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People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

Welcome to the People and Projects Podcast, where we provide interviews and insights to help you lead people and deliver projects. Since 2009, this show is brought to you by speaker, author, and executive coach Andy Kaufman. If you're looking for insights on project management, leadership, and how AI influences both of those, you've come to the right place! And if you hold a project management certification, you can even earn free PDUs for listening!

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Average duration
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Episodes
491
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2009 - 2025
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PPP 316 | Why Humor Is A Secret Weapon In Business And Life--And How Anyone Can Harness It, Even You

PPP 316 | Why Humor Is A Secret Weapon In Business And Life--And How Anyone Can Harness It, Even You

The Power of Levity for Project Teams

We’re talking about humor today and I'm joined by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas. They’re the authors of a new book entitled Humor, Seriously. It’s a great re…

00:51:52  |   Fri 19 Feb 2021
PPP 315 | The Voice in Your Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, with author Ethan Kross

PPP 315 | The Voice in Your Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, with author Ethan Kross

Evidence-based Ways to Stop Ruminating and Worrying

After working with hundreds of coaching clients from around the world through our Leadership Fast Track Program, I can confidently say that I proba…

00:44:00  |   Fri 29 Jan 2021
PPP 314 | How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, with authors David Smith and Brad Johnson

PPP 314 | How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, with authors David Smith and Brad Johnson

Being Allies for Women in Project Management

Project management is a fantastic career path for us all, and especially women. As much progress as women have made in the workplace, there remain many ba…

01:03:35  |   Thu 21 Jan 2021
PPP 313 | How to Prepare for the Future Like a Project Manager, with futurist Brian David Johnson

PPP 313 | How to Prepare for the Future Like a Project Manager, with futurist Brian David Johnson

Project Managers Are Futurists

My guest in this episode is the former Chief Futurist of Intel: Brian David Johnson. Brian joins us to talk about his book The Future You: Break Through the Fear and B…

00:42:18  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
PPP 312 | Keep a Relentless Focus On This

PPP 312 | Keep a Relentless Focus On This

Lessons About Delays

In this brief episode, I share a lesson from a recent assignment for my project management MBA students.

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00:02:31  |   Mon 04 Jan 2021
PPP 311 | My 5 Favorite Episodes of This Year

PPP 311 | My 5 Favorite Episodes of This Year

Picking my favorite episodes from this last year was not easy, but if you're looking for the top 5, check out this episode!

Episodes that I refer to are:

00:18:15  |   Thu 31 Dec 2020
PPP 310 | How to Let Your Next Job Find You, with author Jeff Gothelf

PPP 310 | How to Let Your Next Job Find You, with author Jeff Gothelf

What If Your Next Job Could Find You?

My guest in this episode is Jeff Gothelf. He woke up on his 35th birthday in a cold sweat about his career. He hadn't been laid off (yet), but he realized that t…

00:43:24  |   Mon 21 Dec 2020
PPP 309 | Reclaiming Time From Your Crazy Schedule, with behavioral scientist Ashley Whillans

PPP 309 | Reclaiming Time From Your Crazy Schedule, with behavioral scientist Ashley Whillans

Help for Busy Leaders

A common theme I hear from listeners is how overwhelmed many of us feel. Between the demands of your projects and stakeholders, demands at home, the stress of all that’s going o…

00:40:49  |   Fri 20 Nov 2020
PPP 308 | You Need This More Than Ever—And Why You Feel Like You Don’t Have Time for It, with Harvard professor Joe Badaracco

PPP 308 | You Need This More Than Ever—And Why You Feel Like You Don’t Have Time for It, with Harvard professor Joe Badaracco

Stepping Back to Reflect

Perhaps more than ever, we need to find ways to reflect. Yet how do we do that in the hectic pace we're living? Harvard professor Joe Badaracco joins us in episode 308 to tal…

00:46:24  |   Fri 13 Nov 2020
PPP 307 | Want to Take On More Responsibility? Listen to This First

PPP 307 | Want to Take On More Responsibility? Listen to This First

Rising to Power

The good news? You're getting opportunities for more responsibility. The bad news? It might just be more painful than you think. Ron Carucci joins us for episode 307 to talk about his…

00:49:52  |   Sat 07 Nov 2020
PPP 306 | Sick of Bureaucracy? Here’s What To Do, with Thinkers50 author Gary Hamel

PPP 306 | Sick of Bureaucracy? Here’s What To Do, with Thinkers50 author Gary Hamel

Fighting Back Against Bureaucracy

So, what does it take to get ahead at work? If you’ve ever worked for a corporation of almost any size, you’ve had a front-row seat to the life-sucking waste that ha…

00:57:24  |   Fri 23 Oct 2020
PPP 305 | (Video) Do You Consider Yourself a Handy Person?

PPP 305 | (Video) Do You Consider Yourself a Handy Person?

We Too Often Self-Limit

It's been a jam-packed speaking season, but in this short video, I share a quick lesson we need to hear.

Let's Stay In Touch!

I hear from listeners almost every day and I love…

00:01:51  |   Sat 17 Oct 2020
PPP 304 | Preparing Your Career For the Future, with author Michael Solomon

PPP 304 | Preparing Your Career For the Future, with author Michael Solomon

Future-Prepping Your Career

Something we all need to wrestle with is this: how are we preparing ourselves for the future? With the continuing advancements in AI and automation, how can you continue t…

00:49:16  |   Sat 26 Sep 2020
PPP 303 | Project Management Career Advice for Women--and Men--with Elise Stevens

PPP 303 | Project Management Career Advice for Women--and Men--with Elise Stevens

Advocate for Women in Project Management

I'm excited to share this conversation with my friend Elise Stevens. Her work advocating for women in project management is an inspiration to me personally, a…

00:32:32  |   Sat 19 Sep 2020
PPP 302 | Accelerate Your Career By Being a Better Problem-Finder, with author Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

PPP 302 | Accelerate Your Career By Being a Better Problem-Finder, with author Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

Becoming an Expert Problem-Finder

Chances are, you have a reputation as a good problem-solver. That reputation very well could be one of the factors that has led to your success thus far.

But here’s …

00:44:40  |   Thu 27 Aug 2020
PPP 301 | What Brutal Honesty Is--And Isn’t--and Why It’s More Important Than Ever, with Peter Kozodoy

PPP 301 | What Brutal Honesty Is--And Isn’t--and Why It’s More Important Than Ever, with Peter Kozodoy

The Truth Will Set You Free

We often think about honesty as "don’t tell lies", and that’s certainly part of it. But in today's episode, Peter Kozodoy helps us see that a big part of brutal honesty is…

00:45:55  |   Thu 20 Aug 2020
PPP 300 | Five Things I Want You To Know From The First 300 Episodes

PPP 300 | Five Things I Want You To Know From The First 300 Episodes

Thank You!

There are so many reasons why I want to say thanks to you. This is a special month for me and my team. We’re celebrating 19 years in business, for which we’re immensely thankful. And, with…

00:10:23  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
PPP 299 | How to Give Your Employees Their Brains Back Through Outrageous Empowerment, with author Ron Lovett

PPP 299 | How to Give Your Employees Their Brains Back Through Outrageous Empowerment, with author Ron Lovett

Learning to Scale as a Leader

If you lead teams and projects, one of the challenges we eventually face is scale. Inevitably, we’re faced with bigger challenges, larger teams, more complexity, and--as…

00:48:57  |   Tue 21 Jul 2020
PPP 298 | The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, with author Bruce Tulgan

PPP 298 | The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, with author Bruce Tulgan

Becoming The Go-To Person

Being the go-to person has a lot of career value, and in times of uncertainty, being the go-to person can seem like it brings a lot of job security. But as our guest Bruce T…

00:44:28  |   Wed 15 Jul 2020
PPP 297 | Want to Grow As a Leader? How to Build a Peer Coaching Community, with author Glain Roberts-McCabe

PPP 297 | Want to Grow As a Leader? How to Build a Peer Coaching Community, with author Glain Roberts-McCabe

Glain Roberts-McCabe joins us for episode 297 to talk about her new book The Grassroots Leadership Revolution: Build a Peer Coaching Community and Own Your Career.

Learn more about Glain and her book…

00:53:36  |   Mon 06 Jul 2020
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