
People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast
Welcome to the People and Projects Podcast, where we provide interviews and insights to help you lead people and deliver projects. Since 2009, this show is brought to you by speaker, author, and executive coach Andy Kaufman. If you're looking for insights on project management, leadership, and how AI influences both of those, you've come to the right place! And if you hold a project management certification, you can even earn free PDUs for listening!
Latest episodes

Jul 6, 2020 • 54min
PPP 297 | Want to Grow As a Leader? How to Build a Peer Coaching Community, with author Glain Roberts-McCabe
Glain Roberts-McCabe joins us for episode 297 to talk about her new book The Grassroots Leadership Revolution: Build a Peer Coaching Community and Own Your Career. Learn more about Glain and her book at GoRoundTable.com. Join me for our Virtual Project Management Training Program! Learn how to improve your ability to lead and deliver! Join us for the same project management program we deliver in-house at organizations around the world! Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/learning. Use a coupon code of VirtualPM20 to save $150 USD on the entire program! 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our other workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Whether you have a live or virtual event, we can help you invest in your team. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership

Jun 18, 2020 • 34min
PPP 296 | Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward for Leaders, with author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Stop Being a Bystander Veteran economist and corporate leader Sylvia Ann Hewlett joins us to talk about her book #MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward. Learn more about Sylvia and her book at SylviaAnnHewlett.com/. Listen to earn half a free leadership PDU while being challenged to stop being a bystander to inappropriate behavior. Join me for our Virtual Project Management Training Program! Learn how to improve your ability to lead and deliver! Join us for the same project management program we deliver in-house at organizations around the world! Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/learning. Use a coupon code of VirtualPM20 to save $150 USD on the entire program! 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our other workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Whether you have a live or virtual event, we can help you invest in your team. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership

Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 1min
PPP 295 | Author Don Moore Says You Can Make Better Decisions. Wanna Bet?
Author Don Moore joins Andy for episode 295 to talk about his new book Perfectly Confident: How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely. Learn more about Don and his book at PerfectlyConfident.com. Earn a free leadership PDU while learning practical tips on making better decisions. Join me for our Virtual Project Management Training Program! Learn how to improve your ability to lead and deliver! Join us for the same project management program we deliver in-house at organizations around the world! Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/learning. Use a coupon code of VirtualPM20 to save $150 USD on the entire program! This episode is sponsored by University of California Irvine Continuing Education, who has been developing adult learners for over half a century. UC Irvine has a Project Management Certification Program that is available to you, regardless of whether you’re in their neighborhood or around the world. Visit ce.uci.edu/PeopleAndProjects to learn more and reserve your seat. Thanks! 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our other workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requiring travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Pulse by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4250-pulse License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Notanico Merengue by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4145-notanico-merengue License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ You Want something? Go get it scene, from The Pursuit of Happyness Link: youtube.com/watch?v=MPnudujlBZI

Jun 4, 2020 • 49min
PPP 294 | The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, with Harvard's Frances Frei
Leadership Is Not About You Harvard Professor Frances Frei joins us for episode 294 to talk about her new book Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Learn more about Frances at https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6587/. Join me for our Virtual Project Management Training Program! Learn how to improve your ability to lead and deliver! Join us for the same project management program we deliver in-house at organizations around the world! Learn more at PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/learning. Use a coupon code of VirtualPM20 to save $150 USD on the entire program! 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our other workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requiring travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Power from the Ground Up scene, from Robin Hood Link: youtube.com/watch?v=if34bKbBqXI

May 27, 2020 • 45min
PPP 293 | How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, with author Celeste Headlee
The global pause created by COVID-19 will eventually be over, and it will be easy to go back to the same habits that were exhausting you before it. Celeste Headlee joins us to talk about her new book Do Nothing. Special thanks to University of California Irvine (UCI) Continuing Education for sponsoring episode 293. Check out their Project Management Certificate Program at https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/uci

May 20, 2020 • 51min
PPP 292 | How to Become the Leader You Would Follow, with FranklinCovey’s Scott Jeffrey Miller
Check Out the Project Management Certificate Program at UC Irvine This episode is sponsored by University of California Irvine Continuing Education, who has been developing adult learners for over half a century. UC Irvine has a Project Management Certificate Program that is available to you, regardless of whether you’re in their neighborhood or around the world. UC Irvine’s program aligns with standards set out by Project Management Institute and satisfies the education requirements for the Project Management Professional certification. Summer registration is now open! Visit https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/uci to learn more and reserve your seat. Thanks! Become The Leader You Would Follow FranklinCovey Executive Vice President Scott Jeffrey Miller joins us for episode 292 to talk about his book Management Mess to Leadership Success. Learn more about Scott at https://ManagementMess.com.

May 15, 2020 • 49min
PPP 291 | It’s a Stressful Time. Here’s What You Can Do for You and Your Team, with author Carole Osterweil
A Leader's Guide to Walking in Fog Trying to lead and deliver in the midst of stress can feel like walking in the fog. Carole Osterweil joins us to talk about her book entitled Project Delivery, Uncertainty and Neuroscience. Learn more about Carole and her book at visibledynamics.co.uk. 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requiring travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Tribal Joy by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4743-tribal-joy License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We walk in a fog by Lauluyhtye Rajaton Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQyhZUYuO2w

May 6, 2020 • 51min
PPP 290 | Cracking the Leadership Code for Project Managers, with author Alain Hunkins
The Leadership Journey Part of the journey for all of us is learning how to become better at leading teams and projects. I like to think of leading a bit like cooking or playing golf--it’s not something most of us will ever master--we’re just trying to burn less dishes or to improve our scores, so to speak, as we continue this wonderful journey of leadership. In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to Alain Hunkins. He's the author of a new book entitled Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders. Learn more about Alain and his book at CrackingTheLeadershipCode.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 send me an invite! Also, all of our workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requiring travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Inspiring Orchestra by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5671-inspiring-orchestra- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Inspirational Piano and Orchestra by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5666-inspirational-piano-and-orchestra- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Empathy Song by Mosaic Project Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQeGKP8qYU

Apr 30, 2020 • 48min
PPP 289 | Learning to Lead and Deliver--Like a Child, with In Awe author John O’Leary
Check Out the Project Management Certificate Program at UC Irvine This episode is sponsored by University of California Irvine Continuing Education, who has been developing adult learners for over half a century. UC Irvine has a Project Management Certificate Program that is available to you, regardless of whether you’re in their neighborhood or around the world. UC Irvine’s program aligns with standards set out by Project Management Institute and satisfies the education requirements for the Project Management Professional certification. Spring registration is now open! Visit ce.uci.edu/PeopleAndProjects to learn more and reserve your seat. Thanks! Lead Like a Child Being childlike is not exactly typical advice you hear dished out for leaders, but before this episode is done, I trust you’ll see exactly what my guest John O'Leary is talking about. John is the author of a new book entitled In Awe. It's a book I highly recommend, and look forward to hearing from you after you listen to this episode. Learn more about John and his book at johnolearyinspires.com/shop/in-awe-book/. 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 send me an invite! Also, all of our workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requireing travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership Children Play by AlekSound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5929-children-play License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Inspiring Advertising by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5515-inspiring-advertising- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Audio clip of child asking questions: Uncle Buck Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZMWgW6QNuw

Apr 29, 2020 • 2min
PPP 288 | (Video) What's Your Dam Problem?
Total Duration 2:19 Download episode 288 What's Holding You Back? We often miss the fact that we hold back our own progress. Let's use this time well for reflection, learning, and growth. Let's Stay In Touch! What are some things you've seen block people's career progress? What is something that you've personally done during the COVID-19 lockdown that has enhanced your skills? Improved your opportunities? 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 send me an invite! Also, if you know of a group at your organization that has an upcoming large group gathering and uses outside speakers, let them know about the podcast! I'd love to work with them to help improve their ability to lead and deliver. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Leadership
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