People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

Managing Up is Not Sucking Up I'm joined by Mary Abbajay to talk about her book entitled Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed With Any Type of Boss. It’s a great read and in today’s discussion, you’re going to learn specific strategies for dealing with different types of bosses. Learn more about Mary and her company at ManagingUpTheBook.com/.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventures License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Final Battle of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Company Way scene from How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying (1967), available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=SKC8iPeIvEA

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 read and in today’s discussion, you’re going to learn how bringing more levity to your team pays back in a big way. Learn more about Jennifer and Naomi at HumorSeriously.com/.   Accelerate Your Ability to Lead We've opened up applications for this year's Leadership Fast Track Program. Join other listeners from around the world who are committed to accelerating their ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at LeadershipFastTrackProgram.com.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Puppet Dance by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7235-puppet-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Look Busy by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4000-look-busy License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lost in Translation scene from Oceans 12, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=UUQd55xFbfw I Love to Laugh scene from Mary Poppins, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=yNHRXNvFmZ8

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 probably know who your worst critic is. Yep, it’s probably you. People leading teams and projects typically have plenty to worry about. We ruminate about the past and can stay awake at night about risks that are lurking. Those voices in our head--that chatter, so to speak, can start to weigh heavy on us, and current events in the last year certainly haven’t made this easier. In this episode, I have a conversation with Ethan Kross, author of a new book entitled Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. It's a must-read--I can't wait for you to learn more about it. Learn more about Ethan at ethankross.com.   Accelerate Your Ability to Lead We've opened up applications for this year's Leadership Fast Track Program. Join other listeners from around the world who are committed to accelerating their ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at LeadershipFastTrackProgram.com.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Emotional by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5481-emotional- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Innerspace by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5966-innerspace License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license A Family Dinner scene from Inside Out, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=Cjgdiy_SGjA

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 barriers that, quite frankly, many men are blind to. In this episode, we’re going to focus on this in a way that I hope you will find empowering, encouraging, and actionable. It’s not a discussion that is blaming or shaming men. It’s about helping us see that there’s work to do, and I think both men and women are going to walk away from today’s discussion with ideas you can take action on right away. My guests in this episode are David Smith and Brad Johnson, authors of the new book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace. Learn more about Brian and David at wbradjohnson.com/books.   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, contact us about having Andy speak at your company. Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Brothers Unite by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4864-brothers-unite License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Uplifting Ballad by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4725-uplifting-ballad License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license What Do You Ladies Do for NASA scene from Hidden Figures, available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=HFNakraGHYk

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 Build the Life You Want. Brian is going to help you see that project managers are perfectly positioned to benefit from thinking like a futurist. Learn more about Brian at threatcasting.asu.edu/.   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, contact us about having Andy speak at your company. Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management   Back to the Future by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6090-back-to-the-future License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Fjeld by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7242-fjeld License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Back to the Future-We Don't Need Roads (1989) scene available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=fCjsUxbNmIs

Lessons About Delays In this brief episode, I share a lesson from a recent assignment for my project management MBA students. Episodes that I refer to are: Episode 249, with Aaron Dignan about his book Brave New Work Episode 306, with Gary Hamel about his book Humanocracy I strongly recommend you add those episodes and books to your learning plan for the new year!   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, I'd love to speak at an upcoming event at your organization! Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Favorite by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4855-favorite License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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: Episode 284, with Peter Boghossian about his book How to Have Impossible Conversations Episode 294, with Frances Frei about her book Unleashed Episode 301, with Peter Kozodoy about his book Honest to Greatness Episode 302, with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg about his book What's Your Problem? Episode 306, with Gary Hamel about his book Humanocracy I strongly recommend you add those episodes and books to your learning plan for the new year!   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, I'd love to speak at an upcoming event at your organization! Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Favorite by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4855-favorite License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license New Year's Eve speech scene from the movie New Year's Eve available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=OiAotrd-_Gk

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 the future wasn't as bright as it might seem. Jeff joins us to talk about his book Forever Employable: How to Stop Looking for Work and Let Your Next Job Find You. Whether you're currently looking for a job or want to future-prep your career, this is an episode you'll want to catch. Learn more about Jeff and his book at jeffgothelf.com. Also, check out his new Becoming Forever Employable Program at jeffgothelf.com/foreveremployable/becoming-forever-employable-workshop   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, contact us about having Andy speak at your company. Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you follow me, I'll follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Celestial Navigation by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License Reborn by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5040-reborn License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Job Interview scene from The Wedding Singer available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=mQ2OHv2hOrE

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 on in culture, it’s just an overwhelming time for so many people. That's why I invited Harvard professor Ashley Whillans to join us in episode 309 to talk about her new book Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life. She shares some perspectives and tips that will help you reclaim some time from your crazy schedule.   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, contact us about having Andy speak at your company. Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Time Is Now by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/395-time-is-now License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Time Travel by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6784-time-travel- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 George's Toast scene from Funny People available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=p8CPTHEAfJc

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 talk about his insightful book Step Back: How to Bring the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life. Joe shares practical insights that make reflection possible (and you don't have to book a meditation retreat!).   Have Andy Speak at Your Company Whether live in-person or virtually, contact us about having Andy speak at your company. Our project management and leadership related keynotes and workshops can help improve your teams' ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/workshops.   Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and Follow me (I've maxed out the connections but if you Follow me, I'll Follow you back!) Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership   Epic Emotional Trailer by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5345-epic-emotional-trailer- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Dream Culture by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3675-dream-culture License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 How Will the World Speak My Name scene from Gladiator available on WingClips at wingclips.com/movie-clips/gladiator/how-will-the-world-speak-my-name