do! But the wait is over! My guest today is Piers Steel, author...
Smartcuts, Not Shortcuts We go to ‘work’, not ‘play’. Success typically takes work, not sitting back and visualizing wonderful things. But what if there were ways to hack the ‘pay your dues’ route? What if...