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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   What is the secret to enacting changes that unleash your company's full potential?   Whether you’re managing projects or building & running capabilities to support your organization, Organizational Change Management is the answer.   But some people try to make this process WAY overcomplicated!   Which is why I’m introducing you to our 3-step process for developing effective and sustainable change…   Change Management Simplified™   If you're bringing any change to your organization (which I know you are), then YOU are responsible for bringing people with you through that change process.   Join me for this episode to learn how you can elevate your IMPACT this year by simplifying your organizational change management process.   Enjoy!   P.S. – Want to take your Change Management strategy one step further? In this month’s FREE PMO Health Assessment Workshop, we’ll focus on the highest-value capabilities you should be building, how to discover where they are, and any hidden barriers & roadblocks to avoid along the way. Join us January 24th 3:00pm – 6:00pm Eastern: https://pmostrategies.com/workshop/ Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   How are you going to set yourself and your career up for success in the New Year?   Last week in episode 183, we talked all about looking back at your wins & challenges. Now that we’re officially into 2023, it’s time to look forward and plan your Best Career Year Yet!   What are your professional goals for the coming year?   What do you need to focus on? What do you need to let go of?   And how are you going to position yourself to get (& keep) that seat at the table this year so you can elevate your role, enhance your strengths, and really lean into the opportunities in front of you?   Join me for this episode to plan out how you’re going to boost your career and truly enjoy the work you’re doing in 2023, and for years to come.   Enjoy!   P.S. – Want to take a deeper dive into your Strategy Delivery, PMO, or Project Management Function to determine exactly where you want to go with your organization in 2023? Sign up for our FREE PMO Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th to evaluate where your organization stands today, as well as what you need to get the highest ROI for years to come: https://pmostrategies.com/workshop/ Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   How many times have you told your stakeholders about the importance of doing the Lessons Learned?   Well, it’s time to take your own advice and look at your team, your organization, your function, and what you were able to accomplish this year.   What worked well? What didn’t go so well?   This week, we’re going to reflect on all of it so you can feed those lessons into your plans (and goals) for the New Year.   Join me for this episode to uncover your biggest wins and challenges of 2022 so that you can prepare yourself for a high-IMPACT year in 2023.   Enjoy!   P.S. – Ready to dive deep into your Strategy Delivery, PMO, or Project Management Function to determine exactly where you want to go with your organization in 2023? Sign up for our FREE PMO Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th to evaluate where your organization stands today, as well as what you need to accomplish to get (& keep) your seat at the table for years to come: https://pmostrategies.com/workshop/ Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   This week's episode was made especially for you, the IMPACT Driver, and you need to hear this.   Why? Because I know you. I am you!   You work so hard to drive yourself and others toward making a big IMPACT.   You're constantly bending over backward for others and finding yourself in situations where you're pushing harder, bringing people through change, and probably doing 100 things at once.   Join me for this episode to look at 3 important ways you can take care of your most important investment if you want to make a big IMPACT and keep that High-IMPACT Engine going into the New Year.   Enjoy!   P.S. – If you are responsible for driving strategy delivery in your organization, managing and delivering projects, and making a high IMPACT, you must be at our annual Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th. Start your New Year out strong & sign up for this FREE event to achieve your 2023 high IMPACT goals: https://pmostrategies.com/workshop/ Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   There's something missing from your status report.   Do you know what it is?   In this episode, I'm going to show you what you should and should not include in your status reports for your status reports and in your communication with your business leaders & other stakeholders.   If you are finding that it's taking a long time for decisions to be made, for information to keep moving, or for projects to stay on track, let's see if any of this information is missing from your communications.   You'll learn why these details could be the difference between creating confusion or cohesiveness within your projects.   Join me for this episode to see why including these key pieces of information is a game-changer for all of the conversations you're having with stakeholders and how this simple shift in thinking will earn you even more credibility in the process.   Enjoy!   P.S. – If you are responsible for driving strategy delivery in your organization, managing and delivering projects, and making a high impact, you must be at our annual Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th. Start your New Year out strong & sign up for this FREE event to achieve your 2023 high IMPACT goals: https://pmostrategies.com/workshop/ Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you taking full advantage of your strengths? As a business leader delivering on strategy for your organization, you have an important responsibility to not only know what your strengths are but also to identify how you can leverage them effectively to get BIG results. If you're struggling to lean into those strengths, there might be some blind spots getting in your way. These could be holding you back from having the kind of career and driving the business value you need as a strategy delivery leader. Join me for this episode to learn exactly what to do (and what not to do) to be sure you're positioned as the power player your organization needs. Enjoy! P.S. – If you are responsible for delivering on strategy, get ready for the exciting changes coming to our IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind & IMPACT Engine programs. BIG changes are being launched to the public in 2023, but I'm giving you early access by joining now. Trust me, you're going to want to get in before everyone else in January! Don't wait to begin working toward your New Year's business resolutions — get a head start today: https://iepmo.com/     Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   Are you moving from a PM role to a PMO leader role? Have you been mostly focused on execution and now you've been asked to level up to a PMO or strategy delivery leader? Or are you in a PMO leadership role already, but feeling like you just haven't quite settled in (or you think your leaders are looking for more)?   If you want to be successful in this new role, you'll need to make some pretty big shifts in mindset and focus - probably more than you expect.   Get ready for a really fun and exhilarating ride, my friend, but don't worry - I've got your back every step of the way.   P.S. Once you finish this episode, you might want to go back and listen to the IMPACT Driver Mindset episodes here.   Enjoy!   Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   Today we’re getting real about how hard it is to do the work all of you do as IMPACT Drivers.   We’re looking at why being a PMO leader can be so challenging and often takes every ounce of effort and resilience to create a meaningful, sustainable impact within your organization.   But don’t worry! I’ve got great news.   You’re also going to learn ways that you can turn hard work, stress, and even disappointments into a new way of living where everything flows smoothly, energy is unleashed, and opportunities to shine unfold before your eyes.  With over 35 years working internationally in Strategy, Digital Transformation, and PMO, Gilly Kennedy knows first-hand the pressures that can be experienced in this type of setting whilst struggling with life challenges along the way. Following a period of relentless adversity, she achieved a remarkable transformation and successfully created a life with more purpose, balance, fulfillment, and enjoyment. She now dedicates her time to helping tired, busy professionals do the same by making a pivot to what she calls “joyful living." Special Gift If you enjoyed this episode and would like to learn more about Lifestyle Pivoting with Gilly Kennedy, check out her website here https://www.lifestylepivoting.com/  Gilly is kindly offering all listeners of the PMO Strategies podcast a fantastic 40% discount off her unique Lifestyle Pivoting App until 31 December 2022. Following Gilly's unique Lifestyle Pivoting Method, the app will take you on an inspiring journey of personal growth leading to greater purpose, fulfilment, balance and joy in your life/work.  Information about the app and sign up instructions are available on the website. To avail of the discount, enter PMO40 at checkout.  Enjoy!          Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   Last week, we talked about checking your ego and letting go of the need to be right so that you can achieve the big business results you’re trying to achieve WITH and THROUGH others, instead of doing things TO others…   Now this week, I want to talk about another aspect of self-reflection that will really help boost your impact in leading others through change.   Have you ever felt so stressed, like the walls were closing in on you and causing you to lose sight of the bigger picture?   In your desire to achieve big business results and help others, you may sometimes let things blow up to feel much bigger than they really are.   This can cause you to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the mess you’re in, further preventing you from keeping your eye on the prize.   But the truth is, you have everything you need to navigate your path toward boosting your IMPACT.   So let me shine a little light and guide your way in leading others through change!   Tune into this week’s episode as I walk through how to “check your darts” and why this expression I so thoughtfully stole from my husband has made all the difference in my own problem-solving.   Enjoy!   P.S. – Are you feeling overwhelmed by everything you have to do to get your PMO back on track? Then it’s about time I introduced you to our one-hour training, specifically designed to help you go step-by-step on what to do in the short term so that you HAVE a long term. Whether you just took over a PMO and realized what a hot mess it is or you’ve been in this role and felt you should be getting a lot better results, you NEED to join the 100% FREE How to Rescue Your PMO training program. Get yourself registered today: https://pmostrategies.com/rescue/   Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver!   It's so easy to get caught up in being right.   Sometimes you can find yourself in a situation where you know you have the right solution on how to move forward, but nobody seems to be listening to your expert advice.   After all, your organization hired you for a reason, right?   But I'm warning you — do not lose the war by trying to win a battle.   Check your ego and remember what matters most in order to make the biggest IMPACT.   In this episode, I'm explaining how your desire to be right can derail your momentum, destroy your credibility, and have people working around you.   But don't worry; I'm also sharing my top tips on how to get the results you want and leave your ego at the door!   Listen to the full episode to learn how to balance being right with making a difference.   Enjoy!   P.S. - Need a game-changing system for building, up-leveling, or even rescuing your PMO? Save time, money, headaches, and resources by using our step-by-step approach. Watch our 1-hour FREE training on how to create a game-changing PMO for your organization: pmostrategies.com/pmo   Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights!  I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard     GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS