Podcasts by People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

PPP 202 | How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More, with author Morten Hansen from 2018-05-29T22:47:09

Work Smarter, Not Harder?

Organizations are constantly trying to find ways to do more with less. How often have you heard someone say that we need to work smarter, not harder? It's a cl...

PPP 201 | (Video) What I Learned From a Podcast Listener This Week About Coffee Every Friday (and Strengths, from Marcus Buckingham) from 2018-04-21T06:17:01

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. I recorded this before hopping on a red eye back to Chic...

PPP 200 | Why Too Many Project Managers Are Dying for a Paycheck--And What You Can Do About It, with Jeffrey Pfeffer from 2018-04-17T00:45:16

Sustainable Pace

There are so many ideas in agile project management that I appreciate, and one of my favorites is the principle of sustainable pace. The idea of sustainable pace is tha...

PPP 199 | (Video) What I Learned This Week About Convenience from 2018-04-12T00:23:54

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. As we celebrate episode 199, I talk about some lessons b...

PPP 198 | How to Grow Leaders, from Chief Weed Puller (and author) Jeff McManus from 2018-04-03T15:47:52

Leadership Lessons

I'll bet you recently walked by a beautifully landscaped area—maybe it was someone's home, or on a college or corporate campus. You walked by that beautiful area and ...

PPP 197 | The Perfect Time for Meetings, Taking the Certification Exam, and Just About Everything Else, with author Daniel Pink from 2018-03-20T14:25:25

'When To' Instead of Just 'How To'

We are faced with all kinds of decisions that require us to figure out what to do. The world is filled with books that tell us How t...

PPP 196 | The Most Important Talent Project Managers Need to Succeed, with author Ulrich Boser from 2018-02-28T23:02:53

Learn How to Learn

Learning to learn is what experts call the ultimate survival tool, one of the most important talents of the modern era, the skill that precedes all other ski...

PPP 195 | How to Have a Conversation With That Stakeholder Who Drives You Crazy (And Anyone Else), with NPR Host Celeste Headlee from 2018-02-18T22:44:30

The Lost Art of Conversation

George Bernard Shaw once said "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." As leaders of teams and projects, that'...

PPP 194 | How to Get to Yes Without Manipulating, with author and influence expert Tim David from 2018-02-10T22:14:55

Influencing Skills for Leaders

For those of us responsible for leading teams and projects, there are a core set of skills we need to develop. We need to manage our time. Deal with confl...

PPP 193 | How To Improve Relationships in the Workplace, with Todd Davis, Chief People Officer at FranklinCovey from 2018-01-25T16:53:18

Everything Comes Down to Relationships

It's the dirty little secret of business. Your career will be boosted or restrained by how well you build and maintain relationships. In this epis...

PPP 192 | (Video) Learning About the Business and the Power of Rapport: What Susanne Madsen Learned This Week from 2017-12-19T13:39:33

What Susanne Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I invite my friend and highly esteemed c...

PPP 191 | (Video) Blend In and Play It Safe? Or Take the Risk of Standing Out? What I Learned This Week from 2017-11-15T03:43:16

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share some thoughts during a bike ride about...

PPP 190 | (Video) Two Lessons About Where to Focus and Gaining Buy-in: What I Learned This Week from 2017-11-11T13:37:15

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share some thoughts from two quotes that I c...

PPP 189 | How to Tame Your Nerves Before the Big Meeting, Presentation, or Exam, with Harvard Business Review Senior Editor Dan McGinn from 2017-11-08T18:01:53

"Calm Down" Doesn't Work

What is something in your near future that's causing you to feel nervous? For example:

• A certification exam that you'll be taking soon
• A p...
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PPP 188 | 10 Principles for Leaders of Any Age to Stay Vital, Happy, and Sharp, with Brain Rules author Dr. John Medina from 2017-10-19T21:09:15

Hacking Your Brain

Since the first Brain Rules book came out in 2009, I've been a big fan of Dr. John Medina. John is one of the clearest voices on how we can leverage our brain to achi...

PPP 187 | (Video) What You Need to Know About PMOs: Today and In The Future, with Peter Taylor, Bill Dow, and Hussain Bandukwala from 2017-09-28T19:31:55

The State of the PMO

In this video episode, I invite Peter Taylor, Bill Dow, and Hussain Bandukwala to a roundtable discussion about project management offices (PMOs). We have a great i...

PPP 186 | (Video) Two Words You Need to Say This Week. What I Learned This Week from 2017-09-22T21:31:25

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share a lesson from a conversation with Howa...

PPP 185 | Leadership and Self-Deception, with Mitch Warner from The Arbinger Institute from 2017-08-29T01:36:22

A Must-Read Book

You know that boss that's driving you crazy? Or that stakeholder? We all have them--people who most charitably could be referred to as challenges. If only we c...

PPP 184 | How Leaders Can Get Their Head Above Water When Drowning in Email and Commitments, with Steve Kahle from 2017-08-10T20:37:39

Overwhelm Does Not Have to Be Normal

I'm regularly challenged by the Henry Cloud quote that "You get what you tolerate." Too often we tolerate overwhelm as normal. My guest in this epis...

PPP 183 | (Video) Everything's a Project and Every Project Is a Story. What I Learned This Week from 2017-08-05T22:15:46

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share lessons from finishing an MBA course a...

PPP 182 | Project Management Expert Interview with Dr. Mike Clayton from 2017-07-19T21:30:49

Expert Insights From a Brilliant Project Manager

One of the true joys I have in my role is the opportunity to meet and interact with people from all over the world. And when I have the ...

PPP 181 | (Video) On Ending Well and Self-Deception. What I Learned This Week from 2017-07-08T20:51:55

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share lessons from a son moving out of the h...

PPP 180 | The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything Project Managers Know About Success is (Mostly) Wrong from 2017-06-30T19:42:22

Do Nice Guys Finish Last?

Common wisdom tells us that we will be successful if we work hard. Be nice. Show up. It all makes sense, right? The project manager who reliably shows up each ...

PPP 179 | Tough Conversations, Uncomfortable Challenges, Delivering Bad News: How Successful Leaders Reach Outside Their Comfort Zones from 2017-06-16T16:01:51

Just Take the Leap?

It can be uncomfortable to confront a team member or a peer. We can face demanding challenges, wondering if we have what it takes, hesitating to go "all in" because ...

PPP 178 | How to Find and Work With a Mentor, with Ken Blanchard from 2017-05-22T20:59:22

Have a Mentor--Common Wisdom Right?

Talk to enough highly successful leaders and project managers and eventually you'll hear them mention the value that one or more mentors have provide...

PPP 177 | Why We Can't Look Away From Our Devices, with author Adam Alter from 2017-05-16T01:40:36

Do You Know Where Your Phone Is?

Most leaders these days know the answer to that question. Of course we know where our mobile devices are! And if we didn't, we might be at risk of nomop...

PPP 176 | (Video) Why Leaders Need to Get Lost! What I Learned This Week from 2017-05-04T22:53:37

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week we discuss why someone telling you to "Get Los...

PPP 175 | (Video) What Would You Advise a Friend to Do? Lessons for Project Managers to Make Better Decisions from 2017-04-29T13:44:32

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week we discuss some key lessons from a keynote tha...

PPP 174 | 5 Strategies for Staying Productive and Happy in an Age of Shiny Objects, with author Amy Blankson from 2017-04-19T17:15:49

Is Tech Making Life Better or Worse?

Tech is ruining our life. Or at least that's what plenty of people are suggesting. There's evidence showing that culturally we're more depressed and...

PPP 173 | Why Playing It Safe is Holding You Back, with Extreme You author Sarah Robb O'Hagan from 2017-04-09T05:18:14

What Could the Extreme Version of You Do?

What if you didn't play it so safe? What could a more extreme version of you acccomplish? In this episode, Sarah Robb O'Hagan joins us to talk ...

PPP 172 | (Video) What You Need to Know About Critical Path from 2017-04-03T19:39:09

What's So Critical About Critical Path?

If you're preparing for taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, you need to know how to calculate critical path by hand. Beyond t...

PPP 171 | (Video) All the Good Stuff For Leaders Is On The Other Side of Fear from 2017-03-25T22:19:19

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week we discuss a quote I heard from Michael Hyatt,...

PPP 170 | (Video) Ideas for When You Sense Your Confidence Slipping from 2017-03-17T22:26:10

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share an experience about a workshop partici...

PPP 169 | But What If They're Bingeing on NetFlix? How to Lead a Virtual Team, with Emily Luijbregts from 2017-03-08T23:49:05

Leading a Remote Team

Increasingly project managers tell me they are responsible for a team that is not completely co-located. Whether it's just a few people who are remote or the entir...

PPP 168 | (Video) Put Your Phone Down and Get Back to Your Life--An Idea For Managing Your Digital Diet from 2017-03-04T00:08:12

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I'm prepping for an interview with Adam Alter ...

PPP 167 | (Video) Why Project Managers Might Just Need to Call an Audible from 2017-02-24T23:36:02

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. In American football, a quarterback sometimes needs to m...

PPP 166 | What Project Managers Can Learn from Adele and Beyoncé from 2017-02-17T18:32:31

What Makes A Hit Song? Or Idea?

Why does one artist pull down a Grammy and another go without notice? Why do some products skyrocket in popularity when better ones never make it to prod...

PPP 165 | Why MacGyver Would Be a Great (and Happy) Project Manager from 2017-02-08T01:32:18

Constraints are.... Good?

Timeframes. Budgets. Staffing. Project managers constantly face confounding constraints on their journey to deliver a project. Constraints limit our options. T...

PPP 164 | What Leaders Need to Know About Reducing Stress, with authors of Nick Petrie and Derek Roger from 2017-02-04T23:06:24

Work...Without Stress?

There are many satisfying aspects of jobs that require us to lead teams and deliver projects. Yet they are careers that often include elevated amounts of stress. ...

PPP 163 | (Video) What I Learned This Week About What To Do Long Before You Lose Your Job from 2017-01-27T21:24:20

What I Learned This Week

We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. In this episode I talk about a conversation I overheard ...

PPP 162 | How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For, with Jonathan Raymond from 2017-01-21T04:33:23

Our View of Authority

How you and I think about authority matters. It impacts how we go about our roles as leaders. And understanding the impact we have on others is critical. In this e...

PPP 161 | What I Learned This Week About Influencing Through Questions from 2017-01-14T20:23:06

What I Learned This Week

We continue our experiment of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. In this episode I talk about influencing by asking i...

PPP 160 | What I Learned About Stress This Week from 2017-01-06T20:13:21

What I Learned This Week

This episode kicks off our experiment of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. In this episode I talk about what I learn...

PPP 159 | The Most Important Lesson You Learned Last Year from 2016-12-30T00:04:40

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PPP 158 | What You Need to Know to Manage Millennials, with author Lee Caraher from 2016-12-22T14:41:05

Gotta Love Millennials

When the topic of millennials comes up in my workshops, it's sure to evoke strong opinions, from older leaders who complain millennials are entitled, to the mille...

PPP 157 | A Revolutionary Way for Project Managers to Influence and Persuade, with Dr. Robert Cialdini from 2016-11-24T01:09:06

Project Managers Influencing Without Authority

Increasingly, project managers need to influence but do so without authority. Often, without much, if any positional power, we need to get...

PPP 156 | The Messy Project Manager, with author Tim Harford from 2016-11-09T03:30:33

What Good is a Mess?

As a profession, project managers have a tendency toward the tidy. Would you agree? I'm not talking about tidy in terms of cleanliness. I'm talking about tidy in te...

PPP 155 | How to Keep Your Project Stakeholders Engaged, with Dr. Lynda Bourne from 2016-10-11T17:01:15

You Have More Stakeholders Than You Realize

One of the primary reasons so much of our emphasis on The People and Projects Podcast is on the people side of our profession is bec...

PPP 154 | What Project Managers Need to Know About Office Politics, with Dan Rust, author of Workplace Poker from 2016-09-02T16:50:37

Playing the Game or Just Getting Played?

In this episode, I welcome Dan Rust, author of Listen

PPP 153 | The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Project Leader, with Best-Selling Author Jim Kouzes from 2016-08-27T00:22:24

How to Become a Better Leader

In this episode, I welcome back leadership researcher and author Jim Kouzes. Jim joined us back in e...

PPP 152 | How Scrum Helps You Do Twice the Work in Half the Time, with Scrum inventor and co-creator Jeff Sutherland from 2016-07-21T00:20:59

Too Good to Be True?

In this episode, I welcome Scrum inventor and co-creator Jeff Sutherland. He's the author of Listen

PPP 151 | How to Deal With Bullies on Project Teams, with Paul Pelletier, LL.B., PMP from 2016-06-09T18:06:41

Tough Boss or Bully?

In this episode, I welcome workplace bullying expert Paul Pelletier. He's a lawyer, a PMP, and author of Listen

PPP 150 | Why Project Managers Need to Say Less and Ask More To Be Better Leaders, with Michael Bungay Stanier from 2016-05-16T20:55:58

Ask More, Talk Less

In this episode, I welcome Michael Bungay Stanier, founder and Senior Partner of Box of C...

PPP 149 | (Video) Project Management is a Performance--And Why That Idea Matters, with author Cathy Salit from 2016-04-26T18:36:46

All the World's a Stage

Could it be that everything we do is a performance? Every interaction, at work and at home? That's the premise of Cathy Salit's new book Listen

PPP 148 | Negotiating the Conflicts That Suck the Life Out of You, with Harvard's Daniel Shapiro from 2016-04-19T18:53:50

Negotiating Emotionally Charged Conflicts

In this episode, I welcome Harvard's Daniel Shapiro to talk about his new book Listen

PPP 147 | Why Your Technical Project Management Skills Aren't Enough, with guest Dave Wakeman from 2016-04-11T20:00:01

Beyond Gantt Charts and Critical Path

In this episode, I welcome Dave Wakeman from Wakeman Consulting Group<...

PPP 146 | How to Tell Someone They Have Body Odor (and Other Tricky Culture Situations), with Dr. Tom Verghese from 2016-04-02T01:39:20

How Culturally Intelligent Are You?

In this episode, I welcome Dr. Tom Verghese from Cultural Synergie...

PPP 145 | Career Success Hacks for Project Managers, with Bruce Harpham from 2016-03-23T22:52:52

Introducing Bruce Harpham

In this episode, I welcome Bruce Harpham from ProjectManagementHacks.co...

PPP 144 | 4 Rules to Help Project Managers Focus in a Distracted World, with Cal Newport from 2016-02-14T03:03:39

Out of the Shallows

Project managers are constantly tasked with juggling priorities and managing interruptions. We live in the shallows, so to speak, not the deep. Getting time...

PPP 143 | How to Deal With the Irrational and Impossible People on Your Projects, with Mark Goulston from 2016-01-31T16:12:38

Talking To Crazy

Spend enough time in the workplace and eventually, you have to deal with the stakeholder who drives you crazy. Whether full-time or just under certain circumstances, th...

PPP 142 | How to Confidently Rise to the Most Daunting Challenges, with Amy Cuddy from 2016-01-17T00:04:04

Super Hero Poise

Project managers regularly face daunting situations. In Amy Cuddy's new book Listen

PPP 141 | How Project Managers Can Make Better Decisions: Year-End Episode from 2015-12-22T23:00:14

Looking Back

In this video episode, I share a recent Google Hangout on Air that was held with listeners of The People and Pr...

PPP 140 | Tom Rath Goes to the Movies (and Why You Should Too!) from 2015-11-21T21:57:22

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PPP 139 | The Real Reason Why Project Managers and Their Teams Win, with author Fred Kiel from 2015-11-14T02:05:49

Do The Good Guys Win?

There’s something inside us that wants to believe that the good guys win in the end, right? We want to believe that if you treat people well, keep your promises, a...

PPP 138 | Eating Frogs and Throwing Skunks on the Table: The People Side of Project Management from 2015-10-30T22:25:55

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PPP 137 | How Project Managers Can Invest Their Time Like Money, with Elizabeth Grace Saunders from 2015-10-17T21:26:54

Aspire to be Time Wealthy

Can you relate to the feeling of being overwhelmed, with more commitments at work and home than you have time to handle? Many project managers tell me that's a...

PPP 136 | What Science Says About the Happy Project Manager, with Michelle Gielen from 2015-10-01T19:54:39

The Happy Project Manager

Most people who know me would say I'm generally a happy guy--rather optimistic by nature. I've always been a bit skeptical about books on the subject of happin...

PPP 135 | Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, with Gretchen Rubin from 2015-08-27T22:09:50

Habits for Project Managers

Could it be that the habits you develop today determine the life you live tomorrow? As project managers, we make endless choices throughout...

PPP 134 | How Project Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning, with author Scott Mautz from 2015-07-13T23:51:48

Make it Matter

In this episode, we welcome Scott Mautz to discuss his new book Listen

PPP 133 | The Most Important Four Seconds for Project Managers, with author Peter Bregman from 2015-05-27T01:18:31

A Deep Breath

In this episode, we welcome back Peter Bregman to discuss his new book Listen

PPP 132 | Energizing the Burned Out Project Manager, with author Tom Rath from 2015-05-04T18:19:32

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PPP 131 | Honoring a Project Management Legacy, with Max Wideman from 2015-04-16T17:27:53

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 th...

PPP 130 | Why Leadership Training Isn't Preparing You to Lead (and What To Do About It), with author Herminia Ibarra from 2015-03-24T04:09:10

Act First, Not Think First

In this episode we speak with Herminia Ibarra, author of Listen

PPP 129 | Less Panic and More Productivity for Project Managers, with author Kory Kogon from 2015-03-04T14:15:45

The Urgent and the Important

In this episode, we speak with Kory Kogon from the FranklinCovey organization. Kory recently published Listen

PPP 128 | How Project Managers Become Project Leaders, with author Susanne Madsen from 2015-02-07T22:34:46

Not Just Managing But Leading

I'm happy to welcome Susanne Madsen to the podcast. Susanne recently published Listen

PPP 127 | How to Stop Talking About Vision and Actually Create One, with author Rob-Jan de Jong from 2015-01-18T21:38:53

Need Vision? Got Vision?

I'm excited to introduce you to Rob-Jan de Jong, author of Listen

PPP 126 | The Most Important Lesson You Learned Last Year from 2014-12-30T16:55:38

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PPP 125 | Why Project Managers Who Learn Faster Beat Those Who Know More, with guest Liz Wiseman from 2014-12-19T22:47:28

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 proj...

PPP 124 | How Adam Smith Can Make You a Better Project Manager, with guest Russ Roberts from 2014-11-16T03:30:43

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 p...

PPP 123 | How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done, with Procrastination Expert Piers Steel from 2014-10-22T21:50:51

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 Pie...

PPP 122 | Smart Ways to Accelerate Your Success as a Project Manager, with author Shane Snow from 2014-09-19T21:47:36

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 ...

PPP 121 | We're Not Family. But Free Agency Doesn't Work. How to Have Career Discussions with Your Team, with Ben Casnocha from 2014-09-10T03:48:30

We are Family?

Most companies no longer feel like 'family'. But the 'free agent' approach has limitations as well.

My guest today is Ben Casnocha. He is the co-author of a new bo...

PPP 120 | Mentoring for Project Managers, with Mark Goulston from 2014-08-21T22:51:23

Total Duration 34:17

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PPP 119 | How to Be a More Influential Project Manager, with Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI-RMP, and PMI Fellow from 2014-08-20T11:56:44

Do You Feel Influential?

Project managers are influencers, though we often think of other sides of the business as the ones who influence the most: senior executives, lawyers, salespeop...

PPP 118 | The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights, With Dr. Gary Klein from 2014-08-07T20:06:05

Seeing What Others Don't

How is it that we can so easily not see things? When making decisions, we can be blind to better options. When planning a project, we can be blind to risks that...

PPP 117 | People and Projects Podcast Webinar Replay: Coach Cast and Jim Johnson Interview from 2014-07-23T22:08:52

Total Duration 53:02

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PPP 116 | Why Projects Fail (and How We Can Fix That), with Jim Johnson from The Standish Group from 2014-07-10T20:35

Total Duration 27:05

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PPP 115 | Hire the Younger or Older Project Manager? Does Age Matter? from 2014-06-27T16:42:18

Total Duration 7:10

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PPP 114 | People and Projects Podcast Webinar Replay: Power Cues and Invisibles from 2014-06-23T20:42:47

On a regular basis, we invite listeners of The People and Projects Podcast to gather for a follow-up webinar. These webinars allow us to go into more detail on the content from one or more previ...

PPP 113 | The Invisible Project Manager (Who Loves Their Job), with author David Zweig from 2014-06-12T00:55:29

The 'Me Monster'

We live in an age of relentless self-promotion. Some people in the workplace remind me of comedian Brian Regan’s sketch entitled Listen

PPP 112 | How to Read Your Stakeholder's Mind, with Dr. Nick Morgan from 2014-06-04T14:36:23

What They're Really Thinking

In this episode, Dr. Nick Morgan shares how we often get in the way of our own communication. There are two conversations: the content and the non-verbals. ...

PPP 111 | When Consultants are the Problem, Not the Solution from 2014-05-02T18:19

Pulling Back the Curtain on Management Consultants

Our guest in this episode is Karen Phelan, author of an entertaining book entitled Listen

PPP 110 | How to Get Your Ideas to Catch On, with author Jonah Berger from 2014-04-24T03:01:19

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PPP 109 | The Funny Thing About Project Management from 2014-04-02T02:39:44

Laugh While Learning

I love to laugh.

Whether it's a podcast episode, a keynote presentation, or an e-learning workshop, I like to keep it light-hearted. I've ju...

PPP 108 | How Project Managers Can Deal With Stupid Feedback from 2014-03-04T23:43:50

"Feedback is a Gift?"

Our guest for this episode is Doug Stone. Doug and his co-author Sheila Heen teach negotiation and conflict negotiation at Harvard Law School and they've written a...

PPP 107 | Negotiating Skills for Project Managers from 2014-02-07T04:46:42

Introducing Steven P. Cohen

In this episode, you'll hear from Steven P. Cohen. Steve’s latest book is entitled Listen

PPP 106 | How to Fuel the Effective Project Manager from 2014-01-03T02:31:46

Total Duration 37:35

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PPP 105 | Influencing the Impossible Stakeholder, with author Donny Ebenstein from 2013-12-12T23:12:58

I Hear You!

In this cast I talk with Donny Ebenstein, who just published Listen

PPP 104 | The Thankful Project Manager from 2013-11-27T22:42:37

Total Duration 20:25

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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 from 2013-10-23T20:35:58

The Year Without Pants

Scott Berkun has written one of my favorite books in recent months. Despite th...

PPP 102 | How to Promote Yourself Without Being a Jerk, with author Dan Schawbel from 2013-09-25T19:56

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 Listen

PPP 101 | In the Trenches, with Mike Durbin, PMP from 2013-09-07T16:51:56

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 le...

PPP 100 | Are You a Successful Project Manager? from 2013-08-21T22:12:32

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 ...

PPP 099 | How Project Managers Make Better Decisions, with Michael Roberto from 2013-08-08T18:17:44

Total Duration 30:38

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PPP 098 | How to Make More Persuasive Presentations, with author Nancy Duarte from 2013-07-21T14:57:59

Insights from Nancy Duarte

If you don't particularly enjoy giving presentations, I understand. Though 1994 was a near-death experience for me, 19 years later I make a living doing it. T...

PPP 097 | Why Managing Sucks, with author Jody Thompson from 2013-06-20T01:49:55

Does Your Work Suck?

So how would you describe your excitement level about your job? Would you say, "It's awesome Andy! I love my job!" Or would you be more on the side of...

"Wo...

PPP 096.1 | Premium Follow-up to the Paul Weber Interview from 2013-05-24T17:26:49

Finger Tapping and Cookie Crumbs

In this premium episode, I follow-up on some points from my interview with Paul Weber. You'll learn about:

• Elizabeth Newton's finger tappin...
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PPP 096 | In the Trenches, with Paul Weber, PMP from 2013-05-24T15:07:07

Introducing Paul Weber, PMP

We continue our In the Trenches series with this discussion with Paul Weber, PMP. Paul shares insights and lessons he's learned in his years of lead...

PPP 095 | Agile Project Management and the PMI-ACP® Certification from 2013-05-01T02:30:41

Adapt. Deliver. Fast.

If you are in the business of delivering projects, especially in the area of software development, you have certainly heard about agile project management. A good ...

PPP 094 | How to Motivate Your Project Team, with Heidi Grant Halvorson and Tory Higgins from 2013-04-18T01:20:11

What Does It Take To Motivate Your Team?

One of the common concerns I hear from those who lead projects and teams has to do with motivation. What does it take? An inspirational speech (...

PPP 093 | Givers, Takers, and Matchers, A Discussion About Success with Dr. Adam Grant from 2013-04-09T22:09:14

Can I Ask You a Favor?

So let's say someone asks you for help. For a favor, let's say. What's your first reaction? Is it, "Sure! No problem! I'd love to help!"

Perhaps most of us...

PPP 092 | In the Trenches, with Kiron Bondale, PMP from 2013-03-20T18:14:26

Introducing Kiron Bondale, PMP

We continue our In the Trenches series of episodes, with this interview with Kiron Bondale, PMP. Kiron runs the Project Management Office at Listen

PPP 091 | You Can Be a Better Writer, with Tips from Bryan A. Garner from 2013-03-06T21:48:20

So, how do you feel when each of the following occurs?

• You come across a typo in a project document.
• You receive an e-mail that is pages and pages long. Listen

PPP 090.1 | Follow-up to the Interview with Karl Pillemer from 2013-02-19T23:42:51

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PPP 090 | Life Lessons for Leaders, with author Karl Pillemer from 2013-02-19T21:16

When it comes to the stuff of life, there is no shortage of people and resources who offer insights on how to be successful, get a job, have meaningful relationships, and more. The experts range...

PPP 089 | In the Trenches with Ryan Endres from 2013-01-23T16:28:52

In The Trenches... Like You

A month or so ago I was talking with listener Mike Settlemire. Mike was participating in our Listen

PPP 088 | Selling Skills for Project Managers, with author Dan Pink from 2013-01-12T17:40:53

PPP 087 | Think Like a Futurist, with author and futurist Cecily Sommers from 2012-12-27T18:13:24

Let's Talk About.... The Future

Well, it's time to say good-bye to this year and welcome a new one. So, how do we wrap what's been a very busy year? We're going to talk about... the fut...

PPP 086 | Team Turnarounds, Part 2, with author Joe Frontiera from 2012-12-07T20:04:51

Team Turnarounds, Part 2

In the last epis...

PPP 085 | Team Turnarounds, Part 1, with author Joe Frontiera from 2012-12-06T19:50:30

Time to Reflect

As we near the end of the year, it's a great time to reflect. What's going well with your teams? What's not so stellar? As you consider the year ahead, what changes do y...

PPP 084 | The Human Side of Agile, with author Gil Broza from 2012-10-30T20:40:14

Agile Project Management

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PPP 083 | Extreme Productivity, with author Bob Pozen from 2012-10-06T04:47:38

Too Much To Do, Not Enough Time To Do It!

Can you relate to that? This is a common theme that I hear from participants in our keynotes and workshops as well as the participants in our L...

PPP 082.1 | Premium Follow-up to the Interview with Bill Catlette from 2012-09-25T20:00:19

Contented Teams

Beyond what I think abo...

PPP 082 | Contented Teams Deliver Better Results, with author Bill Catlette from 2012-09-25T18:46:59

Could You Use Some Extra Hands On Deck?

Could you use some extra staffing on your teams these days? I’m glad to say that I'm seeing more organizations hiring, which is a refreshing chan...

PPP 081.1 | Premium Follow-Up to the Interview with Ben Snyder from 2012-08-30T16:44:37

Everything's a Project

Beyond the confession, this premium episode includes additi...

PPP 081 | Everything's a Project, with author and CEO Ben Snyder from 2012-08-30T15:59:03

Everything's a Project

Everything's a Project.... That's not only a great name for a book--which it is--but it's also a great way to look at many things at work and in life. Looking for...

PPP 080.1 | Free Premium Episode: Follow-up to the Tom DeMarco Interview from 2012-07-24T22:00:20

Free Premium Episode

I am immensely thankful for the many people who are premium subscribers to the People and Projects Podcast. By making this investment in their personal development,...

PPP 080 | Meeting the Deadline, Part 2 of an Interview with Tom DeMarco from 2012-07-24T21:30

The Deadline

In this episode, I continue my discussion with Tom DeMarco, with insights related to his writing in books such as Listen

PPP 079 | Meeting the Deadline, Part 1 of an Interview with Tom DeMarco from 2012-07-24T21:13:47

The Deadline

A couple of months back I was teaching a PMP®Exam Prep workshop. One of the participants mentioned that he was reading Tom DeMarco's book entitled Listen

PPP 078.1 | Premium Follow-Up to the Karen Dillon Interview from 2012-07-08T13:56:59

I seem to be encountering a lot of favorite books these days, and the one we’re talking about today is no exception. I really like Listen

PPP 078 | How Will You Measure Your Life, Part 2, with author Karen Dillon from 2012-07-08T11:13:54

How Will You Measure Your Life?

In this episode, I continue my discussion with Karen Dillon about her new book entitled Listen

PPP 077 | How Will You Measure Your Life, Part 1, with author Karen Dillon from 2012-07-08T10:47:45

Sara Adam: Making a Difference With Her Life

I am recording this episode from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where I have the privilege of speaking at a conference this week. Since this is a ve...

PPP 076.1 | Premium Follow-Up on the Keith Murnighan Interview from 2012-06-15T22:24:44

I trust you were able to take away an idea or two from the discussion with Keith Murnighan. Between his book Listen

PPP 076 | Do Nothing! Part 2 of interview with Keith Murnighan from 2012-06-15T13:00

Beware: Management Heresy Ahead!

In this episode, I continue my discussion with Keith Murnighan about his new book entitled Listen

PPP 075 | Be a Better Leader: Do Nothing! An interview with Keith Murnighan from 2012-06-14T01:24:05

Is it possible that we make difficult situations worse by overmanaging them? Keith Murnighan responds with a resounding "Absolutely!" In the next two episodes, I talk with Keith about his new bo...

PPP 074.1 | Premium Follow-up on the Andy Crowe Interview from 2012-05-16T20:08:36

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PPP 074 | How Agile Are You? An interview with author Andy Crowe, PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP from 2012-05-16T19:54:29

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PPP 073.1 | Premium Follow-Up to Interview with Don Kluemper from 2012-04-23T15:29:47

In this premium episode, I'm going to share some additional thoughts to help us personally apply this learning. I talk about why you need a social media strategy, why you need to be using social...

PPP 073 | What Does Your Facebook Profile Say About You? An interview with Don Kluemper from 2012-04-23T15:02:11

So let me ask you... What does your Facebook profile really say about you? Or maybe you're not a Facebook person. How about LinkedIn? If a prospective employer was to scan your online presence, ...

How to Lead Better Project Meetings from 2012-03-24T04:03:31