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PPP 060 | How the Brain Science of Attention Changes Everything, with Cathy Davidson (Part 2)

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Published: Thursday, 18 August 2011 09:37
Written by Andy Kaufman

Episode Duration 25:21

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In our last episode you heard the first portion of my discussion with Cathy N. Davidson, author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Cathy's book is just coming out this week and has already been named one of the top 10 science books of this fall season.

Is technology making it more difficult to focus? Cathy and I talk about that in this second portion of the interview.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week!

PPP 059 | How the Brain Science of Attention Changes Everything, with Cathy Davidson (Part 1)

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Published: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 19:25
Written by Andy Kaufman

Episode Duration 16:52

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So let me guess.... While you're listening to this cast right now, I'm guessing you're also doing something else as well, right? Maybe driving a car or checking e-mail or working out. Or perhaps you're checking out what's going on with your Facebook friends. Hey, if you're doing that, look up The People and Projects Podcast on Facebook and Like us!

Oops. Sorry. I got a bit distracted there for a moment!

Anyway, there are seemingly an endless number of stimuli that are vying for your attention right now. Which do you focus on? Why? There are many great minds that are putting a lot of effort into these questions for it could reasonably be argued that time is not the scarcest resource any more: it's attention.

As we strive to focus in a world clamoring for our attention, I wanted to share one of my favorite books that is just coming out this week. It's entitled Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, by Cathy N. Davidson. I had the opportunity to talk with Cathy earlier this month and look forward to sharing that discussion over the course of two episodes.

You can learn more about Cathy and read her blog by visiting http://www.cathydavidson.com/.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week!

PPP 058 | How to Lead Your Boss, with author John Baldoni

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Published: Thursday, 11 August 2011 16:42
Written by Andy Kaufman

Total Duration 24:21

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One of the lessons that eventually becomes clear is that managing is not just managing down: leading those people who report to us. In fact, the higher I got in organizations, the more I found I needed to manage up: in many ways, to lead my boss. That's a lesson I don't remember being taught in a textbook.

Whether you're a project manager, team member, or senior leader, we all have a boss and learning to lead that boss is a key skill that must be developed. Earlier this year I had a conversation with leadership expert John Baldoni. John is the author of many books, including Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss So You Both Win. In this episode you'll see what John has to say about how you can more effectively lead your boss.

You can learn more about John by visiting http://www.johnbaldoni.com/. John recommended you check out his previous book Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results. Also, I recommend you check out the other book John mentioned in the interview: Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week!

PPP 057 | Rescuing the Problem Project, with author Todd C. Williams, PMP

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Published: Monday, 25 July 2011 18:47
Written by Andy Kaufman

Total Duration 33:53

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Lead projects long enough and eventually you'll have to deal with the problem project. Whether you were involved with the project from the beginning or inheriting problems from someone else, the reality is we need to be able to rescue the problem project.

That's not only true--it's also the name of a new book from Todd C. Williams, PMP. In this episode I talk with Todd about ideas and recommendations from his book Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure.

You can learn more about Todd by visiting http://ecaminc.com/. His blog Back From Red can be found at http://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week!

PPP 056 | Improving Your Success through Little Bets, with author Peter Sims

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Published: Monday, 18 July 2011 17:28
Written by Andy Kaufman

Total Duration 25:33

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One of the great challenges of business is how to go from idea to delivery. It's easy to talk about ideas but turning those into a finished product requires much more than talk. It can be daunting to deliver. There's the risk of failure. There's the fear of unknowns--of surprises that can create obstacles to success. Going from idea to delivery is truly challenging!

Ultimately project management is about how to deliver results but leaders of projects and teams need more than just work breakdown structures and Gantt charts. One of my favorite books of this year provides great insights for all of us who seek to lead and deliver. I recently had the real privilege of spending some time with Peter Sims, author of a great new book entitled Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, and look forward to sharing that discussion with you in this episode.

You can learn more about Peter by visiting http://petersims.com.

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week!

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