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.

www.braddude.com TikTok.com/@bdudeauthor Support the Show Shop In the shop we have a chance to buy mine and my guests' books, I get a bit of cash for all of them. ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/shop⁠ Sponsors I have some great affiliates that I am working with Online PM Courses: Dr Mike Clayton offers a variety of project management courses for the beginner just starting out to a seasoned professional wanting to hone their skill. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/onlinepmcourses⁠ AirManual: This software provides an excellent solution to documenting processes, but does much more than just documenting it creates an easily maintainable and useable set of process documentation, including interactive checklists. Rather than an out-of-data Visio diagram and a pile of difficult to navigate and maintain Word documents you get a one-stop tool. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠ Riverside: To create a podcast you need good tools and I would, and have recommended Riverside to anyone wanting to create a podcast. It allows you to record, edit, interview and manage all of your podcasts. Even the free layer gives enough features and functionality for me to run my whole show, so if you are planning to start a podcast or know someone who is go to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/riverside⁠ Patreon If you just fancy buying me a coffee or similar why not pop to ⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm⁠

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.

In this episode I have part two of my chat with Dr Tammy Watchorn, The Change Ninja Tammy is just about to release her book The Change Ninja Handbook An Interactive Adventure for Leading Change, she has a background in project and programme management, organisational change and innovation alongside many years of mentoring, designing and facilitating workshops, events and training using face-to-face and virtual solutions. Tammy is a Director at AnSáS which provides facilitation, training, mentoring and coaching for learning and insights for sustainable change, innovation and transformation. A director at Pentacle Scotland, part of Pentacle the Virtual Business School, a revolutionary business school, providing executive and management education to the world's most innovative organisations where they provoke, inspire, educate, enable, coach, and facilitate. Associate at Sparking Performance co-creating and delivering Applied Neuroscience for Delivering Change. Following a career in scientific research, Tammy moved to working in the public sector and volunteering for the third sector on change, innovation, and transformation. Along the way she has researched, tested, developed and implemented different processes, tools and methods for individual and team learning, leadership, creativity, innovation, collaboration, agile and user centred design. Working at a national level across Scotland she was able to gather key insights into gaps in these methods, gaps in teaching practices and workshops, gaps that impact on scale up, longer term sustainability and delivery of organisational goals and benefits. Website: https://tammywatchorn.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tammywatchorn twitter: https://twitter.com/TamWatchorn

In this episode I meet Dr Tammy Watchorn, The Change Ninja Tammy is just about to release her book The Change Ninja Handbook An Interactive Adventure for Leading Change, she has a background in project and programme management, organisational change and innovation alongside many years of mentoring, designing and facilitating workshops, events and training using face-to-face and virtual solutions. Tammy is a Director at AnSáS which provides facilitation, training, mentoring and coaching for learning and insights for sustainable change, innovation and transformation. A director at Pentacle Scotland, part of Pentacle the Virtual Business School, a revolutionary business school, providing executive and management education to the world's most innovative organisations where they provoke, inspire, educate, enable, coach, and facilitate. Associate at Sparking Performance co-creating and delivering Applied Neuroscience for Delivering Change. Following a career in scientific research, Tammy moved to working in the public sector and volunteering for the third sector on change, innovation, and transformation. Along the way she has researched, tested, developed and implemented different processes, tools and methods for individual and team learning, leadership, creativity, innovation, collaboration, agile and user centred design. Working at a national level across Scotland she was able to gather key insights into gaps in these methods, gaps in teaching practices and workshops, gaps that impact on scale up, longer term sustainability and delivery of organisational goals and benefits. Website: https://tammywatchorn.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tammywatchorn twitter: https://twitter.com/TamWatchorn

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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.

www.braddude.com TikTok.com/@bdudeauthor Support the Show Shop In the shop we have a chance to buy mine and my guests' books, I get a bit of cash for all of them. ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/shop⁠ Sponsors I have some great affiliates that I am working with Online PM Courses: Dr Mike Clayton offers a variety of project management courses for the beginner just starting out to a seasoned professional wanting to hone their skill. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/onlinepmcourses⁠ AirManual: This software provides an excellent solution to documenting processes, but does much more than just documenting it creates an easily maintainable and useable set of process documentation, including interactive checklists. Rather than an out-of-data Visio diagram and a pile of difficult to navigate and maintain Word documents you get a one-stop tool. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠ Riverside: To create a podcast you need good tools and I would, and have recommended Riverside to anyone wanting to create a podcast. It allows you to record, edit, interview and manage all of your podcasts. Even the free layer gives enough features and functionality for me to run my whole show, so if you are planning to start a podcast or know someone who is go to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/riverside⁠ Patreon If you just fancy buying me a coffee or similar why not pop to ⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm⁠

In this episode, we have part two of my chat with Dr Troy Hall, The Talent Retention Expert, Dr Troy has featured on the Today Show, ABC, Beyond the Business Radio Show, and CEO World, Dr. Troy Hall is an award-winning culture strategist, radio show host, speaker, author, and talent retention expert. As the author of the Best Selling Title, Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent, and co-author of a Best New Book Release, Mission Matters: World’s Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Top Tips for Success, Dr. Troy was once told he did not have the talent to write. His mom, Fanny, reminded him, “It’s not the successes or failures that shape your life, it’s how you handle them.” His doctorate in Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship has sent him across the globe to help leaders create cultures of cohesion and retain top talent in their organizations. With more than 40 years of practical leadership experience and a Ph.D. in Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Troy's passion is helping others succeed. His consulting and executive coaching sessions have positively impacted organizational leaders around the globe on how to create cultures of cohesion to retain their top talent. From the U.S. to Canada and the United Kingdom, from the Middle East to Africa, Asia, and Australia, Dr. Troy has spoken at global conferences as a subject matter expert on the topics of culture & leadership, strategy, and change. Website: https://drtroyhall.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtroyhall/ Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop My latest book Project Manager Productivity Hacks is available: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks The Sunday Lunch Project Manager Podcast Listener Group: https://tinyurl.com/TheDinnerTable Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management & follow up easy and intuitive. Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

In this episode, we have part one of my chat with Dr Troy Hall, The Talent Retention Expert, Dr Troy has featured on the Today Show, ABC, Beyond the Business Radio Show, and CEO World, Dr. Troy Hall is an award-winning culture strategist, radio show host, speaker, author, and talent retention expert. As the author of the Best Selling Title, Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent, and co-author of a Best New Book Release, Mission Matters: World’s Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Top Tips for Success, Dr. Troy was once told he did not have the talent to write. His mom, Fanny, reminded him, “It’s not the successes or failures that shape your life, it’s how you handle them.” His doctorate in Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship has sent him across the globe to help leaders create cultures of cohesion and retain top talent in their organizations. With more than 40 years of practical leadership experience and a Ph.D. in Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Troy's passion is helping others succeed. His consulting and executive coaching sessions have positively impacted organizational leaders around the globe on how to create cultures of cohesion to retain their top talent. From the U.S. to Canada and the United Kingdom, from the Middle East to Africa, Asia, and Australia, Dr. Troy has spoken at global conferences as a subject matter expert on the topics of culture & leadership, strategy, and change. Website: https://drtroyhall.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtroyhall/ Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop My latest book Project Manager Productivity Hacks is available: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks The Sunday Lunch Project Manager Podcast Listener Group: https://tinyurl.com/TheDinnerTable Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management & follow up easy and intuitive. Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

In this episode, I have the second part of my conversation with Dr Penny Pullan, The Virtual Leadership PM. Penny is a renowned expert in Virtual and Hybrid Leadership. She’s the author of the bestseller and CEO Today Top 5 book for lockdown: ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams’. She works with leaders and teams who are grappling with the challenges of our virtual and hybrid world, to enhance collaboration and effectiveness across dispersed and often newly formed teams. Over the last nineteen years, Penny has built and rolled out globally her Virtual Leadership model, facilitation tools and techniques, achieving stunning results, working with organisations such as Robert Half, Astra Zeneca and the UK Government. Clients say: ‘Penny’s virtual leadership ideas are easy to implement and have transformed my effectiveness and that of my team.’ They find that clarity, connection, collaboration and confidence grow when they apply Penny’s methods. This year Penny has published the 2nd Edition of her book Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Success with Remote or Hybrid Work and Teams you can get a copy here: https://amzn.to/3xH4rqB Web: https://makingprojectswork.co.uk/penny-pullan/ Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pennypullan twitter: https://twitter.com/pennypullan Stuff Nigel Mentioned The conferences I attended https://www.pmconference.gr/ & https://www.pmi.org/virtual-experience-series Samson Meteor Mic - Portable USB Studio Quality Condenser Microphone: https://amzn.to/3bpi8lh Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop My latest book Project Manager Productivity Hacks is available: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks The Sunday Lunch Project Manager Podcast Listener Group: https://tinyurl.com/TheDinnerTable Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management & follow up easy and intuitive. Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

In this episode, I meet Dr Penny Pullan, The Virtual Leadership PM  Penny is a renowned expert in Virtual and Hybrid Leadership. She’s the author of the bestseller and CEO Today Top 5 book for lockdown: ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams’. She works with leaders and teams who are grappling with the challenges of our virtual and hybrid world, to enhance collaboration and effectiveness across dispersed and often newly formed teams.  Over the last nineteen years, Penny has built and rolled out globally her Virtual Leadership model, facilitation tools and techniques, achieving stunning results, working with organisations such as Robert Half, Astra Zeneca and the UK Government. Clients say: ‘Penny’s virtual leadership ideas are easy to implement and have transformed my effectiveness and that of my team.’ They find that clarity, connection, collaboration and confidence grow when they apply Penny’s methods. This year Penny has published the 2nd Edition of her book Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Success with Remote or Hybrid Work and Teams you can get a copy here: https://amzn.to/3xH4rqB Web: https://makingprojectswork.co.uk/penny-pullan/ Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pennypullan twitter: https://twitter.com/pennypullan Stuff Nigel Mentioned The conferences I attended https://www.pmconference.gr/ & https://www.pmi.org/virtual-experience-series Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop My latest book Project Manager Productivity Hacks is available: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks The Sunday Lunch Project Manager Podcast Listener Group: https://tinyurl.com/TheDinnerTable Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management & follow up easy and intuitive. Get a FREE 1-month trial here https://tinyurl.com/TamploNigelCreaser

This week we have part two of my interview with Elizabeth Harrin FAPM, The Rebellious PM. Elizabeth Harrin is a project management expert & founder of the growing online site, RebelsGuideToPM.com.  An author of seven project management books, mentor & experienced practitioner, Elizabeth prides herself on her clear-eyed view of the challenges facing project managers today. Her straight-talking, real-world advice, gleaned from twenty years’ experience doing the job, helps project managers deliver better quality results whilst ditching the burnout.  Elizabeth has led a variety of IT, process improvement and business change projects including ERP deployment and compliance initiatives. Shehasspenteight years working in financial services (including two based in Paris, France) and over a decade in healthcare.  Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University. She supports project managers through her mentoring programme, Project Management Rebels, & also contributes to a variety of other initiatives including sitting on the advisory board for the RISE Being Lean & Seen programme at Liverpool John Moores University. Elizabeth speaks at conferences internationally & has appeared on stage and onscreen for events hosted by PMI, APM, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, IIL and more.  She is widely published on project management topics & has contributed to numerous websites and magazines including Project magazine. Her latest book Managing Multiple Projects is out now, click to grab a copy. Website: rebelsguidetopm.com or elizabeth-harrin.com Social media links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethharrin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/otobosgroup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Elizabeth.Harrin Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/RebelsGuideToPM/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Rebelsguidetoprojectmanagement Instagram: @elizabeth.harrin Clubhouse: @elizabethharrin Stuff Nigel Mentioned The conference I attended https://www.pmconference.gr/ & the two videos TEDx talks I mentioned Will Stephens: How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/8S0FDjFBj8o David JP Phillips: How to avoid death by PowerPoint: https://youtu.be/Iwpi1Lm6dFo Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop My latest book Project Manager Productivity Hacks is available: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks The Sunday Lunch Project Manager Podcast Listener Group: https://tinyurl.com/TheDinnerTable Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management & follow up easy and intuitive. Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

This week we have part one of my interview with Elizabeth Harrin, The Rebellious PM. Elizabeth Harrin is a project management expert and founder of the growing online site, RebelsGuideToPM.com.  An author of seven project management books, mentor and experienced practitioner, Elizabeth prides herself on her clear-eyed view of the challenges facing project managers today.  Her straight-talking, real-world advice, gleaned from twenty years’ experience doing the job, helps project managers deliver better quality results whilst ditching the burnout.  Elizabeth has led a variety of IT, process improvement and business change projects including ERP deployment and compliance initiatives. Shehasspenteight years working in financial services (including two based in Paris, France) and over a decade in healthcare.  Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University. She supports project managers through her mentoring programme, Project Management Rebels, and also contributes to a variety of other initiatives including sitting on the advisory board for the RISE Being Lean and Seen programme at Liverpool John Moores University.   Elizabeth speaks at conferences internationally and has appeared on stage and onscreen for events hosted by PMI, APM, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, IIL and more.  She is widely published on project management topics and has contributed to numerous websites and magazines including Project magazine. Her latest book Managing Multiple Projects is out now, click to grab a copy. Website: rebelsguidetopm.com or elizabeth-harrin.com Social media links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethharrin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/otobosgroup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Elizabeth.Harrin RebelsGuideToPM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelsguidetopm Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/projectmanagementcafe/ Blog: https://RebelsGuideToPM.com Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/RebelsGuideToPM/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Rebelsguidetoprojectmanagement Instagram: @elizabeth.harrin Clubhouse: @elizabethharrin

In this episode, we have part two of my chat with Peter Cappelli, the Professor of Management Guy. Peter is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at the Wharton School and director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and since 2007 is a Distinguished Scholar of the Ministry of Manpower for Singapore.  Cappelli's recent research examines changes in employment relations in the United States and their implications. Cappelli writes a monthly column on workforce issues for Human Resource Executive Online and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. His recent books include Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies (with Michael Useem, Harbir Singh, and Neng Liang); Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It; The India Way: How India's Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management (with Harbir Singh, Jitendra Singh, and Michael Useem), and Managing the Older Worker: How to Prepare for the New Organizational Order (with Bill Novelli).  Cappelli has degrees in industrial relations from Cornell University and in labor economics from Oxford, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has been a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, a German Marshall Fund Fellow, and a faculty member at MIT, the University of Illinois, and the University of California at Berkeley. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cappelli-14936a3/

In this episode, we have part one of my chat with Peter Cappelli, the Professor of Management Guy.  Peter is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at the Wharton School and director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and since 2007 is a Distinguished Scholar of the Ministry of Manpower for Singapore.  Peter's recent research examines changes in employment relations in the United States and their implications. Cappelli writes a monthly column on workforce issues for Human Resource Executive Online and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review.  His recent books include The Future of the Office: The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies (with Michael Useem, Harbir Singh, and Neng Liang); Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It;  The India Way: How India's Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management (with Harbir Singh, Jitendra Singh, and Michael Useem),  Managing the Older Worker: How to Prepare for the New Organizational Order (with Bill Novelli).  He has degrees in industrial relations from Cornell University and in labor economics from Oxford, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has been a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, a German Marshall Fund Fellow, and a faculty member at MIT, the University of Illinois, and the University of California at Berkeley.  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cappelli-14936a3/ Stuff Nige Said The 17th Project Management Conference, through presentations and workshops by international & Greek experts & practitioners https://www.pmconference.gr/ Sponsors Tamplo A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency & with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo TORQ Fitness  In my opinion the best tasting & most effective sports nutrition out there, and even better it's just round the corner from me.  No dull flavours, things like, Apple Crumble or Lemon Drizzle Cake gels, Chocolate Mint Recover (which has reduced my post-exercise soreness no end) & Apple Strudel Flapjacks, you will never get bored. Check them out here https://www.torqfitness.co.uk/ Scimitar Sports Wear Scimitar make a range of recycled running, cycling & triathlon gear, interesting design, well priced and sustainably produced. Get a discount with my code NIGELC20. https://scimitarshop.co.uk/ Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop

In this episode we have part two of my chat with Elinor Moshe, The Construction Coach Elinor is an ambitious and driven thought leader, best-selling author, podcast host and businesswoman disrupting the construction industry.  She’s the founder of The Construction Coach; Australia’s first construction coach. As the podcast host of Constructing You, Elinor interviews exemplary leaders and industry titans who dominate construction business. She's a 2X best-selling author of Constructing Your Career and Leadership in Construction.  She ties her distinctive thinking, uncommon insights with over 8 years’ experience in the commercial construction industry, to generate transformative and exceptional results for her clients. Elinor has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, Australian National Construction Review and over 30 podcasts discussing her career and business acumen. She holds a Master of Construction Management and Bachelor of Environments from the University of Melbourne. Web:  elinormoshe.com Her new bestselling book Leadership in Construction: Principles of Exceptional, Exemplary and Excellent Industry Leadership is available here: https://amzn.to/3qi36CA Stuff Nige Said The 17th Project Management Conference, through presentations and workshops of international and Greek experts and practitioners https://www.pmconference.gr/ Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1-month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo Support the show  Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks

In this episode we have part one of my chat with Elinor Moshe, The Construction Coach Elinor is an ambitious and driven thought leader, best-selling author, podcast host and businesswoman disrupting the construction industry. She’s the founder of The Construction Coach; Australia’s first construction coach. As the podcast host of Constructing You, Elinor interviews exemplary leaders and industry titans who dominate construction business. She's a 2X best-selling author of Constructing Your Career and Leadership in Construction. She ties her distinctive thinking, uncommon insights with over 8 years’ experience in the commercial construction industry, to generate transformative and exceptional results for her clients. Elinor has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, Australian National Construction Review and over 30 podcasts discussing her career and business acumen. She holds a Master of Construction Management and Bachelor of Environments from the University of Melbourne. Web:  elinormoshe.com Her new book Leadership in Construction: Principles of Exceptional, Exemplary and Excellent Industry Leadership is available here: https://amzn.to/3qi36CA Support the show Get copies of books from all my guests in the shop tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1 month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

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This week we have part two of my chat with Dale Foong & Val Mathews, The Project Chatter Podcast Guys.  Dale and Val are passionate project professionals with a collective experience spanning over 30 years combined. Curious and Knowledgeable they make an incredible duo talking through all facets of project management and project delivery, from behaviour and culture to AI and beyond. What makes them so interesting to listen to is beyond us. All we know is they love talking shop with anyone who will listen and engage.  The show has been running since late 2019 and Dale and Val have garnered a following of thousands of fans and subscribers who tune in each week to listen to their unique lines of thought, inquiry, and accents. They have a thirst for knowledge and oftentimes go down many rabbit holes and resurface with tangible and practical advice and summaries of their amazing guests and experts. Many guests are experienced and top of their class. Dale and Val do not discriminate and also look for real-world people with project experiences to anecdotally share stories and lessons from projects globally. Project Chatter Podcast is now rated one of the best podcasts for project professionals in the world.  Web: https://projectchatterpodcast.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-foong/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valmatthewsaus/  Stuff Nige Mentioned  Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks   Support the show tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop  Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1 month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

This week we have part one of my chat with Dale Foong & Val Mathews, The Project Chatter Podcast Guys. Dale and Val are passionate project professionals with a collective experience spanning over 30 years combined. Curious and Knowledgeable they make an incredible duo talking through all facets of project management and project delivery, from behaviour and culture to AI and beyond. What makes them so interesting to listen to is beyond us. All we know is they love talking shop with anyone who will listen and engage. The show has been running since late 2019 and Dale and Val have garnered a following of thousands of fans and subscribers who tune in each week to listen to their unique lines of thought, inquiry, and accents. They have a thirst for knowledge and oftentimes go down many rabbit holes and resurface with tangible and practical advice and summaries of their amazing guests and experts. Many guests are experienced and top of their class. Dale and Val do not discriminate and also look for real-world people with project experiences to anecdotally share stories and lessons from projects globally. Project Chatter Podcast is now rated one of the best podcasts for project professionals in the world. Web: https://projectchatterpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-foong/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valmatthewsaus/ Stuff Nige Mentioned Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://tinyurl.com/PMProdHacks Support the show Support the show tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop Sponsor A massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode: Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1 month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo

In this episode I have part two of my chat with Andy Rao and Joel Stone, The Marketing That Sells Guys. Co-founders of Codebreak, Andy Rao and Joel Stone, are sought by small business owners for their decades of experience in results-driven marketing & design.  Specifically, their tried-and-tested strategies and tactics that make up Marketing That Sells™. This is the formula that will put more appointments in your diary. We can either deploy Marketing That Sells™ for you or coach you to do it yourself. They are also Amazon bestsellers with their book Stay Hungry: How to Create Marketing That Sells™ Even in the New Economy Links Web: www.codebreak.com Book: https://amzn.to/3GOOv7G Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codebreakteam/ The Gram: https://www.instagram.com/marketingdelivered/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyrao72/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstone1/ Sponsor Massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode, Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo,  Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Tamplo gives structure and meanings to meeting with: -a clear agenda with meeting perimeter to stick to the plan -shared agenda where invitees can add information and be fully prepared -Lead the meetings by going through and each item and record them live on Tamplo (also available directly from Microsoft Teams): add comments, decisions, and assign tasks live. -Minutes are sent to all invitees (even the absentees) and available for everyone to go back to —> Meetings are shorter/ more enjoyable (stick to the agenda, more collaboration) —> No one leaves a meeting without knowing who is now in charge of what —->Specially useful for Recurrent meetings where each agenda starts with the minutes of the last meeting to review ongoing topics and their progress Project and task management and follow up -Clear dashboard with overview of scheduled tasks, alert on late tasks,  overview of team’s progresses… -Create your own day plan by adding the tasks you want to work on/check with the team -Easy task assignation: add deadline/degree of importance/owner and followers/ clear description /upload documents… -Easy project management with dedicated dashboard, list of tasks and people working on the project -Collaborative tool: all documents uploaded in one place, stress free feedback (manager validation status /comments…), assign tasks to individual or teams —> No task is left undone (tracking transparency) —> More efficiency and motivation: change status once completed —> Clear action plans, more structure, more projects completed on time! Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and with more collaboration! Get a FREE 1 month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo Support the show tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop

his episode I have part one of my chat with Andy Rao and Joel Stone, The Marketing That Sells Guys. Co-founders of Codebreak, Andy Rao and Joel Stone, are sought by small business owners for their decades of experience in results-driven marketing & design.  Specifically, their tried-and-tested strategies and tactics that make up Marketing That Sells™. This is the formula that will put more appointments in your diary. We can either deploy Marketing That Sells™ for you or coach you to do it yourself. They are also Amazon bestsellers with their book Stay Hungry: How to Create Marketing That Sells™ Even in the New Economy Links Web: www.codebreak.com Book: https://amzn.to/3GOOv7G Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codebreakteam/ The Gram: https://www.instagram.com/marketingdelivered/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyrao72/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstone1/ Sponsor Massive thank you to Tamplo for sponsoring this episode,  Tamplo turns meetings into action plans! The two strengths of Tamplo, Meetings and Project An Meetings Project and Task Management and follow up Tamplo gives structure and meanings to meeting with: -a clear agenda with meeting perimeter to stick to the plan -shared agenda where invitees can add information and be fully prepared -Lead the meetings by going through and each item and record them live on Tamplo (also available directly from Microsoft Teams): add comments, decisions, and assign tasks live. -Minutes are sent to all invitees (even the absentees) and available for everyone to go back to —> Meetings are shorter/ more enjoyable (stick to the agenda, more collaboration) —> No one leaves a meeting without knowing who is now in charge of what —->Specially useful for Recurrent meetings where each agenda starts with the minutes of the last meeting to review ongoing topics and their progress Project and task management and follow up -Clear dashboard with overview of scheduled tasks, alert on late tasks,  overview of team’s progresses… -Create your own day plan by adding the tasks you want to work on/check with the team -Easy task assignation: add deadline/degree of importance/owner and followers/ clear description /upload documents… -Easy project management with dedicated dashboard, list of tasks and people working on the project -Collaborative tool: all documents uploaded in one place, stress free feedback (manager validation status /comments…), assign tasks to individual or teams —> No task is left undone (tracking transparency) —> More efficiency and motivation: change status once completed —> Clear action plans, more structure, more projects completed on time! Easy and intuitive, get work done with more peace of mind, more efficiency and more collaboration! Get a FREE 1 month trial here tinyurl.com/NigelCreaserTamplo Support the show https://tinyurl.com/SundayLunchPMPodShop

This episode I have the second part of my interview with Garland Coulson, aka Captain Time. Garland has spent over 25 years mastering time management. At first, he was determined to learn time management for his own career, but soon found himself helping others wherever he worked. Now he is known as “Captain Time, a time management speaker, trainer and coach, helping thousands of people get more done in less time. He calls time management the “missing” skill they don’t teach in school or university. No matter how brilliant or talented you are, if you always running out of time, you can’t apply your skills to their fullest TIME MANAGEMENT COACH Why Hasn’t Your Time Management Problem Been Solved? You’ve probably tried to solve your time problem. You worked extra hours, but it just burned you out. You might have read a time management book or taken a workshop. They might have helped a bit in the beginning but the improvement likely didn’t stick because when you got busy, you tended to fall back into the same old habits. Those same old habits that don’t work. So how do you make real, LASTING change in how you work? He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, “Stop Wasting Time: End Procrastination in 5 Weeks with Proven Productivity Techniques.” He created this book to provide a low budget, easy way for people to get help. If you are struggling with procrastination, this is the book for you. Web: https://captaintime.com/ Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ebusinesstutor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZyxyFUhwUCPH0lUp-N_Ow Stuff Nige Mentioned Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://amzn.to/31M2I65 Episode analytics All time Plays

This episode I have the first part of my interview with Garland Coulson, aka Captain Time. Garland has spent over 25 years mastering time management. At first, he was determined to learn time management for his own career, but soon found himself helping others wherever he worked. Now he is known as “Captain Time, a time management speaker, trainer and coach, helping thousands of people get more done in less time. He calls time management the “missing” skill they don’t teach in school or university. No matter how brilliant or talented you are, if you always running out of time, you can’t apply your skills to their fullest TIME MANAGEMENT COACH Why Hasn’t Your Time Management Problem Been Solved? You’ve probably tried to solve your time problem. You worked extra hours, but it just burned you out. You might have read a time management book or taken a workshop. They might have helped a bit in the beginning but the improvement likely didn’t stick because when you got busy, you tended to fall back into the same old habits. Those same old habits that don’t work. So how do you make real, LASTING change in how you work? He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, “Stop Wasting Time: End Procrastination in 5 Weeks with Proven Productivity Techniques.” He created this book to provide a low budget, easy way for people to get help. If you are struggling with procrastination, this is the book for you.  Web: https://captaintime.com/  Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ebusinesstutor  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZyxyFUhwUCPH0lUp-N_Ow  Stuff Nige Mentioned  Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://amzn.to/31M2I65 www.nigelcreaser.com

Great to chat with Joel Stone one of the head honchos at Codebreak and host of the Stay Hungry Podcast about my new book Project Manager Productivity Hacks (did I mention it was out?) Get the book: https://amzn.to/3DYjqwZ Web: www.codebreak.co.uk Podcast: https://www.codebreak.co.uk/stay-hungry-marketing-podcast/

In this episode, we have part 1 of my interview with Gary Lloyd, The Gardner, Not The Mechanic! Gary Lloyd helps organisations make sustainable change, by asking them to think and act like gardeners, not mechanics. It's an analogy that leverages familiar gardening concepts and practices that effectively combine: Systems Thinking, Behavioural Science, Design Thinking and Lean Project Management (which don't usually mention or talk about explicitly, to avoid off-putting concepts and jargon). Since 1994, when he managed his first large IT-enabled change programme in retail banking, he has directed and consulted in numerous large-scale programmes and projects that have delivered tens of millions of pounds of business value, primarily, but not exclusively, in financial markets and banking organisations. In addition to his work in organisational change, for the least ten years, he have been a member of the Warwick Business School Executive Coaching Panel, and a steering committee member for the school's award winning Mentoring Programme, helping senior and mid-level executives to achieve success. The mentoring programme has 240 mentors and has mentored over 1,000 mentees since 2009, providing him with a unique window on the world of work. He believes that today's organisations are more like ecosystems than machines. Sustainable change, therefore, is more likely to succeed if we approach change as a gardener, rather than a mechanic. Success depends on recognising and embracing unpredictability, not pretending it doesn't exist. He is the author of two books: Gardeners Not Mechanics: How to cultivate change at work and Business Leadership for IT Projects Web: www.gardenersnotmechanics.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjohnlloyd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/notmechanics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardenersnotmechanics Stuff Nige mentioned NEW BOOK Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://amzn.to/3GBTusK

In this episode, we have part 1 of my interview with Gary Lloyd, The Gardener, Not The Mechanic! Gary Lloyd helps organisations make sustainable change, by asking them to think and act like gardeners, not mechanics. It's an analogy that leverages familiar gardening concepts and practices that effectively combine: Systems Thinking, Behavioural Science, Design Thinking and Lean Project Management (which don't usually mention or talk about explicitly, to avoid off-putting concepts and jargon). Since 1994, when he managed his first large IT-enabled change programme in retail banking, he has directed and consulted in numerous large-scale programmes and projects that have delivered tens of millions of pounds of business value, primarily, but not exclusively, in financial markets and banking organisations. In addition to his work in organisational change, for the least ten years, he have been a member of the Warwick Business School Executive Coaching Panel, and a steering committee member for the school's award winning Mentoring Programme, helping senior and mid-level executives to achieve success. The mentoring programme has 240 mentors and has mentored over 1,000 mentees since 2009, providing him with a unique window on the world of work. He believes that today's organisations are more like ecosystems than machines. Sustainable change, therefore, is more likely to succeed if we approach change as a gardener, rather than a mechanic. Success depends on recognising and embracing unpredictability, not pretending it doesn't exist. He is the author of two books: Gardeners Not Mechanics: How to cultivate change at work and Business Leadership for IT Projects Web: www.gardenersnotmechanics.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjohnlloyd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/notmechanics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardenersnotmechanics Stuff Nige mentioned NEW BOOK Project Manager Productivity Hacks: https://amzn.to/3GBTusK

In this episode, we have part 2 of my interview with Sabrina Dennis, The Charity CEO. Sabrina is the Chief Executive of First Class Foundation, a charity based in Birmingham UK working with young people aged 13- 25 to do three things. Connect - young people to their purpose, by creating pathways to jobs, training, apprenticeships and other positive activities Build - mental health resilience Reduce - youth violence and issues resulting in negative lifestyles. She is a consultant at Legacy Consultants, who are specialists in behaviour change using innovative methods to challenge the usual behaviour of organisations when trying to reach new and diverse communities offering training in BAME engagement, creating bespoke events and delivery specialist outreach as just a few of our outputs.  She is the founder of Kitchen Table Talks a platform where females can talk, meet new friends and have fun. In an age where face to face conversations are becoming a thing of the past, where virtual and online messaging is on the rise, I have created a free space where females can learn, be inspired, motivated.  Driven by her passion for sharing learning and skills she is the author of the Educational Programme: Education 4 Life. This tool is used as a reflective personal journey, in the form of a 12-week programme that is available to be delivered in schools. Education 4 Life teaches young people aged 13-16 to set goals, self assess relationships and even learn how to pay bills... something that no one wants to do, but that we all have to do.  Author of A Piece of the Pie a book written for women giving tips and tricks on how to manage yourself, your home and your family all at the same time! Stuff Nige mentioned My Website www.nigelcreaser.com My Marathon Training : https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021&pageUrl=1

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Shop In the shop we have a chance to buy mine and my guests' books, I get a bit of cash for all of them. ⁠⁠http://www.nigelcreaser.com/shop⁠⁠

Sponsors I have some great affiliates that I am working with:

Online PM Courses: Dr Mike Clayton offers a variety of project management courses for the beginner just starting out to a seasoned professional wanting to hone their skill. Check it out here ⁠⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/onlinepmcourses⁠⁠

AirManual: This software provides an excellent solution to documenting processes, but does much more than just documenting it creates an easily maintainable and useable set of process documentation, including interactive checklists. Rather than an out-of-data Visio diagram and a pile of difficult to navigate and maintain Word documents you get a one-stop tool. Check it out here ⁠http://⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠

Riverside: To create a podcast you need good tools and I would, and have recommended Riverside to anyone wanting to create a podcast. It allows you to record, edit, interview and manage all of your podcasts. Even the free layer gives enough features and functionality for me to run my whole show, so if you are planning to start a podcast or know someone who is go to ⁠⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/riverside⁠⁠

Patreon If you just fancy buying me a coffee or similar why not pop to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm

Dr Mike Clayton is a Business Author, Conference Speaker, Facilitator, and Trusted Advisor but these describe what he does, not who he is. Are you looking for a curious soul, committed to intellectual rigour, transparent communication, and the highest professional standards? With Mike as your speaker, you are in safe hands, assured of honesty, entertainment and insight. You can always rely upon his work to be rigorously researched, carefully crafted and extensively rehearsed. Project Management website is OnlinePMCourses: https://onlinepmcourses.com/ Website : https://mikeclayton.co.uk Active YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/onlinepmcourses Always happy to link with your listeners: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeclayton/ Twitter: @OnlinePMCourses Facebook PM Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theprojectmanagers/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/OnlinePMCourses/  - a comprehensive set of PM themed boards

In this episode, we have part 1 of my interview with Sabrina Dennis, The Charity CEO. Sabrina is the Chief Executive of First Class Foundation, a charity based in Birmingham UK working with young people aged 13- 25 to do three things. Connect - young people to their purpose, by creating pathways to jobs, training, apprenticeships and other positive activities Build - mental health resilience Reduce - youth violence and issues resulting in negative lifestyles. She is a consultant at Legacy Consultants, who are specialists in behaviour change using innovative methods to challenge the usual behaviour of organisations when trying to reach new and diverse communities offering training in BAME engagement, creating bespoke events and delivery specialist outreach as just a few of our outputs. She is the founder of Kitchen Table Talks a platform where females can talk, meet new friends and have fun. In an age where face to face conversations are becoming a thing of the past, where virtual and online messaging is on the rise, I have created a free space where females can learn, be inspired, motivated. Driven by her passion for sharing learning and skills she is the author of the Educational Programme: Education 4 Life. This tool is used as a reflective personal journey, in the form of a 12-week programme that is available to be delivered in schools. Education 4 Life teaches young people aged 13-16 to set goals, self assess relationships and even learn how to pay bills... something that no one wants to do, but that we all have to do. Author of A Piece of the Pie a book written for women giving tips and tricks on how to manage yourself, your home and your family all at the same time! Stuff Nige mentioned My Website www.nigelcreaser.com My Marathon Training : https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021&pageUrl=1

In this episode, we talk to Rich Maltzman and Jim Stewart about their book How to Facilitate Productive Project Planning Meetings: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Project Success Rich Maltzman PMP, has been an engineer since 1978 and a Project Management supervisor since 1988, including a recent 2-year assignment in The Netherlands in which he built a team of PMs overseeing deployments of telecom networks in Europe and the Middle East. His project work has been diverse, including projects such as the successful deployment of the entire video and telecom infrastructure for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, to the 2006 integration of the PMOs of two large merging corporations. As a second, but intertwined career, Rich has also focused on consulting and teaching, having developed curricula and/or taught at:     Boston University’s Corporate Education Center     Merrimack College     Northern Essex Community College     University of Massachusetts – Lowell web: http://earthpm.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/exclaim Jim Stewart PMP has been a project manager for twenty-five years and since 2003 has been independently providing consulting, training and mentoring. A PMP since 2001 and Certified Scrum Master since 2013, he contributes by helping organizations increase their project maturity and best practices. In 2019, he received three agile certifications: PMI-ACP, IC-Agile coach and SAFe (Scaled Agile.) He is currently a partner in The Agile Collaborative which provides agile consulting and training. web: https://jpstewartconsulting.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstewartpmp

In this episode, we have Part 2 of my chat with Sheilina Somani, ChPP, RPP, FAPM, FHEA, The Positively Project Manager. Sheilina is a pragmatic professional with exceptional interpersonal skills. A capable and respected Project, Programme and Product Manager, coach, enabler with significant global business experience.  One of the first Global Chartered Project Professional's (ChPP), and also hold Registered Project Professional (RPP), Fellow (FAPM) Association for Project Management and past PMP (26yrs), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) She provides project, programme and product management consultancy services to a range of public and private organisations. Responsible for embedding project management methodology and practices in a number of organisations. A consummate change agent influencing C-level leadership through to junior staff by training, coaching and mentoring, to facilitate structure, documentation and behavioural change for improved business and personal performance.  With over 30 years of project management expertise, she is passionate about continuing to strengthen this profession through education, coaching, mentoring and support. I possess significant theoretical and practical experience of leadership, management, public speaking and mentoring. Having worked globally as a project manager, successfully delivering a range of projects across most of the fortune top 100 companies; this experience is further augmented by having developed and/or delivered training and education in over 700 global cities. Web: http://www.sheilinasomani.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilina/ twitter: https://twitter.com/SheilinaSomani

In this episode, we have Part 1 of my chat with Sheilina Somani, ChPP, RPP, FAPM, FHEA, The Positively Project Manager. Sheilina is a pragmatic professional with exceptional interpersonal skills. A capable and respected Project, Programme and Product Manager, coach, enabler with significant global business experience. One of the first Global Chartered Project Professional's (ChPP), and also hold Registered Project Professional (RPP), Fellow (FAPM) Association for Project Management and past PMP (26yrs), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) She provides project, programme and product management consultancy services to a range of public and private organisations. Responsible for embedding project management methodology and practices in a number of organisations. A consummate change agent influencing C-level leadership through to junior staff by training, coaching and mentoring, to facilitate structure, documentation and behavioural change for improved business and personal performance. With over 30 years of project management expertise, she is passionate about continuing to strengthen this profession through education, coaching, mentoring and support. I possess significant theoretical and practical experience of leadership, management, public speaking and mentoring. Having worked globally as a project manager, successfully delivering a range of projects across most of the fortune top 100 companies; this experience is further augmented by having developed and/or delivered training and education in over 700 global cities. Web: http://www.sheilinasomani.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilina/ twitter: https://twitter.com/SheilinaSomani

In this episode, we have Part 2 of my chat with Liz Hobbs, The DISC Personality Profile PM. Liz works to help you improve your performance and unleash your potential in a way that positively impacts you, your team and your organisation. She is a licensed trainer in DISC Personality Profiling and a certified Public Speaking Coach, and employs a three-step process of personal, team and organisational transformation that first starts with understanding individual personality profiles, which in turn is used to identify team dynamics and provide additional support in learning how to communicate accordingly. Her 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: ✅ A systematic DISC Personality Profile assessment to help you better understand yourself & your team members ✅ In-depth analysis to provide a coaching foundation that strengthens your communication using numerous personality styles ✅ Coaching on public speaking to enhance your communication skills 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ✅ 20+ years Project Management experience ✅ Director-level Sales & Marketing experience ✅ ILM Level 7 Executive Coach & Mentor ✅ Distinguished Toastmaster with 16 years’ experience ✅ M865 & APM Project Management in Risk, Planning & Stakeholder Management ✅ In-depth understanding of Knowledge & Information Management; experienced facilitator in Lessons Learned workshops Things I mentioned: PMI UK National Project Awards 2020 Black Tie Gala Dinner 15th July 2021 tickets here Project Manager Productivity Hacks pre-order here My sponsor page for the virtual London Marathon here Patreon here  The shop here

In this episode, we have Part 1 of my chat with Liz Hobbs, The DISC Personality Profile PM. Liz works to help you improve your performance and unleash your potential in a way that positively impacts you, your team and your organisation. She is a licensed trainer in DISC Personality Profiling and a certified Public Speaking Coach, and employs a three-step process of personal, team and organisational transformation that first starts with understanding individual personality profiles, which in turn is used to identify team dynamics and provide additional support in learning how to communicate accordingly. Her 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: ✅ A systematic DISC Personality Profile assessment to help you better understand yourself & your team members ✅ In-depth analysis to provide a coaching foundation that strengthens your communication using numerous personality styles ✅ Coaching on public speaking to enhance your communication skills 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ✅ 20+ years Project Management experience ✅ Director-level Sales & Marketing experience ✅ ILM Level 7 Executive Coach & Mentor ✅ Distinguished Toastmaster with 16 years’ experience ✅ M865 & APM Project Management in Risk, Planning & Stakeholder Management ✅ In-depth understanding of Knowledge & Information Management; experienced facilitator in Lessons Learned workshops Things I mentioned: Project Manager Productivity Hacks pre-order here My sponsor page for the virtual London Marathon here Patreon here  The shop here

In this episode, I meet Gerald J Leonard, The Workplace Jazz Guy for part 2. Gerald offers a unique approach to accomplishing more productivity in the workplace. As an accomplished musician and TEDx Speaker; creativity, innovation, neuroscience and peak performance are part of his world.  He is a Certified Project Portfolio Management Consultant and a Conservatory Trained Classical and Jazz Bassist who has been reviewed by the New York Times and performed at Carnegie Hall. He is a member of the National Speaker Association, the author of "Culture is the Bass," and the soon to be released book "Workplace Jazz: How to I.M.P.R.O.V.I.S.E. - 9 Steps to a Successful Agile Project Team Transformation." Web: https://geraldjleonard.com/ Web https://workplace-jazz.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard

In this episode, I meet Gerald J Leonard, The Workplace Jazz Guy. Gerald offers a unique approach to accomplishing more productivity in the workplace. As an accomplished musician and TEDx Speaker; creativity, innovation, neuroscience and peak performance are part of his world. He is a Certified Project Portfolio Management Consultant and a Conservatory Trained Classical and Jazz Bassist who has been reviewed by the New York Times and performed at Carnegie Hall. He is a member of the National Speaker Association, the author of "Culture is the Bass," and the soon to be released book "Workplace Jazz: How to I.M.P.R.O.V.I.S.E. - 9 Steps to a Successful Agile Project Team Transformation." Web: https://geraldjleonard.com/ Web https://workplace-jazz.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard

In this episode, I meet Jon M. Quigley, The Product Development Guy. Jon holds the PMP and CTFL certification with experience on a myriad of product development topics including process, quality and cost improvement techniques. He has nearly 30 years of product development experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software through verification and project management. Jon has won awards such as the Volvo-3P Technical Award in 2005 going on to win the 2006 Volvo Technology Award. Jon has secured seven US patents and a number of patents outside the US. Jon has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from UNCC, an MBA in Marketing and a MSc in Project Management from City University of Seattle. Jon has membership in SAE, Software Test Professional, AIAG and PMI (holding Project Management Professional Certification). Jon is co-authored more than 10 books on project management (including agile) and a variety of product development topics such testing and configuration management with CRC Press, Redwood Collaborative Media, as well as SAE International. See his LinkedIn profile for details. He has also contributed to numerous other works including the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering. Jon is on the Advisory Board of Forsyth Technical Community College and Project Management Advisory Board of Western Carolina University. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmquigley/ twitter: https://twitter.com/JonMQuigley

In this episode, I meet Jon M. Quigley, The Product Development Guy. Jon holds the PMP and CTFL certification with experience on a myriad of product development topics including process, quality and cost improvement techniques. He has nearly 30 years of product development experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software through verification and project management. Jon has won awards such as the Volvo-3P Technical Award in 2005 going on to win the 2006 Volvo Technology Award. Jon has secured seven US patents and a number of patents outside the US. Jon has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from UNCC, an MBA in Marketing and a MSc in Project Management from City University of Seattle. Jon has membership in SAE, Software Test Professional, AIAG and PMI (holding Project Management Professional Certification). Jon is co-authored more than 10 books on project management (including agile) and a variety of product development topics such testing and configuration management with CRC Press, Redwood Collaborative Media, as well as SAE International. See his LinkedIn profile for details. He has also contributed to numerous other works including the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering. Jon is on the Advisory Board of Forsyth Technical Community College and Project Management Advisory Board of Western Carolina University. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmquigley/ twitter: https://twitter.com/JonMQuigley

Patti Mclaughlin is the 862nd person to obtain the Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification out of 2770 people in the world as of February 2019.  She have a passion for the PM profession and truly loves what she does. Born in Canada and after years living on the East Coast, Patricia McLaughlin (Patti), relocated to Evergreen, CO in 2009.  Described as a global, compliance, implementation project and program manager, she enjoys mentoring and sharing industry best practices. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Towson University and earned certifications in project and program management.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattimclaughlin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pattiannmclaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattiannmcl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/patti_mcl

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Online PM Courses: Dr Mike Clayton offers a variety of project management courses for the beginner just starting out to a seasoned professional wanting to hone their skill. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/onlinepmcourses⁠

AirManual: This software provides an excellent solution to documenting processes, but does much more than just documenting it creates an easily maintainable and useable set of process documentation, including interactive checklists. Rather than an out-of-data Visio diagram and a pile of difficult to navigate and maintain Word documents you get a one-stop tool. Check it out here http://⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠

Riverside: To create a podcast you need good tools and I would, and have recommended Riverside to anyone wanting to create a podcast. It allows you to record, edit, interview and manage all of your podcasts. Even the free layer gives enough features and functionality for me to run my whole show, so if you are planning to start a podcast or know someone who is go to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/riverside⁠

Patreon If you just fancy buying me a coffee or similar why not pop to ⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm⁠

In this episode we speak to Bentzy Goldman,. Bentzy is CEO of Perflo, whose mission is to "Help project teams be more successful using cutting edge research and technology.".  He has worked in various areas of software startups as well as consulted organizations on business strategy. He is energized by finding better ways of doing things and the one that excites him most is how we work. Prior to starting Perflo, the founders had worked in various companies and across multiple industries, experiencing a variety of both great, and not so great managers, as well as worked in both low and high performing teams, and realized there were two things blocking everyone from being on the same page. Communication and incentives. Communication is broken in a lot of projects and we wanted to find a way technology could help us improve it. Incentives are another key reason why team alignment and project cohesion is negatively affected. Individual goals and individual rewards are the status quo, yet everyone works in teams, it doesn’t make sense? Many things bothered us about team management, performance and the way projects are managed. So we began to work with the experts and brought together proven methods to create a new formula for project success. We’re proud of what Perflo has turned into and we will continue to innovate in the space as well as act on the feedback from our customers and users. We hope to revolutionize the way teams execute projects around the world. Not for the sake of a revolution, for the sake of going to work on a Monday morning with a smile. :) Web: https://www.perflo.co/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentzygoldman/ I mentioned a couple of things in my news section My shop: https://www.nigelcreaser.com/p/sunday-lunch-shop.html My fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021

In this episode we speak to Sarah M Hoban, Sarah is a project manager, product manager, and strategy consultant who is slightly obsessed with productivity. Sarah has 10+ years of experience leading interdisciplinary teams of engineers and business analysts to execute high-risk multi-million dollar projects. In addition to productivity, Sarah is passionate about mentoring project teams, building community, and her home state of New Jersey. Web: https://www.sarahmhoban.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmhoban twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sarahmhoban I mentioned a couple of things in my news section My shop: https://www.nigelcreaser.com/p/sunday-lunch-shop.html My fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021

In this episode we speak to Sarah M Hoban, Sarah is a project manager, product manager, and strategy consultant who is slightly obsessed with productivity. Sarah has 10+ years of experience leading interdisciplinary teams of engineers and business analysts to execute high-risk multi-million dollar projects. In addition to productivity, Sarah is passionate about mentoring project teams, building community, and her home state of New Jersey. Web: https://www.sarahmhoban.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmhoban twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sarahmhoban I mentioned a couple of things in my news section My shop: https://www.nigelcreaser.com/p/sunday-lunch-shop.html My fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021