(T.I.A. Ep. 91). How do you sell a strategic vision to your team?💡

Pamela Pitz, Chair of the Board of Directors with Shinhan Bank Canada, and Director of State Bank of India, provides riveting and poignant stories about her experience as an SVP at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).👍She explains her journey into leadership roles, the crucial skills needed to be a successful leader, and how to sell a strategic vision to an organization.👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏼

Check out the interview.😁 It contains a plethora of techniques on how to be a successful and strategic leader.🎉

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmQDa40B8mQ

Pamela Pitz:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-g-pam-pitz-25a975200/

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses: https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 90). How can the Lewis Method help PMs avoid project pitfalls?

I chat with James Lewis, a project manager, an educator, and author of Project Planning, Scheduling and Control, 6th ed. 🚩

James' book is filled with captivating examples of PM stories, learning from the trenches.🌍

🎯 James provides insight into

✅ The advantage of The Lewis Method.

✅ How do PMs assume authority.

✅ The key to navigating projects.

✅ How the High-Performance Project Management (HPPM) model can benefit PMs.

Check out this podcast. It contains a gold mine of knowledge for PMs.📣

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nvNIzwVPZI

James Lewis:

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesplewis/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/drjimlewisnc/featured

Book:

Project Planning Scheduling and Control, 6th ed.

https://www.amazon.com/Project-Planning-Scheduling-Control-Hands/dp/1264286279/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EG7VNZX53NYZ&keywords=Project+Planning+Scheduling+and+Control%2C+6th+edition%2C+James+lewis&qid=1684850453&sprefix=project+planning+scheduling+and+control%2C+6th+edition%2C+james+lewis%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses: https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 89). What are some challenges you have faced during PM job interviews❓

I chat with Mike Clayton, business author, educator, and host of the YouTube channels Online PM Courses and Management Courses. 👩‍💻

👉 Mike provides some PM job interview strategies on

✅ How PMs can can make pertinent decisions.

✅ How PMs should make decisions.

✅ How to answer interview questions precisely.

✅ Some best practices for managing upwards with senior leaders.

✅ What type of portfolio to present during an interview.

What have been your experiences during successful job interviews❓

Would be great to hear added value which you can share in this post.💡

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toty67whVyU

01:14 - How did you get started in project management?

02:37 - How PMs should make decisions.

05:20 - How to best answer questions precisely during an interview.

08:32 - Some best practices for managing upwards.

13:05 - What type of portfolio would you recommend a PM present to an interviewer?

18:11 - How to contact Mike Clayton.

#pmjobinterview #leadership #projectmanagement #PM #onlinepmcourses #managementcourses

Mike Clayton:

Website: https://onlinepmcourses.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeclayton/

YouTube 1: https://www.youtube.com/@Onlinepmcourses

YouTube 2: https://www.youtube.com/@ManagementCourses

Twitter 1: https://twitter.com/OnlinePMCourses

Twitter 2: https://twitter.com/MikeClayton01

Books:

1) Leadership Skills

https://www.amazon.com/Project-Leadership-Managers-Management-OnlinePMCourses-ebook/dp/B07DJQHTKY?ref_=ast_author_dp

2) How to Lead a Great Project Team: Practical, Straightforward advice for Project Leaders who want to get the Best from their Project Teams

https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Great-Project-Team-Straightforward-ebook/dp/B077PZDH4V?ref_=ast_author_dp

3) Managing Upwards Successfully

https://www.amazon.com/Business-Express-successfully-successful-relationship-ebook/dp/B00N2ZFBX6?ref_=ast_author_dp

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 88). In this Project Management Review (Part 3 of 3) we hear from:

01:17 - Terry Schmidt: Practical strategic management principles for PMs.

02:34 - Cheryl Lee: PMs are from Mars.

05:47 - Colin Thompson: Lessons learned as an Agile Coach.

07:56 - Benjamin Anyacho: How to provide vision and overall leadership.

09:41 - Elizabeth Harrin: How can PMs successfully engage stakeholders?

12:57 - Soha Karjawally: What type of escalation paths do you recommend?

15:04 - Klao Bell-Lewis: How to measure stakeholder engagement.

17:32 - Mayte Mata: Overcoming cultural backgrounds when leading diverse teams.

20:03 - Mike Griffiths: A deeper understanding of project management using visual learning tools.

21:52 - Karine O'Donnell: How to engage the project team.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9G8ReizplA

You can find full interview videos with each of these guests at the below links.

Terry Schmidt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQ4vDmHR_U

Cheryl Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca3CTyZcPr8&t=1310s

Colin Thompson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ds14lXIctQ&t=529s

Benjamin Anyacho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_Iz4wK9-U

Elizabeth Harrin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-e43NW0S1E&t=441s

Soha Karjawally - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHRoDdMLX8

Klao Bell-Lewis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4s7R5_ddkw&t=946s

Mayte Mata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BYwkEzYv_w&t=676s

Mike Griffiths - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0L63TyepUI&t=267s

Karine O'Donnell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUtq729NN4&t=1274s

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 87). In this Project Management Review (Part 2 of 3) we hear from:

01:26 - Rami Kaibni - Agile project management in the construction industry

02:56 - Dharam Singh - Transitioning into program or portfolio management

05:54 - Dayo Sowunmi - Artificial Intelligence hugely benefits PMs

07:45 - Joe Pusz - PMs functioning effectively with a PMO

09:46 - Torbjorn Zetterlund - PMs optimizing cloud strategies and services

11:58 - Joe Perzel - The dark arts of project management

14:06 - Bharatkumar Unercat - How the Indian Navy prepares you for project management

17:23 - Chris Clouse – Adapting to transformational changes in the financial industry

18:56 - Anatoly Shamkin - Transitioning from a Project Manager to a Product Manager

22:15 - Greta Blash - Problems identifying and managing risks on a project

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOwor93gRpQ

You can find full interview videos with each of these guests at the below links.

Rami Kaibni - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPTrwEf-iI

Dharam Singh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIyrMgzbfYQ

Dayo Sowunmi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGCrez9Aefc

Joe Pusz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYcOpQy2B6w&t=1193s

Torbjorn Zetterlund - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6tGudQPA4&t=721s

Joe Perzel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdxRZwi3RS8&t=108s

Bharatkumar Unercat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwBpZYjSYJ8

Chris Clouse – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXvDRk1MXOY&t=310s

Anatoly Shamkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqjml824BQk&t=1933s

Greta Blash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUTcZu4m_M&t=516s

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

03:04 - Richard Audette - Budgeting and Scheduling within a Project.

04:34 - Adriana Girdler - How to overcome pain points with difficult stakeholders.

07:20 - Jim Lewis - What has been your biggest mistake in project management?

11:14 - David Barrett - Why is Communication so important for PMs?

14:26 - Andy Kaufman - How can PMs excel at leading people?

18:33 - Kiron Bondale - Don't blame corporate culture on psychological safety.

22:36 - Nigel Smith - Agile Coaching.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2sD2kVXG5c

David Stewart - https://lnkd.in/gNbkUSiG

Richard Audette - https://lnkd.in/gdbMfTdt

Adriana Girdler - https://lnkd.in/gU74mkfV

Jim Lewis - https://lnkd.in/gvkXMisi

David Barrett - https://lnkd.in/g9cvG8zF

Andy Kaufman - https://lnkd.in/gXFTwrDB

Kiron Bondale - https://lnkd.in/ghRbvr7v

Nigel Smith - https://lnkd.in/gkXC-Pdg

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 85). Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance, discusses leadership, and how PMs can leverage transition to a COO role. He stresses the value of leaders as change agents to drive transformation in an organization; and how to build effective teams to work cohesively, remove obstacles and barriers, and drive results. 

It's about collaboration, consensus, and alignment with core values; avoiding miscommunication; growing your team's skills, competence and confidence; and having a team execute with consistency.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I6PwynOOiY

Cameron Herold: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronherold/ 

Website 1: https://cameronherold.com/ 

Website 2: https://cooalliance.com/ 

Website 3: https://investinyourleaders.com/ 

Podcast: https://cooalliance.com/podcasts/  

TEDx:

https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_your_vision_statement_sucks/transcript

Books: 

The Second in Command 

https://www.amazon.com/Second-Command-Unleash-Power-Your/dp/1544537603/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2403LKDZ4JRCT&keywords=the+second+in+command&qid=1678083864&sprefix=the+second+in+command%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1

Meetings Suck 

https://www.amazon.com/Meetings-Suck-Elements-Business-Valuable/dp/B073YKQKQX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PV735O28JLNG&keywords=Meetings+Suck&qid=1678083892&sprefix=meetings+suck%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1

Vivid Vision 

https://www.amazon.com/Vivid-Vision-Remarkable-Aligning-Business/dp/B07S4PMS6P/ref=sr_1_3?crid=18O82SFEHYQRZ&keywords=cameron+herold&qid=1678083921&sprefix=cameron+herold%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-3

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute  

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/ 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 84). Karine O'Donnell is a Project Management Consultant. As Founder of Projecting With People she talks about how to engage the project team with more powerful projects; how to achieve success driven results; and how to successfully implement change in an organization.

Karine also discusses project management best practice techniques to avoid projects from failing; why we should speak up during projects, and how to do so effectively.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUtq729NN4

#ProjectTeam #ImplementingChange #ProjectManagement #PM #ProjectingWithPeople

Karine O'Donnell: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karineodonnell/ 

Websites: https://projecting.com.au/ 

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/ 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255 

(T.I.A. Ep 83). Mike Griffiths, an Agile Consultant, Trainer, and founder of PMillustrated.com, talks about how visual learning tools allow us to gain a deeper understanding of project management. He provides highlights from his book Beyond Agile, and how leadership and emotional intelligence can add value to agile approaches.

Mike also discusses how PMs can detect and remove insufficiently performing process, to better focus time and effort on value delivery; how PMs can protect a team from being interrupted with low-priority or non-value-adding activities; and how to prepare for the PMI-ACP exam.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0L63TyepUI

#PMillustrated #LeadingAnswers #PMI #PMIACP #Agile #ProjectManagement #PM #BeyondAgile 

Mike Griffiths: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegriffiths/ 

Websites 1: www.LeadingAnswers.com 

Websites 2: www.PMillustrated.com 

Mike's Books: 

Beyond Agile

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Agile-Achieving-Situational-Knowledge-ebook/dp/B09VX3Y4BD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TM1O88BIU96&keywords=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths&qid=1675908651&sprefix=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1

PMI-ACP Exam Prep, updated 2nd edition

https://www.amazon.com/PMI-ACP-Exam-Prep-Updated-Second/dp/1932735984/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?crid=1TM1O88BIU96&keywords=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths&qid=1675908657&sprefix=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-2-fkmr0

PM Illustrated: A Visual Learner's Guide to Project Management

https://www.amazon.com/PM-Illustrated-Learners-Management-Paperback/dp/B09RB4W6TS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2T25LMUB8XAHB&keywords=mike+griffiths&qid=1675908966&sprefix=mike+griffiths%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-3

Agile Illustrated: A Visual Learner's Guide to Agility

https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Illustrated-Learners-Agility-Learning/dp/1695681231/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2T25LMUB8XAHB&keywords=mike+griffiths&qid=1675908998&sprefix=mike+griffiths%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-5

Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach

https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Fundamentals-Comprehensive-Guide-Approach/dp/B0B2KYR1RR/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=1TM1O88BIU96&keywords=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths&qid=1675908657&sprefix=beyond+agile%2C+mike+griffiths%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/ 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

(T.I.A. Ep 82). Oscar Svernlöv is an Educational Content Specialist for Mentimeter. In this interview he explains the value that the Mentimeter cloud app can bring to your presentations.

Mentimeter allows you to build more inclusive meetings through interactive polls, analyzing trends, surveys, quizzes and much more. This also helps to enhance your overall presentations and to boost collaboration and interactivity with your audience. 

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otW6FMH6PI4

#Mentimeter #InteractivePresentations #ProjectManagement

Oscar Svernlöv: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarsvernlov/ 

Website: https://www.mentimeter.com/

Sponsored by:  

The Lewis Institute 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/  

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255