People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

Let's say your manager's boss is proposing an idea. It's not a terrible idea, but you have some concerns. Some questions. You're in a meeting, hearing about that idea, along with …

On my way to teach an MBA class this morning, I tried and tried to give away a free donut. And I couldn't get a taker.

OK, I admit, maybe it's a little creepy to have someone you …

Recently I heard a presenter talk about what he referred to as "the happiness formula". In this 4-minute video, I talk about what I like and don't like about the formula as we see…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. While prepping for an interview with James Clear about his book Atomic Habits, I came acros…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. Could it be that when things go great, leaders get too much credit (and too much blame when…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. Today is a 90 second lesson from a morning bike ride on a brisk and windy Chicago morning. …

We celebrate beginnings. We celebrate endings. But according to Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky, it's the middle of our boldest initiatives that can be the toughes…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. This week we wrapped up an 8-month leadership development program at a Fortune 50 company. …

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. One of my best bosses perfectly illustrated an influence technique by the way she responded…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. Generally speaking, I've found having a bias for "Yes" is good. Instead of saying "No, we c…

What does it mean to be a high performer? In a world where everyone seems to think they're above average, what does it take to truly stand out? And what advice has mu…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this 2-minute video, I share some thoughts from a recent keynote I delivered entitled He…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this 2-minute video, I share some thoughts from two leadership keynotes I delivered toda…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this 3-minute video, I share two lessons from a conversation with a pilot, including how…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this < 2-minute video, I share a lesson from a couple pilots talking about landings, wit…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this 4 and half minute video, I share some lessons for dealing with stakeholders that dr…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. I'm preparing to interview Scott Belsky about his upcoming book The Messy Middle. It's a bo…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. Jeffrey Pfeffer joined us back in episode 200 to talk about his book Dying for a Paycheck. …

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. Earlier today I was interviewed for an upcoming PMO Virtual Summit. Our discussion was abou…

We continue our series of brief videos about something I've recently taught or learned. In this 2-minute video, I share an idea I use to up my game just a little when I'm on my bi…