031 - Crucial Conversations part 3 - Stepping in and taking the lead
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs. And the ability to successfully manage t...
27 Aug 201858min
030 - Crucial Conversations part 2: Oh, man it just got difficult!
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs. And the ability to successfully manage t...
20 Aug 201846min
029 - Stop the Scope Creep! Using Change Control to keep the monsters at bay
Controlling your project scope is one of the most important things we can do as project managers - but so easy to let slip. Don't let Scope Creep sneak up on you! In this episode we talk about scope c...
29 Juli 201830min
028 - Embracing the Escalation: raising visibility without raising your blood pressure
Management escalation, oh, no! When issues get escalated to our managers and executive stakeholders, our hearts sink, a sweat breaks out and we start to freak out. But should we? Maybe we should "flip...
29 Juli 201839min
027 - Crucial Conversations: Part 1 - Oh, man it just got crucial
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs. And the ability to successfully manage t...
22 Juli 201845min
026 - Mastering the Mastermind: facilitating small groups for big results
While the term "mastermind group" was coined in the 20's, it has been used by business leaders, writers, artists and philosophers going back much further to develop new ideas, themselves and accomplis...
11 Juli 20181h 1min
025 - The Last Move - a little bit of game theory for your projects
Here's a short episode inspired by the mathematical study of Game Theory! Not only can "moving last" (or latter) put you in a strong strategic position, but can also make you a better listener. We'll ...
27 Juni 201830min
024 - How to Run a Meeting - and not waste everyone's time
A lot of Project Management is about communicating and managing people. And one of our most frequently used tools for this is the meeting. In this episode we share some tips our best practices for mak...
17 Juni 20181h 1min
