The Project Leader Podcast: All Episodes
Episode 14: Celebrating the Small Wins
A seasoned Project Professional will tell you that project delivery is more about building strong relationships than it is about the task at hand. In this episode, I share a framework on how you can use a strategy of celebrating the small wins on your projects to strengthen your relationships with your teammates and how […]
Episode 13: Being the Master of Your Own Destiny with David Wilson
In this episode, I am joined by a very special guest – David Wilson – who is a professional from the Traffic Safety Industry. David and I chat about safety on projects, trusting your gut, and being the master of your own destiny. He also offers some career advice for early project professionals.
Episode 12: The Endless Opportunities Available to You in PM
Have you ever noticed that Project Managers all have a unique career path? In this episode, I explore the endless opportunities available to you in project management. Also, tune in for a hint about an exciting project I’m currently working on!
Episode 11: Taking Uncomfortable Action
Have you ever felt a nagging feeling that there is some action you should be taking but feeling uncomfortable prevents you from getting it done? In this episode, I explore why taking uncomfortable action on our projects is important and I share a process you can follow to make it easier.
Episode 10: Paying Your PM Success Tax
In this episode, I share about a concept called your Success Tax and what it looks like at different stages throughout your Project Leader Journey.
Episode 9: Develop Your Skills in Sales
As you get further along in the Project Leader journey and into a Project Manager role, one of the important skills you’ll need to develop is Sales. In this episode, I talk about why sales is an important skill to develop and 3 tips to help you start developing these skills today!
Episode 8: How to Be More Accessible To Your Team
Have you ever worried about how accessible you are to your team? It’s important for us, as Project Leaders, to stay connected to be able to answer questions and offer support in a timely manner, but it can be difficult to balance being accessible with meetings or email overload. In this episode, I share three […]
Episode 7: Prioritizing Our Most Important Tasks
One of the main challenges project professionals face is how to prioritize our tasks when we are pulled in many different directions. In this episode, I talk about the technique of the 5-Categories to help you prioritize what’s important to help you reach an important goal.
Episode 6: What is a Value Message?
In this episode, I explain what is a value message and how do you apply the principles of marketing to build your own personal value message to help you reach that next step in your career.
Episode 5: Our Value Message vs. Our Self-View On Our Value
In this episode, I explore the difference between the value that we provide to the market as project professionals versus our own self-views about our value. I see a lot of professionals struggling in this current market to find their next role and it can be easy to fall into the trap of doubting ourselves. […]