People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

Hacking Your Brain Since the first Brain Rules book came out in 2009, I've been a big fan of Dr. John Medina. John is one of the clearest voices on how we can leverage our brain to achieve peak performance at work and beyond. John recently released the newest book in the Brain Rules franchise: Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp John's 10 principles that apply to all of us, regardless of age, include: Social Brain Your friendships Your happiness Thinking Brain Your stress Your memory Your mind Your mind: Alzheimer's Body and Brain Your food and exercise Your sleep Future Brain Your longevity Your retirement You'll find out what brain science says is the best age to retire. And regardless of your age, you'll find practical insights to help you thrive. Learn more about the Brain Rules books at http://brainrules.net/. Here are the other books in the Brain Rules family: Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. It's one of the best evidence-based, completely accessible books on how to live a brain-friendly life. Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five. This is a fantastic book filled with insights on how to raise a child in a brain-friendly way. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! 100 YEARS by Five for Fighting available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/2l1GmY8 BRAINWAVES by Strong Suit is Licensed under a Attribution-ShareALike License.

The State of the PMO In this video episode, I invite Peter Taylor, Bill Dow, and Hussain Bandukwala to a roundtable discussion about project management offices (PMOs). We have a great interaction about the state of today's PMOs, how to start one and keep it relevant, how to market the PMO and get executive support, how agile is impacting the PMO, and predictions about the future. Here's where you can learn more about my guests: Peter Taylor: http://www.thelazyprojectmanager.com/peter-taylor. You can find Peter's books on Amazon here. Bill Dow: https://www.billdowpmp.com/. You can find Bill's book on Amazon here. Hussain Bandukwala: http://www.parwaazcc.com/. Let Me Hear From You! What's working with the PMO's you see these days? What's not working? What questions do you have from this episode? Please e-mail me (show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com) or leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line (847-550-3747). I look forward to hearing from you! Please give us feedback about The People and Projects Podcast! Take our Listener Survey at https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/ListenerSurvey. Thank you! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week! {youtube}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtgpqYFgDoA{/youtube} Total Duration 41:05 Download episode 187 FUNKORAMA by Kevin McLeod Licensed under an Attribution 3.0 License.

What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share a lesson from a conversation with Howard Silver at a recent keynote at the PMI Chicagoland Symposium. Let Me Hear From You! What have you been learning lately? Please e-mail me (show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com) or leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line (847-550-3747). I look forward to hearing from you! Please give us feedback about The People and Projects Podcast! Take our Listener Survey at https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/ListenerSurvey. Thank you! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week! {vimeo}https://vimeo.com/235813120{/vimeo} Total Duration 4:52 Download episode 186 FUNKORAMA by Kevin McLeod Licensed under an Attribution 3.0 License.

A Must-Read Book You know that boss that's driving you crazy? Or that stakeholder? We all have them--people who most charitably could be referred to as challenges. If only we could get them to change, then we could deliver our project, or make progress as a team. If only we could change them.... You might not say it that way, but when we face obstacles in the form of people, we're apt to consider them the problem. But what if I told you there's a way to improve the likelihood of getting that other person to change? And it starts with you? In this episode we're talking with Mitch Warner from The Arbinger Institute about their book Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box. It's a must-read book that I look forward to introducing you to in this episode. Learn more about The Arbinger Institute at http://arbingerinstitute.com/. Also, here's where you can find the other books that Mitch mentions in the interview: The Anatomy of Peace. This is a continuation of the story that starts in Leadership and Self-Deception. The The Outward Mindset. This takes the ideas and presents them in a form to help you implement the ideas from the fictional story. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! IT'S NOT ME IT'S YOU by Skillet available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/2wjOc1h IN A DREAM WHERE I'M SLEEPING by Shatterfreak Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

Overwhelm Does Not Have to Be Normal I'm regularly challenged by the Henry Cloud quote that "You get what you tolerate." Too often we tolerate overwhelm as normal. My guest in this episode is out to help you fix that. Steve Kahle is founder of Gray Wolf Workflow and he is on a mission to help you and your team get more done with less stress. Click here to learn more about Steve's Proactive Lane Boot Camp. You can participate anywhere in the world and I personally guarantee you will find it worth your investment. Also, check out: Steve's series of short videos at http://OneMinuteProductivity.com His free Workday Planning Guide at http://www.workdayplanningguide.com/    Additional Episodes If you would like more insights on managing your time more effectively, check out these episodes: Cal Newport regarding his book Deep Work: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/144.  Elizabeth Grace Saunders regarding her book How to Invest Your Time Like Money: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/137.  Kory Kogon regarding her book The Five Choices: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/129.  Bob Pozen regarding his book Extreme Productivity: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/83.  Peter Bregman regarding his book 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/64.  Piers Steel regarding his book The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done: https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/123.  Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! OUT OF TIME by Samuell, John Marcus, & Vicky D. available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/2vrbP7I TECH LIVE by Kevin Macleod Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 License.

What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share lessons from finishing an MBA course and a 162 mile bike ride. Let Me Hear From You! What have you been learning lately? Please e-mail me (show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com) or leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line (847-550-3747). I look forward to hearing from you! Please give us feedback about The People and Projects Podcast! Take our Listener Survey at https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/ListenerSurvey. Thank you! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week! {youtube}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LT1qatzfJU{/youtube} Total Duration 11:08 Download episode 183 FUNKORAMA by Kevin McLeod Licensed under an Attribution 3.0 License.

Expert Insights From a Brilliant Project Manager One of the true joys I have in my role is the opportunity to meet and interact with people from all over the world. And when I have the opportunity to spend some time talking with people who have a passion for leading teams and delivering projects, it's particularly fun! One of my new friends in the last year is a brilliant project management thought leader from the UK: Dr. Mike Clayton. In this episode, Mike and I talk about subjects including: Stakeholder management, including how to keep stakeholders engaged. Influencing challenging stakeholders and team members. How organizational politics impact how we lead projects. How to manage risks on projects (and what aspect of risk management gets too little attention). Learn more about Mike and his online PM courses at http://www.onlinepmcourses.com/about/.   It's All About Relationships As Mike and I talk in this episode, a lot of success leading projects comes down to building relationships. Learn how to more effectively build relationships by signing up for our Dirty Little Secret of Business e-learning course. Earn 1.5 PDUs while learning how to more effectively develop relationships. Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! ENTER THE PARTY by Kevin Macleod Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 License. CHIPPER DOODLE v2 by Kevin Macleod Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 License.

What I Learned This Week We continue our series of short videos talking about an idea or observation that was learned this week. This week I share lessons from a son moving out of the home and a book I'm reading for a future episode. Get a head start on the book Leadership and Self-Deception by clicking here. Let Me Hear From You! What lessons have you learned about ending well? How have you seen self-deception hold a leader back? Please e-mail me (show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com) or leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line (847-550-3747). What have you been learning? I look forward to hearing from you! Please give us feedback about The People and Projects Podcast! Take our Listener Survey at https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/ListenerSurvey. Thank you! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Have a great week! {youtube}KvaGSzYXWrM{/youtube} Total Duration 6:56 Download episode 181 FUNKORAMA by Kevin McLeod Licensed under an Attribution 3.0 License.

Do Nice Guys Finish Last? Common wisdom tells us that we will be successful if we work hard. Be nice. Show up. It all makes sense, right? The project manager who reliably shows up each day and delivers should be the one who gets promoted, right? Eric Barker took a deep dive into the research of success and found that it's not quite that simple. In this episode, we talk with Eric about his new book Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. It's an enjoyable, evidence-based look at the success that will have some surprising findings of any leader. Learn more about Eric at http://www.bakadesuyo.com/about/.   Practical Project Management Training Take the next step in developing your ability to lead and deliver by going through our Advanced Project Management e-learning course. 20 PDUs for a great price! Check it out! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! BUMMIN ON TREMELO by Kevin Macleod Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 License. L & H by Jahzzar Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Just Take the Leap? It can be uncomfortable to confront a team member or a peer. We can face demanding challenges, wondering if we have what it takes, hesitating to go "all in" because of the risk of failure. Delivering bad news is something leaders have to do, but rarely do we look forward to it. These are just a few of the challenges we face as leaders--each requiring us to reach beyond our comfort zone. It's one thing to know that good things are on the other side of our comfort zone. But just telling someone to "take the leap" seems to be insufficient, right? Andy Molinsky has studied why we hesitate to go beyond our comfort zones, and he's written a practical, evidence-based book on how to make the leap. In this episode, Andy and I talk about his new book Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence. Learn more about Andy at https://www.andymolinsky.com/.   Practical Project Management Training Take the next step in developing your ability to lead and deliver by going through our Advanced Project Management e-learning course. 20 PDUs for a great price! Check it out!   Comfort Zone Example At the very end of the outtakes in this episode, I share the story of my son Barrett Kaufman going way beyond his comfort zone. He runs a company that does video production and was hired for an adventure shoot. Listen to the episode for the story, but here's the picture of him way atop of his comfort zone! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! COMFORT ZONE by REBELUTION available on YouTube TOO COOL by Kevin Macleod Licensed under a Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 License.