The Sunday Lunch Project Manager – Details, episodes & analysis

This week I have part two of my interview with Colin Ellis, The Cultured Guy, talking about his new book: Detox Your Culture: Deliver results, retain staff, and strengthen your organization's reputation. (link to buy here: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3UnyIWu⁠⁠⁠) About Colin

He is a global workplace culture expert sought after by organisations around the world who want to create and evolve vibrant, high-performance cultures.

With a career spanning three decades, he journeyed from humble beginnings to orchestrating transformative initiatives in global private and government sectors. Throughout this remarkable odyssey, he garnered profound insights into human dynamics which now serve as the bedrock of his practice.

His approach is unique. Working closely with my clients, he creates experiences that generate incredible passion and unrivalled impact. Using energy, humour, lived experience and empirical evidence, he ignites an unquenchable fire of enthusiasm within individuals and teams, making it impossible for them not to be inspired by the untapped potential of their culture.

He has written four best-selling books, won awards for his public speaking, host two podcasts and has received many accolades from clients who have benefitted from the work they’ve done together.

His passion for his vocation knows no bounds. He is driven by an unyielding commitment to enhancing the professional landscape for others. He believes wholeheartedly that hard work and laughter are not mutually exclusive; this ethos permeates his work and the experiences he curates for my clients. His relentless pursuit of excellence ensures that what he offers remains contemporary and invaluable, reflecting his dedication to fostering a harmonious, productive, vibrant, and safe work environment for all.

He is a lifelong Evertonian, a music and comedy fan, whisky lover, proud Dad and always first up on the karaoke destroying ‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles!

https://www.colindellis.com/

This week I have part two of my interview with Colin Ellis, The Cultured Guy, talking about his new book: Detox Your Culture: Deliver results, retain staff, and strengthen your organization's reputation. (link to buy here: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3UnyIWu⁠⁠) About Colin

He is a global workplace culture expert sought after by organisations around the world who want to create and evolve vibrant, high-performance cultures.

With a career spanning three decades, he journeyed from humble beginnings to orchestrating transformative initiatives in global private and government sectors. Throughout this remarkable odyssey, he garnered profound insights into human dynamics which now serve as the bedrock of his practice.

His approach is unique. Working closely with my clients, he creates experiences that generate incredible passion and unrivalled impact. Using energy, humour, lived experience and empirical evidence, he ignites an unquenchable fire of enthusiasm within individuals and teams, making it impossible for them not to be inspired by the untapped potential of their culture.

He has written four best-selling books, won awards for his public speaking, host two podcasts and has received many accolades from clients who have benefitted from the work they’ve done together.

His passion for his vocation knows no bounds. He is driven by an unyielding commitment to enhancing the professional landscape for others. He believes wholeheartedly that hard work and laughter are not mutually exclusive; this ethos permeates his work and the experiences he curates for my clients. His relentless pursuit of excellence ensures that what he offers remains contemporary and invaluable, reflecting his dedication to fostering a harmonious, productive, vibrant, and safe work environment for all.

He is a lifelong Evertonian, a music and comedy fan, whisky lover, proud Dad and always first up on the karaoke destroying ‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles!

https://www.colindellis.com/

Brad Dude has spent his career providing leadership training, organization development consulting, program evaluation, coaching, and project management services to US Government agencies, public and non-profit organizations, and private sector enterprises in more than 30 countries and territories around the world. He is the co-developer of “The Basic Elements of Temperament,” a model that explores how personal temperament influences the behaviors of leaders, managers, and employees. He has written six books on leadership and conducts seminars and workshops on temperament.

For over 40 years, and in more than 30 territories and countries around the world, Brad has provided leadership training, organization development, program evaluation, workforce training, coaching, and project management services to U.S. Government agencies, public and non-profit organizations, and private sector enterprises.  He specializes in training, group facilitation, process improvement, teambuilding, and strategic planning.

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This week I have part one of my chat with Mark Herschberg, The Career Toolkit Guy Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia, with over a dozen patents to his name. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools.  He also works with many non-profits, currently serving on the board of Plant A Million Corals. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.  Mark is a seasoned university instructor and event speaker Links https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/ https://brainbumpapp.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/

Born in the 80’s, Victoria McKenna was quite a naughty child, very artistic and quite sensitive. She never actually ‘knew’ what she wanted from life for a very long time, not until 2014 anyway. From leaving university, she followed a path into the world of Telecoms sales, which was the start of a long, enjoyable career, finishing up as a Project Manager, which she loved.   As a young adult, for years she dreamt and spoke of designing clothes for women but didn’t have the faith to bring it to fruition. She learnt how to power dress in a corporate world and became obsessed with waistcoats (which she still is to this day) and looking serious, but with an edge.   In 2014, life changed when after a period of stress, she had a stroke. Life stopped, she lost her career and it took a total of two years to properly recover, with heart surgery thrown in. If ever there is a time to take a long hard look at yourself, it is during a period of enforced downtime and when there’s no certainty you’ll pull through. But no time for sympathy, because it was then that she realised she had been given a second chance. Life was still upside down with divorce and a lot of upheaval going on, but this whole period was the making of her.  So, the brand was born. she registered the name and started the journey.   https://www.victoriajanemckenna.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymckennapm/

Born in the 80’s, Victoria McKenna was quite a naughty child, very artistic and quite sensitive. She never actually ‘knew’ what she wanted from life for a very long time, not until 2014 anyway. From leaving university, she followed a path into the world of Telecoms sales, which was the start of a long, enjoyable career, finishing up as a Project Manager, which she loved.   As a young adult, for years she dreamt and spoke of designing clothes for women but didn’t have the faith to bring it to fruition. She learnt how to power dress in a corporate world and became obsessed with waistcoats (which she still is to this day) and looking serious, but with an edge.   In 2014, life changed when after a period of stress, she had a stroke. Life stopped, she lost her career and it took a total of two years to properly recover, with heart surgery thrown in. If ever there is a time to take a long hard look at yourself, it is during a period of enforced downtime and when there’s no certainty you’ll pull through. But no time for sympathy, because it was then that she realised she had been given a second chance. Life was still upside down with divorce and a lot of upheaval going on, but this whole period was the making of her.  So, the brand was born. she registered the name and started the journey.   https://www.victoriajanemckenna.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickymckennapm/

In this episode, I have the second part of my chat with Marcus Glowasz, The Passionate PM Innovator Marcus is a project leadership coach and advisor, helping project leaders and teams to future-proof their ways of delivering and managing projects, drive change in today’s fast-paced, high growth and rapidly changing global environments, and become effective leaders and role models in their practice. With almost three decades of international experience in technology-driven projects, working with numerous organizations from large corporates to small business practices across various industries, he has developed an obsession and passion for the innovation and advancement of the project management practice. His expertise is in driving required behavioral and cultural changes to improve project resilience and robustness, adopt a continuous improvement mindset, and transition to a future-proof and evidence-driven project management practice. His expertise is supported by a number of formal credentials: Executive MBA from Henley Business School (UK) Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School (UK) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner [PMI-ACP]® Project Management Professional [PMP]® Program Management Professional [PgMP]® PRINCE2 Certified Practitioner Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) – Certified Practitioner Stanford Certified Project Manager (Stanford University) Links: https://marcusglowasz.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusglowasz/ https://twitter.com/MarcusGlowasz https://marcusglowasz.medium.com/

In this episode, I have the first part of my chat with Marcus Glowasz, The Passionate PM Innovator Marcus is a project leadership coach and advisor, helping project leaders and teams to future-proof their ways of delivering and managing projects, drive change in today’s fast-paced, high growth and rapidly changing global environments, and become effective leaders and role models in their practice. With almost three decades of international experience in technology-driven projects, working with numerous organizations from large corporates to small business practices across various industries, he has developed an obsession and passion for the innovation and advancement of the project management practice. His expertise is in driving required behavioral and cultural changes to improve project resilience and robustness, adopt a continuous improvement mindset, and transition to a future-proof and evidence-driven project management practice. His expertise is supported by a number of formal credentials: Executive MBA from Henley Business School (UK) Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School (UK) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner [PMI-ACP]® Project Management Professional [PMP]® Program Management Professional [PgMP]® PRINCE2 Certified Practitioner Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) – Certified Practitioner Stanford Certified Project Manager (Stanford University) Links: https://marcusglowasz.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusglowasz/ https://twitter.com/MarcusGlowasz https://marcusglowasz.medium.com/

In this episode, I have the second part of my chat with Andy Kaufman, The People and Projects Guy Andy Kaufman,PMP is an international speaker, author, & executive coach, and President of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc. Andy works with organizations around the world, helping them improve their ability to deliver projects & lead teams. Andy’s keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching services have reached tens of thousands of people from hundreds of companies over the years, helping them deliver their projects, become more confident leaders, take focused action, and deliver results. He brings a rich background of over 25 years of experience in executive management, technology, team leadership, project management, consulting, & coaching. Andy is a certified trainer and author of "Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life", "Shining the Light on The Secret", and an e-book entitled "How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter", all published by Zurich Press. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Andy is the host of "The People and Projects Podcast" (http://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com or any podcast app) which provides interviews and insights to help listeners lead people and deliver projects. The podcast focuses on the intersection of People and Projects--where work gets done in the real world.

In this episode, I have the first part of my chat with Andy Kaufman, The People and Projects Guy Andy Kaufman,PMP is an international speaker, author, & executive coach, and President of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc.  Andy works with organizations around the world, helping them improve their ability to deliver projects & lead teams.   Andy’s keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching services have reached tens of thousands of people from hundreds of companies over the years, helping them deliver their projects, become more confident leaders, take focused action, and deliver results. He brings a rich background of over 25 years of experience in executive management, technology, team leadership, project management, consulting, & coaching.    Andy is a certified trainer and author of "Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life", "Shining the Light on The Secret", and an e-book entitled "How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter", all published by Zurich Press. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).    Andy is the host of "The People and Projects Podcast" (http://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com or any podcast app) which provides interviews and insights to help listeners lead people and deliver projects. The podcast focuses on the intersection of People and Projects--where work gets done in the real world.