PPP 104 | The Thankful Project Manager

Total Duration 20:25

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A Disposition of Gratitude

One of my favorite holidays in the United States is Thanksgiving. Many other countries have a similar sort of day, but whether or not your country celebrates the holiday is not the main point here today.

The bigger deal is the idea. Being thankful. Having a disposition of gratitude. That's what we're talking about in today's cast.

Are You a Thankful Project Manager?

In some of our leadership workshops we'll ask a team to answer this question: "Who is the best among the team at giving out honest and sincere appreciation?"

Team members usually find it rather easy to answer this question. Would your name be the one that gets the most hits?

In this episode we talk about some research behind expressing appreciation. You'll find it's not just your team that benefits.

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PPP 103 | What Does the Future of Work Look Like? Our interview with Scott Berkun, author of The Year Without Pants

Total Duration 33:32

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The Year Without Pants

Scott Berkun has written one of my favorite books in recent months. Despite the provocative title, The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and The Future of Work offers some refreshing insights on the world of work that all of us can benefit from. In this episdoe you'll hear Scott's insights about the workplace of today and the future of work.

Learn more about Scott at http://www.scottberkun.com/blog. You can find all his books and his blog there.

 

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PPP 102 | How to Promote Yourself Without Being a Jerk, with author Dan Schawbel

Total Duration 31:38

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How to Succeed In Business Without Even Trying

That makes for the name of a funny movie but success in business is not quite that simple. If you're familiar with the play or movie, the main character reads a book and jets from window washer to the top of his organization through manipulative techniques that makes for fun business satire. But success in business is not a matter of tricks.

In this episode, I talk with Dan Schawbel who recently released his newest book Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success. Especially if you are relatively new in your career or manage a team with millennials, you'll find Dan's insights helpful.

 

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PPP 101 | In the Trenches, with Mike Durbin, PMP

Episode Duration 20:29

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Introducing Mike Durbin, PMP

We continue our In the Trenches series with this discussion with Mike Durbin, PMP. Mike shares insights and lessons he's learned in his years of leading teams and delivering projects.

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Mike mentions a Zig Ziglar quote during the interview. Here's a sampling of the wisdom of the late Zig Ziglar.

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PPP 100 | Are You a Successful Project Manager?

Total Duration 35:16

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The Project Named You

A key project management lesson is that we need to define success. What does success look like for a project? That's a question we need to ask far more often than we do. Getting clarity on objectives can make an enormous difference when it comes to delivering our projects successfully.

Well, how about applying that lesson to our lives? Our guest for this episode is G. Richard Shell, who recently published Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success.

Do you think success for you is about being happy? In this episode you'll be challenged to think again, or at least differently about what happy even means. We'll talk about meaningful work and why having a detailed career plan may just not be what you need right now.

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