This episode features "Time Ninja," Lindiwe Stenberg, PMP of PayPal. She's a master of setting realistic project timelines to make time for work-life balance. (Something often elusive in a project manager's world).

Listen now, to hear about the "Gantt chart in her head" and how to stack projects to make work efficient as possible.

*Productivity Balanced with Work-Life Balance: Lindiwe shares strategies for balancing high productivity with personal life.

*Setting Realistic Timelines: The superpower of establishing achievable project deadlines.

*Seeking Efficiencies: Techniques to execute tasks without wasting time.

*Work-Life Balance for Project Managers: Tips on maintaining harmony between work and personal life.

*Time Management Skills: Gathering abilities to effectively manage timelines.

*Nursing and Time Management: Applying nursing time management skills to project management.

*The Art and Intuition of PM Skills: Exploring the skill, art, and intuition involved in project management.

*Mental Gantt Charts: How to visualize project timelines internally.

*Stacking Projects: Learning to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

*Efficient Execution: Executing tasks efficiently without unnecessary delays.

*Setting Work Boundaries: The importance of stopping work at a specific time.

*Project Communications: Understanding how others' work impacts yours, especially in cross-functional teams.

*Automating Messages and Emails: Utilizing automation in project collaboration.

*Event Project Management Powers: Special skills required for managing events.

*Balancing Multiple Roles: Managing a full-time job, master's studies, volunteer work, and serving as a chapter secretary.

The cyber landscape is changing constantly. Cybersecurity Project Managers have to be comfortable with change at any moment-even if it means not completing a project they started. In episode 2 of "WYTCW", we talk to cyber program managers, Jen and Sukanya about what it’s like to manage security projects for the largest gaming company in the world, Activision Blizzard King.

This episode of Wear your Cape to Work features Steven Hall, a project manager from fairlife, milk company. We're applauding Steven's knack for cross-functional relationships and how his belief in farilife's mission to "nourish the modern world" fuels his daily project work...or it is he really fueled by chocolate milk?

The tech industry is at the forefront of innovation and problem solving. And while engineering and computer-related roles are some of the fastest growing fields in the U.S., women only hold about 25% of those positions.

We sat down with Christine Cunliffe, Chapter Director of ChickTech OC, and Ellen Tran, volunteer with the organization, to discuss the importance of presenting hands-on tech opportunities to the community, company diversity and how their organization helps women excel in the tech field.

To learn more about ChickTech or to donate, visit their website: https://chicktech.org/

The Project Management job market is as competitive as it is diverse. How do you set yourself apart? We know there are many questions surrounding getting your PMP certification such as, "When as a project manager should you make it official?" or "Does the certification make the person?"

We sat down with Melvin Randle, Independent Project Management Consultant, to get some answers and he walked us through how those three letters known as PMP impacted his career as a project manager.

Ghostwriters — They're the unsung heroes of the content world, quietly helping to establish your favorite brands and influencers as thought and industry leaders. We talk benefits, challenges and down right obscure with ghostwriter Sarah Fister Gale to discuss the "snackable content" she writes.

Artificial Intelligence has emerged on the scene as a gamechanger, soon to be disrupting every aspect of our lives. Aside from understanding what AI is, the more important question to address is HOW it’s changing the landscape of business and the economy.

We talk with Adrien Book, strategic consultant specializing in emerging technologies and blogger about what should be asked of tech companies and of humanity when it comes to AI.

Read Adrien's blog: https://hackernoon.com/@ThePourquoiPas

So you can define the scope, create a project plan and track schedules. Great! One thing you might've overlooked: Coordinating a high performing team that delivers.

Think IQ is everything in project management? Think again. It’s not what you know, it’s how you know. Now more than ever, emotional intelligence is a key component of leadership, driving engagement and ultimately success.

Where did you learn everything you needed to know about business? Learn why varying viewpoints, life experiences and different cultural backgrounds make a team successful.

As flexibility and remote work become the new normal, many professionals find their work and life overlapping. With technology making professionals mobile and leading this culture shift, somehow, we manage to find the work-life balance in between while continuing to innovate.