Episode 233 – De-Risking for Impact: Spot Risks Before They Derail Strategy
Imagine turning uncertainty into your biggest advantage. That’s the power of risk. In this episode, we’re joined by Susan Schramm to uncover why risks so often get overlooked early in projects, the blind spots that trip up teams, and how a clear “why” can keep you steady when challenges hit. Susan also reveals the costly mistake of waiting until things go wrong to talk about risk—and what smart organizations do instead.
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Episode 232 – Before You Speak: Why Better Listening Changes Everything
Stan Slovin, author of Better Listening: The Secret to Improving Your Professional and Personal Life, reveals how mastering the skill of listening can transform leadership, strengthen relationships, and enhance everyday communication. His simple yet powerful method:reveals how mastering the skill of listening can transform leadership, strengthen relationships, and enhance everyday communication and compassionate listener.
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Episode 231 – The No-Nonsense Guide to Pursuing Project Excellence
Bob Jewell reveals what “excellence” truly means in project management, how to steer clear of common pitfalls, and why he avoids the term “scope.” He discusses underrated tools, challenges the practice of building schedules backwards, and shares fresh perspectives on the work breakdown structure, the critical path, and the crucial handoffs that can determine a project’s success.
We explore the power of Hoshin Kanri—a strategic management system that sets mid- and long-term goals, aligns objectives across all levels of an organization, guides annual execution, and develops people’s capabilities to sustain progress. Mark Reich brings insight from his 23 years at Toyota, where he helped implement this enterprise-wide approach to continuous improvement.
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Episode 229 – Reimagining Leadership: Human Wisdom and Machine Intelligence
As AI tools become more advanced, what does effective project leadership look like? In this episode, Rich Maltzman, co-author of AI-Powered Leadership, discusses what effective project leadership looks like in an AI-driven world. He emphasizes the need for a collaborative approach between human judgment and machine intelligence, advocating for a “both/and” mindset that blends human insight with technological precision.
Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. Every first and third Tuesday of the month we have a conversation about what matters to you as a professional project manager. Andy Crowe and Bill Yates, both well respected thought leaders in the project management industry, cover subjects such as project management certification and doing the job of project management, as well as get inside the brains of some of the leaders in the industry and also hear your stories. Subject Matter Experts join the cast to discuss topics ranging from advice for someone just starting in project management, leadership tips, to how to manage the unexpected, manage project teams, and much more. Whether you’re a professional project manager, a PMP, or on the road to becoming one, tune in to hear real advice and relevant information on all things Project Management. If you have questions, we have the project management experts to answer them! Claim 0.5 free PDUs per episode.
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