Get Your Bearings On A New Project (with Joanna Leigh Simon)
Starting new projects can be incredibly daunting, particularly if you're working on a new client, new in the agency, or on the receiving end of a shoddy handover. Ben Aston talks to Joanna Leigh Simon to discuss the questions to ask about the project plan, team, client and work to get your bearings and get a project in order. Listen up to learn how you can make your own project onboarding experience a whole lot less stressful.
23 Jan 201840min
Made To Lead (with Karl Sakas from Sakas & Company)
As project managers, we're in the business of managing teams. But are we managing them, and leading them well? Ben Aston chats with Karl Sakas, author of, 'Made To Lead', to discuss how can we lead our teams be more effective, cast vision better, and manage with strategies that are effective for delivery.
19 Des 201730min
Get More Stuff Done As A Project Manager (with Cedric Waldburg from SendTask)
Project managers are masters of getting stuff done. But what are the tricks for getting more stuff done, better? Ben Aston chats with Cédric Waldburger, founder of SendTask, to discuss everything from crypto currencies to founding companies, and how we can get more done by making our lives simpler.
12 Des 201739min
Are you Really A Good Project Manager? (with Lina Calin from Forest Made)
Are you actually good at what do you do? Deep down, do you sometimes wonder if you're actually a project manager charlatan, or in the wrong career altogether? Ben Aston chats with Lina Calin to discuss how we can know if we're really doing a good job of this project management thing.
7 Des 201726min
What You Can Stop Doing On Your Projects (with Patrice Embry)
The pressure to do the right thing and be seen to do the right thing is immense. But should we be doing all those project management things, all the time? Ben Aston talks to Patrice Embry to discuss how you can save yourself time by cutting the extraneous things from your PM routine.
15 Nov 201749min
Are You Leading Your Projects - Or Just Managing Them? (with Colin Ellis)
Beyond managing projects, how can we use our emotional intelligence to be project leaders? Ben Aston talks to Colin Ellis, author of The Conscious Project Leader to discuss building a positive project culture and leading our projects so that our teams are engaged and motivated to succeed.
7 Nov 201732min
Introducing Dear DPM – Anonymous Advice For Digital Project Managers (With Robyn Reynolds)
Ben Aston and Robyn Reynolds introduce an anonymous advice column for digital PM's to ask awkward questions and share their own stories of managing tricky situations in the life as a digital project manager.
2 Nov 201733min
Lessons Learned & Tales Of A Remote Project Manager (with Natalie Semczuk from Talkanatalk)
Ben discusses the life of a 'remoter' project manager with Natalie Semczuk, and her new DPM(ish) newsletter. After a tragic internet malfunction, the conversation pivots to unpacking typical project problem areas, why and how it's important to document lessons learned, and what to do with those lessons, to stop making the same mistakes.
30 Okt 201724min
