Project Management Paradise

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Peter Kozodoy. Peter is CEO of Stradeso, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer of GEM Advertising, a TEDx speaker and the author of the new book "Honest to Greatness: How Today's Greatest Leaders Use Brutal Honesty to Achieve Massive Success".

Peter believes that now, more than ever, entrepreneurs and business leaders need to follow the principles of loyalty, authenticity, and honesty if they are going to succeed in a post-pandemic marketplace.

In this interview, Peter and I are going to discuss "How Leaders Can Use Brutal Honesty to Achieve Business Success". This podcast is brought to you by Cora Systems. Find out how Cora can power best practice enterprise PPM in your organisation at corasystems.com

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Philip Martin. Philip is CEO of Cora Systems, a company he co-founded in 1999.

Drawing on 30 years' experience in the portfolio and project management industry, he has built a global client base across Europe, the Middle East and USA. He previously held positions with major US multinationals, including 3Com, Tellabs, DSC and Pulse Engineering.

In this bonus Project Management Paradise Podcast episode, which is a recording taken from a webinar, Philip Martin, the CEO and founder of Cora Systems, discusses : "Planning for Post Pandemic Success". During the session Philip highlights the importance of Portfolio Planning and you can download his Guidebook on the subject at corasystems.com/portfolio-planning-guide

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Stephen Carver. Stephen is rated as one of the top 3 lecturers at one of Europe's leading MBA business schools, Cranfield University in the UK.

As well as lecturing, Stephen runs a successful project management company, drawing on his experience of working with corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Halliburton and Virgin. He's a regular contributor on national radio and TV and his gift for storytelling is legendary.

In this bonus Project Management Paradise Podcast episode, which is a recording taken from a webinar, the project management guru Stephen Carver discusses "Future trends in the project management industry".

In this bonus Project Management Paradise Podcast episode, which is a recording taken from a virtual conference on PPM innovation, the project management guru Oliver F. Lehmann discusses "Survival Hints in Project Management".

Based in Munich, Germany, Oliver helps organisations and individuals identify and address weak spots, bring methods and structure into their projects, unify language and approaches, and achieve professional certification. During his 30-year career, he has worked with customers such as Airbus, DB Schenker, Honda, Microsoft, Olympus, Oracle, SAP, T-Systems, and many more. His books include "Situational Project Management: The Dynamics of Success and Failure" and of "Project Business Management". Oliver is also an authority on artificial intelligence (AI).

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Melissa Lamson. Melissa has 20+ years of experience as a speaker, facilitator, and executive coach. She has offered companies like 3M, LinkedIn, SAP, and Siemens the leadership tools and insights to build successful management and project teams in every corner of the world. Her book "The New Global Manager" breaks down the dynamics of managing diverse and dispersed teams by sharing models and strategies that directly deal with the complex nature of global business today.

Welcome back, today it's my pleasure to introduce you to Dr David Schramm. Known as "Dr. Dave" on campus and across the United States, he's a family scholar at Utah State University, where he studies strong couple and family relationships, and translates his family findings into leadership lessons and improving work cultures. Dr. Dave has given over 500 presentations around the globe, including the United Nations and a recent TEDx talk in Florida. In 2019, he launched www.LifeJourneyOn.com, a digital platform to improve employees' personal and family lives and boost productivity at work.

Welcome back, today it's our pleasure to welcome back on the show Lee R. Lambert. Lee is one of the godfathers of the PPM industry. He's one of only a few people worldwide to be made an honorary fellow of the PMI.

He's also an author of the best-selling book Project Management: The Common Sense Approach, and he has led change management programs at some of the world's leading corporations and institutions, including IBM, GE and the United States' government's Department of Energy.

In this interview, Lee is going to discuss "how to use PPM data to anticipate the future".

Today, it's our pleasure to introduce you to Kieragh Nelson. Kieragh is Managing Director for Operate at PwC. She has over 20 years senior management experience, cultivating enhanced skills in Technology leadership, Operations leadership; 6 Sigma and Lean process improvement; Programme management and PMO and Business transformation. She also has experience in the UK and India for both core and outsourced complex businesses, across manufacturing, financial, professional services & utilities industries. In this bonus Project Management Paradise Podcast episode, which is a recording taken from an international conference on best-practice PPM, Kieragh discusses how PwC's Operate PMO is helping to provide services across its firm.

This is a bonus episode of Project Management Paradise where we listened back through some of the key points from our interviews over 2019. Highlights include hand-picked insights on building your social network, how AI is changing the workplace and training your brain for change.

We are delighted to introduce the first Project Management Paradise Awards and we want to hear from you.

There are three categories:

• Best Project Management Paradise Podcast episode
• Best Project Management speaker / presenter from a Conference or Webinar
• Best Project Management book you’ve read in 2019

and you can Vote / Nominate now at corasystems.com/podcast-awards . The polls will remain open until December 31st and everyone who does so will be entered into a draw to win a Goodie Bag courtesy of our sponsors Cora Systems!

The category winners and the prize winners will be announced in January.

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