The Sunday Lunch Project Manager (The Sunday Lunch PM)

In this episode I have a rerun of my chat with Colin D Ellis, The Getting Sh*t Done Guy. About Colin Colin is an award-winning international speaker, Amazon #1 best-selling author and renowned culture change expert who works with organisations around the world to help them transform the way they get things done. Able to draw on more than 30 years of public and private sector leadership experience in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, Colin shares his knowledge of workplace culture and project management through his new book Culture Hacks.His work is presented using anecdotes, statistics, practical insights and plenty of humour to ensure that audiences are engaged and laughing! He shares his knowledge of workplace culture and gets people talking through his emphasis on people being the best version of themselves and creating cultures they can be proud of. You can get a copy of his latest book here: www.colindellis.com/the+project+book   Amazon : The Project Book   For more information about Colin take a look at the following links: Website: www.colindellis.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindellis/ Email: colin@colindellis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/colindellis To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here. To get a copy of The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, click here. Support the Show If you want  to support the show here are a few ways Share with your friends Write us a stellar five-star review on the listening platform(s) of your choice Purchase one of the books, link here One of the guests books through our syndicate links Have a listen to our record the Twelve Days of Project on iTunes, amazon music, Spotify or google play music. Hit subscribe and come back again Pop over to patreon.com/sundaylunchpm

This episode we have part one of my interview with Bruce Gay PMP, The Design Thinking Guy . Bruce a Project Manager,and Speaker, who enjoys bringing order to chaos and spending time with leaders to study and learn from their successes (and failures). He manages large-scale programs that include both technical and business change with the aim of improving organizational performance. For the past 15 years, I managed product teams that incorporated UX Design and Design Thinking methodologies into their product development processes. His public speaking experience includes presenting at both regional and international professional conferences such as PMI Global Conferences in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia and PMI EMEA Congresses in Dublin, Ireland. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay Web: https://brucegay.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/brucegay

This week I have part two of my conversation with Alexis Kingsbury, The Business Process Guy. Alexis is an award-winning entrepreneur, with over 10 years of experience, currently running two SaaS businesses (AirManual and Spidergap) with a remote & global team, and supports others as a board member or consultant including well known companies like Sony PlayStation. In the last few years, Alexis has worked with 100s of business leaders to help save them 1,000s of hours of their time each year and unlock their business’ growth. He’s been sharing his findings, and it’s had a huge impact on many businesses. For example, Alexis won the ‘Most valued content’ award in 2021 for his workshop at Dan Bradbury’s Success Mastermind (a community of 60+ small business owners), which led to over 30 business owners adopting the tools and processes recommended. Alexis is a husband, and dad of two, and is passionate about balancing work alongside family life (and makes sure his team does too!) He also enjoys craft beer, whisky, skiing, skateboarding, dancing, gaming, golf, touch rugby and squash. Website airmanual.link/SLP23A (my affiliate link) Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexiskingsbury Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kingsbury Instagram: http://instagram.com/alexis.kingsbury

This week I have part two of my conversation with Melissa Romo, The Human Resource. Melissa is a veteran of global business, having held executive roles in Warsaw, Paris, London and New York for some of the world’s most recognized companies. Across her three decades in marketing and advertising, she has been recognized as a global advertising and marketing “40 Over 40”, “Inspirational Woman of the Year”, and “Inclusive Leader”. She has built and led high-performing teams in hybrid and fully remote settings long before the pandemic era. Melissa’s mission is to help other remote leaders like herself, and their organizations, unlock the keys to connection and culture no matter where people work. Melissa holds an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management, where she relished her coursework in organizational behavior and leadership. Her clients and employers have included American Express, Grey Advertising, SAPConcur, Sage, and Procter & Gamble. When not on a global assignment, she calls Hoboken, New Jersey home. Website: https://www.melissaromoauthor.com/ Get her book here:

This week we have a recast of my interview with Peter Taylor, The Lazy Project Manager, the first interview I did back in 2019. Support the Show British Podcast Awards On the 5th September the voting for British Podcast Awards will end and they have a peoples choice award, now I am under no delusions that I will win or get a notable mention, in fact in my opinion the Socially Distant Sports Bar should, and I have voted for them myself. However, there is a chance that it will help with the visibility of the show and potentially more listeners. I would be delighted if you could vote for the show and share on socials to get your colleagues and friends to vote. Pop along to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/britishpods2023⁠ to cast your votes. 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 About Peter Seasoned business executive and experienced leader of commercial strategy and transformational change with TLPM, Ceridian, Aptos, BSI, Kronos/UKG, Infor, Cognos/IBM, in Manufacturing, Health, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Aerospace, Education, Finance, and Public Sector. Over 30 years of combined expertise in strategic project planning through execution and transformational change management inclusive of change execution methodologies, coaching/mentoring and facilitation in global mature/emerging market countries. Proven track record of leading complex enterprise-wide business transformational strategic initiatives that required innovative and creative thinking, restructuring business units and processes, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of functions and transforming operating models that contributed billions of dollars in financial results. Experience of driving change management, business transformation, service transition, project strategies, technology roadmaps, and business benefits realisation Author of the #1 bestselling book 'The Lazy Project Manager' ( www.thelazyprojectmanager.com ) and co-host of www.thesquidofdespair.com podcast

This week I have part two of my interview with Stephan Wiedner, The Psychological Safety Guy.  Stephan is a psychological safety expert whose career has focused on developing sustainable high performance leaders, teams, and organizations. His passion for unleashing the collective potential of people has led him to cofound Noomii.com, the web’s largest network of independent life coaches, Skillsetter.com, the deliberate practice platform for interpersonal skills, and Zarango.com, the psychological safety training experts.  Stephan has been a guest speaker for Truth, Lies, and Workplace Culture Podcast, Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast, Building Psychological Strength Podcast, and many other audiences interested in psychology, business, and technology. His writing has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other popular publications. Stephan is married with two children and enjoys spending quality time in the outdoors, hiking, biking, camping, and reading. twitter.com/zarango zarango.com

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

2023 Review, 2023 Forward Look & Bloopers. Thank you to all my guests, sponsors and listeners over 2022, looking forward to even more exciting times in 2023. I have also included all of the excerpts from each guest in 2022. #project #podcast #projectmanagement #projectmanager #pmo #pmi #pmp #apm #chpp #mapm #projectmanagementoffice #projectmanagementinstitutue #agile #hybridworking #innovation #fashion #marketing #rebellion #retainingtalent #changeninja #peopleandprojects #horses #enneagrams #construction #careertoolkits #productivity #management Support the show www.nigelcreaser.com/shop

This week I have my interview with Anara Asylbekova, The Little PM Book Author. 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-date 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 Other stuff I mentioned About Anara At the leading edge of digital transformation, she raises projects, programs, and solutions to new heights utilizing a combination of Agile principles and innovation. Her career spans a 18+ year background innovating products, generating value-added services, and refining the end-user experience on a global scale. She has developed a reputation for managing complex projects with success governing portfolios across Central Asia, APAC, and European regions whilst exceeding stakeholder expectations. She create collaborative work environments where multidisciplined professionals work as a team to fulfil all requirements and deadlines. Applying her industry acumen, she works with executive leadership to implement and secure the adoption of needed change, keeping the organization competitive in today’s digital world. Areas of Expertise:• Agile Project Management: Govern technological portfolios comprised of numerous projects and programs, delivering all to agreed scopes, requirements, and timescales.• PMO Master: In-depth understanding of the value to be delivered by PMO and services included. Defining and steering the portfolio state and strategies, utilising different methods for efficient governance, and analysing results. • Operations: Control multimillion-dollar budgets, allocate essential resources, promote best practice, and develop strategic roadmaps. Contributing to developing the right people-oriented culture.

This week I have part one of my interview with Matt Schlegel, The Enneagram Guy. Best-selling author Matt Schlegel is committed to developing highly effective, style-diverse teams and giving them the tools and strategies to tackle challenges that are seemingly impossible.  Principal of Schlegel Consulting, Matt started his career as an electrical engineering and soon realized that successful project outcomes depend more on leading people than leading electrons. Matt discovered a powerful system called the Enneagram and used it to develop a novel set of tools, strategies, and applications for team effectiveness that he uses in his consulting practice and shares in his book Teamwork 9.0. Get your free enneagram assessment here www.enneasurvey.com Links https://evolutionaryteams.com/ Linked In: linkedin.com/in/mattschlegel/ Twitter: twitter.com/EvoTeamMatt Instagram: instagram.com/MattSchlegel6 Facebook: facebook.com/mattschlegel.77 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCLkUMHuG4HVa831s9yeoZ5Q Support the Show www.nigelcreaser.com/shop Get Matts book:

This week I have part one of my conversation with Melissa Romo, The Human Resource. Melissa is a veteran of global business, having held executive roles in Warsaw, Paris, London and New York for some of the world’s most recognized companies. Across her three decades in marketing and advertising, she has been recognized as a global advertising and marketing “40 Over 40”, “Inspirational Woman of the Year”, and “Inclusive Leader”. She has built and led high-performing teams in hybrid and fully remote settings long before the pandemic era. Melissa’s mission is to help other remote leaders like herself, and their organizations, unlock the keys to connection and culture no matter where people work. Melissa holds an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management, where she relished her coursework in organizational behavior and leadership. Her clients and employers have included American Express, Grey Advertising, SAPConcur, Sage, and Procter & Gamble. When not on a global assignment, she calls Hoboken, New Jersey home. Website: https://www.melissaromoauthor.com/ Get her book here:

A quick review of my year and my thoughts for the coming year.

In this Saturday brunch episode I give a quick reprise of my recent LinkedIn article on the new PMI Logo.

This week I have the second part of my interview with John Henny, The Voice Coach. 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 About John John Henny has decades of experience helping thousands of voice users around the world become more effective communicators. He is a featured lecturer at top voice conferences and institutions, including IVTOM, Osborne Head and Neck Institute, VIP Worldwide Voice Conference, The Paul McCartney Liverpool Institute and USC.  He coaches professional voice users at Corporate Businesses, the US Military, Sports Announcers, and Voice Over Artists using his cutting-edge methods to help eliminate strain and bring out your best sounding, compelling voice. He is also the author of three Amazon bestselling books, hosts the popular podcast The Intelligent Vocalist (with over 500,000 downloads) and has 130,000 subscribers with 14 million views on YouTube. He is also a seasoned on-line course creator with an extensive library of training courses for singers, speakers and voice teachers. Links Website: https://www.compellingspeaker.com/ Facebook / Instagram: ⁠@johnhennyvocals⁠ / ⁠@johnhennyvocals⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/johnhennyvocals/⁠

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

This episode I have the video of my interview with Martin Salama, The Warrior No a Worrier.

About Martin

Martin Salama brings 40+ years in business and over 10 years in coaching together to give you the practical tools you need to:

• Create balance in your L.I.F.E.
• Break the chains holding you back and
• UNCOVER your greatness.

We talk about his background, coaching and his new book that focuses on a simple and approachable presentation of tools you can use to radically transform every interaction you have and shift how you approach the situations in your life so you always see how they are actually the universe bringing you things you need to achieve your greatness!Powerful activities are included to guide you through immediately implementing the concepts in the book so you aren’t left wondering HOW to use these tools in everyday L.I.F.E.!The book is ultimately a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the immeasurably transformative power of taking life into one’s own hands. Link to book: https://amzn.to/4b2dymu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-salama-cpc-eli-mp/

Yuquan Holloway is a dedicated leader with a career built on fostering a culture of consistency and efficiency in business operations. Her work focuses on creating standardized processes, streamlining core applications, reducing critical incidents, and enhancing IT service management. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and later pursued her MBA at Georgia State University.

As a Lean Six Sigma trainer and coach, Yuquan excels in addressing process and performance challenges, delivering tailaored solutions that drive measurable success. She is deeply committed to education beyond her professional achievements in business and IT. This led her to serve as a part-time instructor at Kennesaw State University, where she taught Information Systems Management to students at Coles Business College.

A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Yuquan enjoys life with her husband Tavares, their children Harrison and Kendall, and their Cockapoo, Lokey. With a passion for problem-solving and process improvement, she and her team are eager to support organizations in achieving their goals.

Social Media Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuquan-holloway-pmp/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6O0LPLGvzeb271IAHXaaQ

Today  Saturday Brunch interview features Paul J. Bedford, The Cyber Security Guy. He spend his days protecting global corporation's customer data, finances & assets from cyber attacks and Paul gives us project managers some pointers on what we should be thinking about in the security arena. Paul is a Lead Cyber Security Business Analyst with more than 20 years frontline experience delivering critical technical systems in different industry sectors including government, retail banking, commercial banking, publishing, oil, utility and insurance companies.  An individual with exceptional leadership and keen business partner skills.  Manages and influences with accountability, detail and accuracy.  Results driven, focused on processes, profitability, efficiencies, service and customer satisfaction.  Able to make tough decisions under high pressure.  Friendly, approachable person who can communicate complex ideas in a simplistic, easy to understand manner to all levels.  Originally from a Development and Training background, managed teams of developers and many projects through the full project life cycle which led naturally into Cyber Security Business Analysis. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljbedford/ Are you still looking for that last-minute Christmas present?  Why not grab a copy of Project Management The Sketches here Support the Show If you want  to support the show here are a few ways Share with your friends Write us a stellar five-star review on the listening platform(s) of your choice Purchase one of the books, link here One of the guests books through our syndicate links Have a listen to our record the Twelve Days of Project on iTunes, amazon music, Spotify or google play music. Hit subscribe and come back again Pop over to patreon.com/sundaylunchpm  

This week I have part one of my chat with Adrian Pyne, The Agile Beyond IT Guy. Adrian has two impressive track records: Delivery & Professional. Delivery 30 years plus led or rescued Change programmes in many sectors (see below), adapting best practice successfully, with a focus on Agility since 2010 . The design, build & leading project, programme and portfolio management (P3) capability for organisations, and Professional Services. Adrian is currently collaborating on [1] Agile Leadership & Project Management [2] Organisation Project Management (OPM), i.e. helping organisations create an environment to maxismise value from projects [3] P3 capability development and Sponsorship coaching Professional Adrian has been at the forefront of the evolution of programme and portfolio management, e.g. APM BoK 6 lead author. A frequent conference speaker and blogger, and co-author of The Gower Handbook of Programme Management, and of APM guides on Agile Governance & Assurance. He says: “Despite great developments in best practice over the last 30 years, around 70% of change still fails, wasting huge investment. There are two main reasons; firstly, many organisations seem unable to address that most difficult success factor – people. There is so much potential for work in this area, integrating people based aspects with the business process and technology. Secondly, working at the organisational level to ensure that the landscape around projects helps them THRIVE and not just SURVIVE, or worse, FAIL.” Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/apyne/ https://amzn.to/3trpnPy Support the Show www.nigelcreaser.com/shop

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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

What on earth is this all about?  Have a listen and you will find out why you should subscribe :-) Find out more here www.nigelcreaser.com

This episode I have part one of my chat with the returning of Tammy Watchorn - The Original Change Ninja to the show.

Get ready to pre order a copy of here new book: The Ninja Returns: and this time is it's personal: https://amzn.to/3zJ0F3S

or get her previous one The Change Ninja Handbook: https://amzn.to/4eQ19Uz

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About Tammy

Dr. Tammy Watchorn, known as the "Change Ninja," is an educator, facilitator, coach, author, and keynote speaker with a focus on change management, neuroscience, and behaviours related to change.

Her approach to change management, focusing on human elements over rigid processes, has made her a unique voice in the field, especially appealing to those looking for more organic, less disruptive ways to implement change in both personal and professional settings.

Initially, Dr. Watchorn worked in the public sector, particularly in health care, leading projects and complex organizational change programs. She transitioned from a traditional career path to focus more on innovative ways of working, inspired by her experiences and teachings from Prof. Eddie Obeng.

Dr. Watchorn's approach to change management is encapsulated in her "Change Ninja" persona, emphasizing stealth, strategic, and human-focused methods over traditional, process-heavy management styles. This approach aims at making change less confrontational and more aligned with human behaviours and motivations.

She authored "The Change Ninja Handbook," which is described as a gamified, choose-your-own-adventure book designed to teach change management through interactive scenarios. This was followed by "The Change Ninja Returns," where she applies her change management techniques to personal life challenges, using herself as a case study.

Her philosophy revolves around focusing on people rather than processes, understanding and leveraging human motivations, and adapting to change rather than resisting it. She advocates for a 'Just in Time' learning approach where results are immediate and repeatable.

Dr. Watchorn is recognized for her engaging and interactive keynotes, where she shares tools for managing change, understanding stakeholder preferences, and leading transformations in a way that's both effective and less resistant.

Her work has been recognized in the Business Book Awards, and she's known for her innovative training methods, which include virtual 3D environments designed around human interactions rather than technology for technology's sake.

Her journey into change management was partly driven by personal life challenges, which she turned into a learning opportunity, further enriching her teachings and writings.

Background and CareerThe Change Ninja Concept: Publications:Philosophy and Methods: Public Speaking and Training: Recognition and Influence:Personal Insight: The Change Ninja | Home (change-ninja.com)

This month I meet Emily Luijbregts PMP, EM the PM. Emily is Project Manager and Scrum Master who has excelled working virtually and with a variety of different cultures. Whilst working in Europe she has been working on developing training for working with different cultures and empowering your project team. Since 2017, she has ’been actively speaking and sharing knowledge with the Project Management Community with the aim of helping other Project Management Professionals be the best professionals they can be. Website: emthepm.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyluijbregts/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Em_The_PM If you want  to support the show here are a few ways Share with your friends Write us a stellar five-star review on the listening platform(s) of your choice Purchase one of the books, link here One of the guests books through our syndicate links Have a listen to our record the Twelve Days of Project on iTunes, amazon music, Spotify or google play music. Hit subscribe and come back again Pop over to patreon.com/sundaylunchpm

This week I have part one 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 2 of my interview with Glenn Parker, The Positive Influence Guy,

Glenn, the only child of two hard-working parents, grew up on the streets of New York City. He played street games like stickball, punchball, 3-box baseball and Johnny-on-the Pony with his buddies. He loved the competitive aspects of sports and the opportunities it provided for leadership. As he got older and taller, he moved on to competitive schoolyard and recreational league basketball.

All these experiences came together and evolved when he attended an 8-week summer camp in upstate New York. Glenn especially loved the camp season finale when the entire camp of several hundred youngsters was divided into two teams for a week of Olympic-style competition in all manner of sports from baseball to archery to swimming. At age 15 Glenn was selected to serve as captain of one team where led a group of boys that ranged from five to 15 years of age requiring him to provide leadership in the form of support, motivation and positive influence to a varied group.

In high school and later in college, Glenn played varsity sports where he learned the values of hard work, practice and collaboration. The sum total of these experiences helped Glenn learn that when he worked hard --- whether in sports or in the classroom ---- he succeeded.

He took those values into his work life. After working for several organizations, Glenn and a colleague started a small business as training and organizational development consultants. The business took Glenn to all parts of the US giving him the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people working in a wide variety of industries and occupations. During this time, he narrowed the focus of the consulting to building effective teams and creating team-based organizations.

Glenn always loved to write --- his first article was published while he was still in graduate school --- but it took a while for him to work up the courage and confidence to write a book. With the encouragement of Peter Block, Jossey-Bass published his first book, Team Players and Teamwork in 1990 that went on to be a best-seller. The book included a self-assessment survey which was subsequently published as a separate booklet and went on to sell more than one million copies as the Parker Team Player Survey. Many books and leader guides followed including another best-seller, Cross-Functional Teams: Working with Allies, Enemies and Other Strangers. His most recent book, co-authored with his son, Michael is Positive Influence: The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self (HRD Press, 2020).

A graduate of City College of New York with a B.A., Glenn also holds an M.A. from the University of Illinois and has studied for the doctorate at Cornell. He also studied at the University of Oslo.

Outside of work Glenn has always been on the front lines of political and social causes as well as charitable issues such as cancer. He is a cancer survivor and long-time volunteer with the American Cancer Society. He co-founded Run for Dad, an annual event that draws some 1,500 people and is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of prostate cancer and funds for cancer research.

Glenn and his wife, Judy, live in central New Jersey. They are parents of three grown children and grandparents to six wonderful grandchildren all of whom live nearby. Judy and Glenn share of love of travel having visited numerous places around the world to enjoy art, culture, history and good food.

Website

www.thepositiveinfluenceleader.com

Social Media Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennparker/

This week I have the part one of my chat with Professor Eddie Obeng PhD, MBA. About Eddie Described by the Financial Times as a 'leading revolutionary' and 'agent provocateur', Eddie is a professor at the School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Henley Business School, founder and Learning Director of Pentacle The Virtual Business School, and a leading business theorist, innovator and educator. “The Rock Star of Business Education" Duke Corporate Education He is the author of ten books including two Financial Times bestsellers and the ever popular All Change! Eddie writes on a wide range of subjects connected by the themes of adapting for change, leadership, innovation and organisation. His books offer insights into the most effective ways to address the rapidly-changing, disruptive environments in business, society and culture today. His writing and teaching and concepts have been incorporated in 40% of the FT100. “His books are an antidote to the dryness of much managerial theorising. Old World they are not!” Financial Times Known as a pioneer in digital transformation, design thinking and organisational agility, he provides a no-nonsense overview about how traditional rules of doing business no longer apply while offering extensive guidance to reach new heights in fast-changing business environments. He is a regular speaker at TED, Thinking Digital, Poptech, Google Zeitgeist, USI, Communitech and Gartner Conferences. "The remarkable Eddie Obeng" Chris Anderson TED Eddie was one of the first to recognise that traditional processes, face-to-face working and software solution add-ons can never deliver solutions needed in a volatile and uncertain globally competitive world. He invented QUBE to solve this. QUBE combines new behaviours in collaboration with tools specifically developed for fast ease of use within a modern productive culture. QUBE has been adopted by a wide range of organsiations including, Danone, JDE, Dentsu Aegis Network and the UK National Health Service for day-to-day working, Project delivery and Learning and Development. "QUBE, an innovative virtual world from Pentacle The Virtual Business School" Financial Times Eddie was educated at Cranleigh School, at University College London, where he earned a double first in chemical and biochemical engineering, and Cass Business School. He was granted 2 patents during his engineering career at Shell International and achieved a European award for energy efficient design at Unilever before moving to Ashridge in 1987 where he became the youngest Executive Director of a European Business School. In 2011 Eddie won the Sir Monty Finniston Award for lifetime achievement by The Association for Project Management for his contributions to the study and practice of Project Management. As a board member of the UK Design Council setting design strategy for the UK, Eddie contributed to the development of the world famous 'Double Diamond' Design Thinking model. His 4 box “Innovation Sparq” model is the framework for all the UK's strategic investment in innovation. He is also a helicopter pilot.

This week we have part two of my chat with Jurriaan Kamer, The Organisation Unblocker.

Jurriaan is a future-oriented organizational change expert, co-founder of Unblock (a modern management consultancy), and a keynote speaker. He's the author of 'Formula X' - a business novel inspired by the world of Formula 1. He has just released his second leadership book "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," which is about unblocking organizations by rethinking strategy, decision-making, teamwork, and ownership. Jurriaan is a Dutch organizational change expert focused on applying modern methods to unblock organizations and improve their outcomes. 💡 Expertise Jurriaan helps leaders make more impact by eliminating ineffective strategy, pointless meetings, bureaucratic structures, and slow decision-making. He has been in and around the most radical and adaptive organizations globally, including ones without managers and high levels of autonomy. 🏢 His work Over the last decade, Jurriaan has worked as a speaker, author, and consultant. He co-founded Unblock, a modern management consultancy that works with leaders worldwide. 🏎️💨 Formula 1 book Jurriaan's first book, the business fable Formula X, 'How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization,' is inspired by the fast-moving, fast-innovating world of Formula 1 motor racing. Forbes named it one of the "five must-read books for today's uncertain market." 📚 New book: Unblock He has just released his second book, "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," a practical guide for leaders who want an organization with more ownership, faster decisions, fewer meetings, and less bureaucracy, leading to significantly better outcomes. Jurriaan is a Dutch organizational change expert focused on applying modern methods to unblock organizations and improve their outcomes. 💡 Expertise Jurriaan helps leaders make more impact by eliminating ineffective strategy, pointless meetings, bureaucratic structures, and slow decision-making. He has been in and around the most radical and adaptive organizations globally, including ones without managers and high levels of autonomy. 🏢 His work Over the last decade, Jurriaan has worked as a speaker, author, and consultant. He co-founded Unblock, a modern management consultancy that works with leaders worldwide. 🏎️💨 Formula 1 book Jurriaan's first book, the business fable Formula X, 'How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization,' is inspired by the fast-moving, fast-innovating world of Formula 1 motor racing. Forbes named it one of the "five must-read books for today's uncertain market." 📚 New book: Unblock He has just released his second book, "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," a practical guide for leaders who want an organization with more ownership, faster decisions, fewer meetings, and less bureaucracy, leading to significantly better outcomes.

https://amzn.to/496B0zv

http://www.unblockbook.net/

Ivo Michalick is a project management professional with nearly 40 years experience in project management. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science, PMP and PMI-SP credentials from PMI (Project Management Institute) and a CPCC credential from CTI ( Co-Active Training Institute). He has an extensive experience in managing large projects and portfolios programs in industries such as information technology, mining, energy, defense, health, oil and gas, logistics and telecommunications both in Brazil and abroad (including three years working in the United States), possessing deep knowledge of organizational project management in multicultural environments and Power Skills.

 

Since 2005 he has held several leadership positions as a PMI volunteer both at the local (he is a former Chapter President) and global levels. He is a graduate of the PMI Leadership Institute Master Class program (Class of 2012) and is a recognized speaker and author of several articles published in Brazil and abroad, as well as a collaborator in the books “Projetos Brasileiros – Casos Reais de Gerenciamento” (Brasport, 2007), “Gestão de Projetos Brasil" (IETEC, 2013), “Gerenciamento de Projetos em Tirinhas” (Brasport, 2015), “Say Yes to Project Success” (Notion Press, 2017) and "Professional Leader" (Brasport, 2019).

In this episode, I have part one of my conversation with Dr Deb Mashek, The collabor(h)ator. Deb is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. Previously Full Professor of social psychology at Harvey Mudd College, she is the author of Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredibly collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone). Named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, she has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Business Week, The Hechinger Report, and Fortune. She writes regularly for Psychology Today. Deb is the founder of Myco Consulting LLC, where she speaks, advises, and provides professional development to those seeking to build better workplace collaborations. Get her book here:

In this episode I have a rerun of part 1 of my chat with Lindsay Scott, The PMO Mob Collector. Lindsay Scott co-founded Arras People in 2002 following a career at Esso and Hewlett Packard. Following her graduation from Manchester University, Lindsay went onto work within the recruitment arm of Esso before leaving to join Hewlett Packard. At Hewlett Packard, she worked within the professional services consulting division, first as a Project Co-ordinator and then the Project Office Manager for the division. It was during her time at Hewlett Packard, recruiting for a project office of 20+ members that Lindsay came face to face with the issues of recruiting good project management professionals.  When the opportunity came along to set up her own business she knew there was definitely a place in the UK recruitment market for a recruitment agency that really understood its subject matter.  Lindsay manages the marketing and sales function at Arras People today; in addition, she still occasionally recruits for PMO roles (because she can’t resist!) and provides careers clinics for PMO professionals. Lindsay also carries out speaking engagements on project management careers topics and can be contacted through Arras People for more information.  For more information about Lindsay take a look at the following links: Website:: arraspeople.co.uk or pmoflashmob.org Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/pmolindsay Twitter: www.twitter.com/arraspeople Blog: arraspeople.co.uk/camel-blog

This week we have the return of Jon M Quigley, The Risky Guy part two.

About Jon

Jon M. Quigley PMP (204278) CTFL is a principal and founding member of Value Transformation, a product development (from idea to product retirement) and cost improvement organization established in 2009. Jon has an Engineering Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, two master's Degrees from the City University of Seattle, and two globally recognized certifications. In addition, Jon has more than thirty years of product development and manufacturing experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software to verification and process and project management and managing systems and verification groups at a multinational organization.Jon won the Volvo-3P Technical Award in 2005, going on to win the 2006 Volvo Technology Award. Jon has secured seven US patents and several international patents. These patents range from multiplexing systems and human-machine interfaces to telemetry systems and driver's aides.Jon has been on the Western Carolina University Master of Project Management Advisory Board and Forsyth Technical Community College Advisory Board. He has also been a guest lecturer at Wake Forest University's Charlotte, NC campus and Eindhoven Technical University (Holland). He has taught at Technical Schools and Universities and at SimpliLearn and B2B. He is an experienced direct and distance learning teacher with Moodle and Blackboard. These classes include Agile, TQM, APQP, Risk management and PMP and CTFL certification classes. He has more than 26K contacts on LinkedIn.Jon has authored more than 15 product development and project management books. The books he writes are used in bachelor and master-level classes at universities across the globe, including the Eindhoven Technical University, Manchester Metropolitan University, San Beda College Manila in the Philippines, and Tecnológico de Monterrey.In addition to more than 70 different magazines, e-zines, and other outlets. He writes three recurring columns:1. PMTips Quigley and Lauck's Expert Column2. Assembly Magazine, P's and Q's on project management and quality,3. Automotive Industries, Quigley's Corner on automotive product development4. Microsoft Project User GroupJon has given numerous presentations at technical conferences on a variety of domains of product development, including product testing, learning, agile, and project management. He has also frequently been interviewed by numerous business and project magazines, podcasts, and webinars.Jon is the co-author or contributed to over 20 books on project management.

In this episode we have Justus Aiyela, The Forteforge Founder.

Justus is a highly experienced Senior Program Manager and Agile Coach with a rich background in managing complex projects across industries such as Banking, Healthcare, Retail, and Energy. Holding multiple certifications, including PMP, LSSBB, Advanced Certified Scrum Master, ICAgile Certified Professional and SAFe Agilist, he excels in leveraging both waterfall and agile frameworks to drive delivery management for application development, information security, big data management, and IT service management projects. His expertise spans PM Delivery Framework Administration (Agile coaching, Lean Six Sigma, Comprehensive IT program management) as well as PM Tool Configuration and Administration (MS Project, Jira and others). Justus has successfully led major initiatives for organizations, demonstrating a keen ability to align project activities with enterprise visions, manage risks, and deliver substantial cost savings and efficiency improvements.

Get a free 15 min Project delivery consulting - https://calendly.com/forteforgetech/30min

https://forteforge.tech/consulting/

www.forteforge.com

https://www.youtube.com/@LifeAndITPM

in this episode of the Saturday Brunch I am speaking with Jonathan Norman. Following a 30 year career in business publishing, Jonathan Norman now works as knowledge manager for the Major Projects Association.  The techniques and tools he uses to curate and collate content for the knowledge repository; design and facilitate virtual activities and knowledge sharing events; and to model and socialise collaborative and co-creative behaviour are a 21st Century expression of what he used to do in printed books.  He emphasizes the importance of personal knowledge networks and social learning as part of the capabilities associated with managing in uncertain and changing times.

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

This week I have the first part of my interview with Matt Schlegel, The Enneagram Guy. Best-selling author Matt Schlegel is committed to developing highly effective, style-diverse teams and giving them the tools and strategies to tackle challenges that are seemingly impossible.  Principal of Schlegel Consulting, Matt started his career as an electrical engineering and soon realized that successful project outcomes depend more on leading people than leading electrons. Matt discovered a powerful system called the Enneagram and used it to develop a novel set of tools, strategies, and applications for team effectiveness that he uses in his consulting practice and shares in his book Teamwork 9.0. Get your free enneagram assessment here www.enneasurvey.com Links https://evolutionaryteams.com/ Linked In: linkedin.com/in/mattschlegel/ Twitter: twitter.com/EvoTeamMatt Instagram: instagram.com/MattSchlegel6 Facebook: facebook.com/mattschlegel.77 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCLkUMHuG4HVa831s9yeoZ5Q Get his book:

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/

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 I have a rerun of my chat with Colin D Ellis, The Getting Sh*t Done Guy.

About Colin Colin is an award-winning international speaker, Amazon #1 best-selling author and renowned culture change expert who works with organisations around the world to help them transform the way they get things done. Able to draw on more than 30 years of public and private sector leadership experience in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, Colin shares his knowledge of workplace culture and project management through his new book Culture Hacks.His work is presented using anecdotes, statistics, practical insights and plenty of humour to ensure that audiences are engaged and laughing! He shares his knowledge of workplace culture and gets people talking through his emphasis on people being the best version of themselves and creating cultures they can be proud of. You can get a copy of his latest book here: www.colindellis.com/the+project+book   Amazon : The Project Book   For more information about Colin take a look at the following links: Website: www.colindellis.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindellis/ Email: colin@colindellis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/colindellis To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here. To get a copy of The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, click here. Support the Show If you want  to support the show here are a few ways Share with your friends Write us a stellar five-star review on the listening platform(s) of your choice Purchase one of the books, link here One of the guests books through our syndicate links Have a listen to our record the Twelve Days of Project on iTunes, amazon music, Spotify or google play music. Hit subscribe and come back again Pop over to patreon.com/sundaylunchpm

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 we have the second part of my interview with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt, The Leading With Care Guys.

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Other stuff I mentioned

About Bob

Bob DeKoch has devoted his entire career to leadership roles, refining his own skills, and mentoring hundreds of aspiring leaders. His passion for people and for extraordinary outcomes is what drives him. Rising to senior executive roles in numerous organizations, Bob has developed and put into practice the many teachings in his books. He has over four decades of experience across major market sectors: the construction services industry and real estate development business, the pulp and paper industry, the beverage industry, and the chemical industry. He has served on boards of US organizations—for-profit and nonprofit—including a major international corporation. This diverse experience has helped him develop unique insight into inspired leadership. Bob is currently the founder of the leadership consulting firm, Limitless, whose services are described at www.lmtlss.biz About Phil

Phillip G. Clampitt (PhD, University of Kansas) is the Blair Endowed Chair of Communication at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. He was previously designated the Hendrickson Named Professor of Business. Phil has won numerous awards for his teaching and scholarship. His students started calling him “Dr. So What” because he asked, “So what?” so often, as a prod to encourage them to think about the implications of their ideas (see www.DrSoWhat.com). The Wall Street Journal and MIT Sloan Management Review highlighted his work on decision downloading, which details how companies can effectively communicate decisions to those not involved in the decision-making process. Phil has consulted on leadership, communication, and strategic planning with organizations such as Nokia, PepsiCo, The US Army War College, Schneider National, and Dental City.

Ruth

This episode we have part 1 of my conversation with Andy Murray, The Major Projects Guy. Andy is Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA).,  A Chartered Director and Management Consultant specialising in projects and programmes with 30 years of varied experience (public sector/private sector, SME/corporate, domestic/international). He has a focus on project/programme governance, the treatment of inherent project/programme complexity and organisational capability. Andy has worked with Axelos, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office and the APM in developing guidance on delivering successful projects/programmes, such as IPA’s Routemap, PRINCE2, MSP, P3M3, Directing Change and Co-Directing Change. web: https://majorprojects.org/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andymurray/ Andy mentioned a couple of books during our conversation, here are the links to get them: Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist: https://amzn.to/3izg61B The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World:  https://amzn.to/2KBsFNa The Project Book: The complete guide to consistently delivering great projects: https://amzn.to/2KBsFNa I mentioned a couple of books too. Culture Hacks: https://amzn.to/36nS2tF Great Leaders Mix and Match: https://amzn.to/3apWk54

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/

This week we have the return of Jon M Quigley, The Risky Guy.

About Jon

Jon M. Quigley PMP (204278) CTFL is a principal and founding member of Value Transformation, a product development (from idea to product retirement) and cost improvement organization established in 2009. Jon has an Engineering Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, two master's Degrees from the City University of Seattle, and two globally recognized certifications. In addition, Jon has more than thirty years of product development and manufacturing experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software to verification and process and project management and managing systems and verification groups at a multinational organization.
Jon won the Volvo-3P Technical Award in 2005, going on to win the 2006 Volvo Technology Award. Jon has secured seven US patents and several international patents. These patents range from multiplexing systems and human-machine interfaces to telemetry systems and driver's aides.
Jon has been on the Western Carolina University Master of Project Management Advisory Board and Forsyth Technical Community College Advisory Board. He has also been a guest lecturer at Wake Forest University's Charlotte, NC campus and Eindhoven Technical University (Holland). He has taught at Technical Schools and Universities and at SimpliLearn and B2B. He is an experienced direct and distance learning teacher with Moodle and Blackboard. These classes include Agile, TQM, APQP, Risk management and PMP and CTFL certification classes. He has more than 26K contacts on LinkedIn.
Jon has authored more than 15 product development and project management books. The books he writes are used in bachelor and master-level classes at universities across the globe, including the Eindhoven Technical University, Manchester Metropolitan University, San Beda College Manila in the Philippines, and Tecnológico de Monterrey.
In addition to more than 70 different magazines, e-zines, and other outlets. He writes three recurring columns:
1. PMTips Quigley and Lauck's Expert Column
2. Assembly Magazine, P's and Q's on project management and quality,
3. Automotive Industries, Quigley's Corner on automotive product development
4. Microsoft Project User Group
Jon has given numerous presentations at technical conferences on a variety of domains of product development, including product testing, learning, agile, and project management. He has also frequently been interviewed by numerous business and project magazines, podcasts, and webinars.
Jon is the co-author or contributed to over 20 books on project management.

This week we have part one of my chat with Beate Chelette, The Growth Architect and founder of The Women’s Code. She creates strategies, designs, process maps and blueprints for visionaries and leaders who want to maximize their profits and scale their impact.

 A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly-successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal.

Beate is “One of 100 Top Global Thought Leaders in 2021” by PeopleHum and “One of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs by HuffPost. She is the author of the #1 International Award Winning Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go from Overwhelmed to Awesome”–a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success and a fulfilling career.”

Recent clients include Amazon, Chevron, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Johnson & Jonson, Merck, the Women’s Legislative Caucus of California Cal State University Dominguez Hills, the Greater Los Angeles Realtor Association,Advertising Agency TracyLocke and thousands of small businesses.

Website:

https://beatechelette.com/

Social Media Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatechelette/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatechelette Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeateChelette Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowthArchitecture

This episode I have part one of my chat with the returning ⁠Tammy Watchorn - The Original Change Ninja⁠ to the show.

Get ready to pre order a copy of here new book: The Ninja Returns: and this time is it's personal: https://amzn.to/3zJ0F3S

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About Tammy

Dr. Tammy Watchorn, known as the "Change Ninja," is an educator, facilitator, coach, author, and keynote speaker with a focus on change management, neuroscience, and behaviours related to change.

Her approach to change management, focusing on human elements over rigid processes, has made her a unique voice in the field, especially appealing to those looking for more organic, less disruptive ways to implement change in both personal and professional settings.

Initially, Dr. Watchorn worked in the public sector, particularly in health care, leading projects and complex organizational change programs. She transitioned from a traditional career path to focus more on innovative ways of working, inspired by her experiences and teachings from Prof. Eddie Obeng.

Dr. Watchorn's approach to change management is encapsulated in her "Change Ninja" persona, emphasizing stealth, strategic, and human-focused methods over traditional, process-heavy management styles. This approach aims at making change less confrontational and more aligned with human behaviours and motivations.

She authored "The Change Ninja Handbook," which is described as a gamified, choose-your-own-adventure book designed to teach change management through interactive scenarios. This was followed by "The Change Ninja Returns," where she applies her change management techniques to personal life challenges, using herself as a case study.

Her philosophy revolves around focusing on people rather than processes, understanding and leveraging human motivations, and adapting to change rather than resisting it. She advocates for a 'Just in Time' learning approach where results are immediate and repeatable.

Dr. Watchorn is recognized for her engaging and interactive keynotes, where she shares tools for managing change, understanding stakeholder preferences, and leading transformations in a way that's both effective and less resistant.

Her work has been recognized in the Business Book Awards, and she's known for her innovative training methods, which include virtual 3D environments designed around human interactions rather than technology for technology's sake.

Her journey into change management was partly driven by personal life challenges, which she turned into a learning opportunity, further enriching her teachings and writings.

⁠The Change Ninja | Home (change-ninja.com)⁠

Adam Boddison currently serves as Chief Executive of the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership body for the project profession. Throughout his work at APM, Adam spearheads initiatives aimed at advancing the project profession to the highest standards, ensuring it meets the evolving demands of a complex world.    
At the forefront of Adam's agenda is promoting the indispensable role of project management across diverse sectors. His advocacy extends beyond the conventional understanding of the project manager role, challenging misconceptions and highlighting the universal applicability of project management principles. Through collaborations with renowned research entities like PwC, Adam is also instrumental in showcasing the economic value of project management and advocating for its equivalence to established professions.  
 
Beyond his work with APM, Adam brings diverse experience to the table, a notable example being his tenure as CEO of Nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs), where he spearheaded a turnaround and growth strategy resulting in a tenfold increase in membership over five years. Adam also served as Director of the Centre for Professional Education at the University of Warwick, achieving outstanding ratings for teacher training provision and leading international education projects.  
 
Adam has also authored educational publications and maintained a notable public profile through media appearances and conference engagements. His diverse skill set also extends to clinical hypnotherapy, showcasing his multidisciplinary approach to education and leadership.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamboddison

https://www.apm.org.uk/

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

Yuquan Holloway is a dedicated leader with a career built on fostering a culture of consistency and efficiency in business operations. Her work focuses on creating standardized processes, streamlining core applications, reducing critical incidents, and enhancing IT service management. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and later pursued her MBA at Georgia State University.

As a Lean Six Sigma trainer and coach, Yuquan excels in addressing process and performance challenges, delivering tailaored solutions that drive measurable success. She is deeply committed to education beyond her professional achievements in business and IT. This led her to serve as a part-time instructor at Kennesaw State University, where she taught Information Systems Management to students at Coles Business College.

A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Yuquan enjoys life with her husband Tavares, their children Harrison and Kendall, and their Cockapoo, Lokey. With a passion for problem-solving and process improvement, she and her team are eager to support organizations in achieving their goals.

Social Media Links:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuquan-holloway-pmp/⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6O0LPLGvzeb271IAHXaaQ

In this episode, we have the first part of my chat with Lucy Harrison, The Soft Skills Guru Lucy's aim is to inspire and equip a million people to think, act and lead with more humanity, making the workplace more collaborative, entrepreneurial and creative. She has been working with teams and their leaders for more than twenty years using experiential, applied and facilitated learning, and founded the award-winning team and leadership consultancy, the Harrison Network in 2014. The Harrison Network exists to inspire people to bring more of their humanity into the workplace. By doing so, we facilitate the development of cultures in which people can thrive and help change the world. They believe that given the right organisational culture, people will thrive. A culture of self-awareness, responsibility, support and joint sense of purpose allows people to take things to a higher level. A culture of selfishness leads to ultimate downfall.  If we get these right, we have a chance of solving the complex challenges we face at a business, community and planetary level. Culture is changed by individuals, leaders and teams interacting differently. Harrison Network helps people interact differently and build thriving cultures. She is proud that her work with entrepreneurial thinking and psychological safety is beginning to be recognised beyond the nuclear and outdoor industries where it all began (if you know Cumbria, you'll understand why these two industries are connected!). Author of best-selling book 'Soft Skills for Tough Jobs; building teams that work one conversation at a time'  (available here) which is centred on my original interpersonal approach NALED.  When not coaching, facilitating and training, she can be found on the hills or in the water in her beloved Lake District, keeping up the adventures.  https://theharrisonnetwork.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyharrison1/ Get her book: https://amzn.to/3SCjeuB

Samreen McGregor is an executive coach and founder of Turmeric, a strategic

advisor to business owners, leaders and teams aiming to reframe purpose and

ambition, align behaviours and propel desired outcomes. Described by clients for

making a relevant and profound impact on the mindsets, behaviours, and wellbeing

of leaders, Samreen works at an important cross-section between strategic context,

profound behavioural change, and embodied consciousness. Her bestselling book,

‘Leader Awakened’, is a finalist in the Business Book Awards and Book Excellence

Awards 2023.

Experience

A core member of the team that pioneered Executive Coaching at Ashridge (now known as Hult EF) in

the late 1990’s – the origins of coaching accreditation shared by governing bodies like ICF and EMCC

today. Samreen coaches across all industries and sectors and has worked both externally to and within

corporate environments. Half Venezuelan and half Indian, educated in US and Europe, bilingual in

English and Spanish, coaches in both languages and cross-culturally.

Get the book: https://amzn.to/3HMpDjl

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

In this episode I havepart one of my chat with Dr David Hillson, The Risk Doctor.

David is an international thought-leader in risk management, with a global reputation as an excellent speaker and award-winning author. Countless individuals, teams and organisations have benefited from his blend of innovative insights with practical application, presented in an accessible style that combines clarity with humour. He also shares his insights regularly through books, papers and articles, as well as the regular series of Risk Doctor Briefings. David’s speaking and writing is guided by the Risk Doctor motto: “Understand profoundly so you can explain simply. For more information about David take a look at the following links: Website: www.risk-doctor.com Email: contact@risk-doctor.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/RiskDoctorVideo

This week, I have part 1 of my interview with Rob Wozny, The Storyteller.

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About Rob Rob has served in some of the most senior communications, content, and editorial roles, ranging from vice president (communications & content) / lead spokesperson for a major league sports and entertainment company (⁠True North Sports and Entertainment,⁠ ⁠Winnipeg Jets⁠, ⁠Canada Life Centre⁠) to senior lead news anchor / supervising producer in leading Canadian newsrooms (⁠CTV News⁠, ⁠Global News⁠). Rob's storytelling has been recognized by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, International Association of Firefighters, and Manitoba Major Motion Picture Industry Association.

Currently, Rob is also a co-owner of a boutique publicity and content marketing firm, ⁠Sound Strategy Communications⁠, which has served a diverse range of clients since 2006. Well-positioned to deliver insightful and credible business storytelling training, Rob has earned the trust of prominent leaders and business owners who regularly seek his counsel and strategic vision.To learn more about Rob, visit and connect via ⁠LinkedIn⁠.Committed to professional development, Rob has earned the ⁠Strategic Communication Management Professional⁠ (SCMP) designation from the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC). Rob holds a degree in Rhetoric, Writing & Communications, along with a diploma in Public Relations, and Certificate in Management (CIM) from the University of Winnipeg.

Outside of work, Rob spends the majority of his time with his family, getting outdoors and traveling whenever possible. Summers are spent at the lake fishing, mountain biking, and hiking.

Links

Book: https://amzn.to/40f0PJ0

Website: https://www.robwozny.com/

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

This week I have the second part of my interview with Ondrej Papanek, The Agile Coach. 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-date 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 / Spotify Subscription Do you want to be able to listen to the whole interview in one go, rather than wait for a week? Well, there is a way to do that, either via Patreon or Spotify. For Patreon pop to ⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm⁠⁠⁠ for Spotify just pop to the show page and find one of the episodes with a little padlock, click to listen and then Spotify will tell you what to do. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0UQPXPe3t7mKdS4kVLvDHY⁠ About Ondrej Agile Coach and Scrum Master extraordinaire who is revolutionizing businesses and igniting collaboration with his unrivalled expertise in Agile methodologies. With an unwavering dedication to unleashing the true potential of companies, Ondrej has left an indelible mark on esteemed Fortune 500 giants including Apple, H&M Group, Volvo, Scania Group, and Colt Technology. What truly distinguishes Ondrej is his exceptional talent for orchestrating workshops and fostering a culture of teamwork, alignment, and perpetual growth. With an unwavering commitment to cultivating safe and inclusive environments, Ondrej empowers teams to engage in transformative dialogues and innovative problem-solving. His visionary approach enables cross-functional teams to seamlessly unite and self-organize, propelling them towards unprecedented levels of productivity and groundbreaking innovation. By optimizing Scrum Teams' focus within tight timeframes, Ondrej unlocks unparalleled efficiency and guides organizations to embrace the power of Scrum, leading to remarkable outcomes and exponential productivity gains. Ondrej's impact on his clients is nothing short of awe-inspiring, with accolades pouring in for his unparalleled implementation and delivery skills. One client emphatically stated, "Ondrej's ability to implement and deliver is simply irreplaceable." Another thrilled client marveled, "Never have the Implementation Service Desk and Kanban processes been so effortlessly streamlined." With a wealth of experience, certifications, and an unwavering passion for empowering businesses, Ondrej is the ideal guest to captivate your podcast audience with his transformative insights and captivating anecdotes. Prepare to be inspired as Ondrej shares his remarkable journey. Website ⁠https://www.itmanagement.consulting/⁠ Social Media Links ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-ondrej-papanek/⁠ ⁠⁠

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

Back in 2017,  I started publishing the podast with small snippet episodes and laying around with the 12 days of project, I had removed them recently but decided to consolidate them into one episode to keep the history of my podcasting alive. If you want the real quality content I suggest you jump along to Episode 1 with Peter Taylor. Thanks Nige

This week is a rerun of my chat with Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy. Support the Show British Podcast Awards On the 5th September ( my 25th wedding anniversary) the voting for British Podcast Awards will end and they have a peoples choice award, now I am under no delusions that I will win or get a notable mention, in fact in my opinion the Socially Distant Sports Bar should, and I have voted for them myself. However, there is a chance that it will help with the visibility of the show and potentially more listeners. I would be delighted if you could vote for the show and share on socials to get your colleagues and friends to vote. Pop along to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/britishpods2023⁠ to cast your votes. 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 Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates and is described as "A true Project Management Hero, with a degree in comedy psychology" He is lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management language, advances in risk management, and on the challenges of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today. Carl has recorded presentations for international conferences on DVD and developed on-line training for the Project Management Institute. He was also the architect of ESI International’s landmark programs in distance learning. He serves on the Board of Directors for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded an extensive audio training program, The Portable PMP® Prep with Bruce Falk. Carl regularly consults and coaches on project management, presentation skills, risk, e-learning, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the board of directors and presents podcasts for ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University, and is a Project Management Professional® as certified by the Project Management Institute. Carl has authored seven texts, including: Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance, 5th Edition The Project Management Communications Tool Kit, 2nd Edition The Risk Management Memory Jogger Project Management: Lessons from the Field Website: https://carlpritchard.com/

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

This week I have part one of my conversation with Alexis Kingsbury, The Business Process Guy. Alexis is an award-winning entrepreneur, with over 10 years of experience, currently running two SaaS businesses (AirManual and Spidergap) with a remote & global team, and supports others as a board member or consultant including well known companies like Sony PlayStation. In the last few years, Alexis has worked with 100s of business leaders to help save them 1,000s of hours of their time each year and unlock their business’ growth. He’s been sharing his findings, and it’s had a huge impact on many businesses. For example, Alexis won the ‘Most valued content’ award in 2021 for his workshop at Dan Bradbury’s Success Mastermind (a community of 60+ small business owners), which led to over 30 business owners adopting the tools and processes recommended. Alexis is a husband, and dad of two, and is passionate about balancing work alongside family life (and makes sure his team does too!) He also enjoys craft beer, whisky, skiing, skateboarding, dancing, gaming, golf, touch rugby and squash. Website ⁠airmanual.link/SLP23A⁠ (my affiliate link) Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexiskingsbury Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kingsbury Instagram: http://instagram.com/alexis.kingsbury

In this episode I have part one of my chat with Gregory Offner, The Piano Guy Greg is the Founder and CEO of Global Performance Institute, a researcher and an award winning keynote speaker. As the creator of the TipJar Culture™️ Greg helps transform the employee experience - or as he likes to say: “take the "IRK" out of work” - and his impressive roster of clients includes everything from Fortune 100 corporations to local chapters of associations. Greg also spent fifteen years as an internationally renowned duelling piano bar performer, performing professionally on five of the seven continents, and I can't wait to hear more about that. Website https://www.gregoryoffner.com Social media links @gregoryoffnerjr (Insta, Twitter)

This week we step back into the archives, with Ben Aston, The Digital PM. Ben brings 20 years of experience in both strategic thinking and tactical implementation from a career at top digital agencies including FCV, Dare, Wunderman, DLKW Lowe and DDB. He's been fortunate enough to work across verticals including transit, utilities, FMCG, consumer electronics, eCommerce, automotive, financial services, public sector, and retail brands. Ben's a Certified Scrum Master, PRINCE2 Practitioner and founder of the digital project management blog, The Digital Project Manager.Founded in 2011, The Digital Project Manager has become one of the largest and most credible platforms for digital project management information and thought leadership. With feature articles, how-to guides, tools, reviews, jobs and funnies, The Digital Project Manager draws on the rapidly expanding, global audience of digital project managers.  For more information about Ben take a look at the following links: Website: thedigitalprojectmanager.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/benaston Email: ben@thedigitalprojectmanager.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/thedigitalpm Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedigitalprojectmanager

Joe Pusz has been a Project Management advocate for over 20 years.  As a leader in the Project Management space, clients and peers have nicknamed him  "PMO Joe".   Joe frequently speaks at Industry events leading the charge to help organizations understand the value of effective Project Management.  Joe is the President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Project Management consultancy that is 100% Project Management 100% of the time.   THE PMO SQUAD helps clients implement PMO's and Project Management best practices, as well as provide Training, PM Software Selection & Support, Project Resources, Fractional Project Management Solutions for smaller organizations who don't need a full-time solution.   He is also the leader of the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program and host of the Project Management Office Hours radio show broadcast live the 1st and 3rd Thursday each month on Phoenix Business RadioX. Website: http://www.pmojoe.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pmo-squad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEPMOSQUAD/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/THEPMOSQUAD To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here. To get a copy of Boost Your Brand with Alexa and Wordpress click here To get your copy of Project Management: The Sketches, a FREE kindle copy of When I Were a Project Manager or a paperback version click the relevant link below.

Ivo Michalick is a project management professional with nearly 40 years experience in project management. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science, PMP and PMI-SP credentials from PMI (Project Management Institute) and a CPCC credential from CTI ( Co-Active Training Institute). He has an extensive experience in managing large projects and portfolios programs in industries such as information technology, mining, energy, defense, health, oil and gas, logistics and telecommunications both in Brazil and abroad (including three years working in the United States), possessing deep knowledge of organizational project management in multicultural environments and Power Skills.

 

Since 2005 he has held several leadership positions as a PMI volunteer both at the local (he is a former Chapter President) and global levels. He is a graduate of the PMI Leadership Institute Master Class program (Class of 2012) and is a recognized speaker and author of several articles published in Brazil and abroad, as well as a collaborator in the books “Projetos Brasileiros – Casos Reais de Gerenciamento” (Brasport, 2007), “Gestão de Projetos Brasil" (IETEC, 2013), “Gerenciamento de Projetos em Tirinhas” (Brasport, 2015), “Say Yes to Project Success” (Notion Press, 2017) and "Professional Leader" (Brasport, 2019).

In this episode we have Justus Aiyela, The Forteforge Founder.

Justus is a highly experienced Senior Program Manager and Agile Coach with a rich background in managing complex projects across industries such as Banking, Healthcare, Retail, and Energy. Holding multiple certifications, including PMP, LSSBB, Advanced Certified Scrum Master, ICAgile Certified Professional and SAFe Agilist, he excels in leveraging both waterfall and agile frameworks to drive delivery management for application development, information security, big data management, and IT service management projects. His expertise spans PM Delivery Framework Administration (Agile coaching, Lean Six Sigma, Comprehensive IT program management) as well as PM Tool Configuration and Administration (MS Project, Jira and others). Justus has successfully led major initiatives for organizations, demonstrating a keen ability to align project activities with enterprise visions, manage risks, and deliver substantial cost savings and efficiency improvements.

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Craig Mackay, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Sharktower AI With over 20 years of delivering projects and seeing too many failures, Craig is obsessed with tackling the waste in projects. Craig has spent his whole career delivering change; whether it be lean process efficiency, people change, software solutions, new product propositions or large scale technology transformations. Throughout this, he has been continually frustrated by the wasted effort (and investment) in project delivery. Whether it is caused by misaligned incentives, lack of outcome clarity, a "deliver regardless" mindset, working to governance milestones or siloed manual subjective reporting - the failure rate in projects is still too high. Too many projects are still managed by slide decks, sticky notes and gut instinct. He believes businesses can make better decisions and ultimately make the world a better place. He believes project delivery can be done better if we learn from our mistakes. He believes people could be using their time more effectively if aligned on outcomes. He knows the answer is the use of data to do this. It is time to make change delivery more data-driven. About Sharktower AI - software designed to remove waste and support enterprise agility so your business can make the most of change investment and outcomes. The aim isn’t to replace Project Managers, but to recreate at scale the insight that comes from working in smaller project team. Web: https://sharktower.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-mackay-7335161/ twitter: @craigcmackay

In this episode we have part one of my interview with Ricardo Vargas returning to tell us about his journey in the project management profession. Over the past 20 years, Ricardo has been responsible for more than 80 major transformation projects in several countries within the oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, information technology and finance industries, covering an investment portfolio of over 20 billion USD. He is also an entrepreneur in the digital economy, with a focus on project management tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Web: https://ricardo-vargas.com/ Web: https://www.brightline.org/

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

This episode we have part two of my interview with Bruce Gay PMP, The Design Thinking Guy . Bruce a Project Manager,and Speaker, who enjoys bringing order to chaos and spending time with leaders to study and learn from their successes (and failures). He manages large-scale programs that include both technical and business change with the aim of improving organizational performance. For the past 15 years, I managed product teams that incorporated UX Design and Design Thinking methodologies into their product development processes. His public speaking experience includes presenting at both regional and international professional conferences such as PMI Global Conferences in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia and PMI EMEA Congresses in Dublin, Ireland. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay Web: https://brucegay.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/brucegay

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 two of my chat with Jurriaan Kamer, The Organisation Unblocker.

Jurriaan is a future-oriented organizational change expert, co-founder of Unblock (a modern management consultancy), and a keynote speaker. He's the author of 'Formula X' - a business novel inspired by the world of Formula 1. He has just released his second leadership book "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," which is about unblocking organizations by rethinking strategy, decision-making, teamwork, and ownership. Jurriaan is a Dutch organizational change expert focused on applying modern methods to unblock organizations and improve their outcomes. 💡 Expertise Jurriaan helps leaders make more impact by eliminating ineffective strategy, pointless meetings, bureaucratic structures, and slow decision-making. He has been in and around the most radical and adaptive organizations globally, including ones without managers and high levels of autonomy. 🏢 His work Over the last decade, Jurriaan has worked as a speaker, author, and consultant. He co-founded Unblock, a modern management consultancy that works with leaders worldwide. 🏎️💨 Formula 1 book Jurriaan's first book, the business fable Formula X, 'How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization,' is inspired by the fast-moving, fast-innovating world of Formula 1 motor racing. Forbes named it one of the "five must-read books for today's uncertain market." 📚 New book: Unblock He has just released his second book, "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," a practical guide for leaders who want an organization with more ownership, faster decisions, fewer meetings, and less bureaucracy, leading to significantly better outcomes. Jurriaan is a Dutch organizational change expert focused on applying modern methods to unblock organizations and improve their outcomes. 💡 Expertise Jurriaan helps leaders make more impact by eliminating ineffective strategy, pointless meetings, bureaucratic structures, and slow decision-making. He has been in and around the most radical and adaptive organizations globally, including ones without managers and high levels of autonomy. 🏢 His work Over the last decade, Jurriaan has worked as a speaker, author, and consultant. He co-founded Unblock, a modern management consultancy that works with leaders worldwide. 🏎️💨 Formula 1 book Jurriaan's first book, the business fable Formula X, 'How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization,' is inspired by the fast-moving, fast-innovating world of Formula 1 motor racing. Forbes named it one of the "five must-read books for today's uncertain market." 📚 New book: Unblock He has just released his second book, "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," a practical guide for leaders who want an organization with more ownership, faster decisions, fewer meetings, and less bureaucracy, leading to significantly better outcomes.

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This week I have part two of my chat with Professor Eddie Obeng PhD, MBA. About Eddie Described by the Financial Times as a 'leading revolutionary' and 'agent provocateur', Eddie is a professor at the School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Henley Business School, founder and Learning Director of Pentacle The Virtual Business School, and a leading business theorist, innovator and educator. “The Rock Star of Business Education" Duke Corporate Education He is the author of ten books including two Financial Times bestsellers and the ever popular All Change! Eddie writes on a wide range of subjects connected by the themes of adapting for change, leadership, innovation and organisation. His books offer insights into the most effective ways to address the rapidly-changing, disruptive environments in business, society and culture today. His writing and teaching and concepts have been incorporated in 40% of the FT100. “His books are an antidote to the dryness of much managerial theorising. Old World they are not!” Financial Times Known as a pioneer in digital transformation, design thinking and organisational agility, he provides a no-nonsense overview about how traditional rules of doing business no longer apply while offering extensive guidance to reach new heights in fast-changing business environments. He is a regular speaker at TED, Thinking Digital, Poptech, Google Zeitgeist, USI, Communitech and Gartner Conferences. "The remarkable Eddie Obeng" Chris Anderson TED Eddie was one of the first to recognise that traditional processes, face-to-face working and software solution add-ons can never deliver solutions needed in a volatile and uncertain globally competitive world. He invented QUBE to solve this. QUBE combines new behaviours in collaboration with tools specifically developed for fast ease of use within a modern productive culture. QUBE has been adopted by a wide range of organsiations including, Danone, JDE, Dentsu Aegis Network and the UK National Health Service for day-to-day working, Project delivery and Learning and Development. "QUBE, an innovative virtual world from Pentacle The Virtual Business School" Financial Times Eddie was educated at Cranleigh School, at University College London, where he earned a double first in chemical and biochemical engineering, and Cass Business School. He was granted 2 patents during his engineering career at Shell International and achieved a European award for energy efficient design at Unilever before moving to Ashridge in 1987 where he became the youngest Executive Director of a European Business School. In 2011 Eddie won the Sir Monty Finniston Award for lifetime achievement by The Association for Project Management for his contributions to the study and practice of Project Management. As a board member of the UK Design Council setting design strategy for the UK, Eddie contributed to the development of the world famous 'Double Diamond' Design Thinking model. His 4 box “Innovation Sparq” model is the framework for all the UK's strategic investment in innovation. He is also a helicopter pilot.

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This week I have the second part of my interview with Brad Dude, The Temperament Guy

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 interview with Ricardo Vargas returning to tell us about his journey in the project management profession. Over the past 20 years, Ricardo has been responsible for more than 80 major transformation projects in several countries within the oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, information technology and finance industries, covering an investment portfolio of over 20 billion USD. He is also an entrepreneur in the digital economy, with a focus on project management tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Web: https://ricardo-vargas.com/ Web: https://www.brightline.org/ If you want to support the show https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/nigel-creaser https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookabookshop https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nigel-Creaser/e/B01BT3ZTVG/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

Today's Saturday Brunch interview I am being a Responsible Project manager with Dr Karen Thompson  Karen is an experienced practitioner turned innovative academic.  She is passionate about transforming Project Management practice and education through research that explores the creative, ethical and human dimensions of projects.    At Bournemouth University she leads the MSc Organisational Project Management and undergraduate units in project management.  In 2017 Karen won the Herbert Walton Award from APM for the relevance to practice of her research on social media in project management, and in 2019 received the Teaching Excellence Award from PMI UK.     Her current research interests include the application of Responsible Project Management in contexts such as refugee camps and the development of local action to achieve ‘Net Zero’ targets for greenhouse gas emissions.   Web: www.responsiblepm.com   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-thompson-619455a/ If you want  to support the show here are a few ways Share with your friends Write us a stellar five-star review on the listening platform(s) of your choice Purchase one of the books, link here One of the guests books through our syndicate links Have a listen to our record the Twelve Days of Project on iTunes, amazon music, Spotify or google play music. Hit subscribe and come back again Pop over to patreon.com/sundaylunchpm  

In this episode I have a chat with Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy . For more information about Carl take a look at the following links: Website: www.carlpritchard.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlpritchard/ Email: carl@carlpritchard.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/PMPPrep Facebook: www.facebook.com/PMPPrep/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCnIwnErfKJXAiTNebREAepA To get your copy of Project Management: The Sketches click here. To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here.

As the founder and owner of JPStewart Consulting, LLC, I offer a wide range of consulting and training services to help organizations achieve their strategic goals, improve their performance, and deliver the right projects with the right resources. I have managed and supported projects in various domains, such as IT, pharmaceutical, and medical device, and I have created project management simulations and courseware for educational purposes. My mission is to help instill best practices and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and learning in project management.
I provide coaching and training in Agile methodologies to help deliver better outcomes for patients and stakeholders. I have over 20 years of experience as a project management and Agile coach, and I hold several credentials, including PMP, CSM, and PMI-ACP. I am also the co-author of the book "Great Meetings Build Great Teams" which discusses how to facilitate effective meetings for project teams.

In this episode, I meet Ramon Vullings, The IdeaDJ, talking all things creativity and innovations and his new book Great Leaders Mix and Match.  He is also the author of a number of books in the creative space including Not Invented Here, Creativity Today and Creativity in Business.   Ramon is an engaging keynote speaker, author, cross-industry expert & ideaDJ, he speaks about bringing the outside world in and why remixing of ideas cross-sector is a smart strategy in this digital era. Described as "an electrifying and passionate speaker, his talk on the topic of cross-industry innovation & creativity was one of the most well received talks at the NASA summit." - Omar Hatamleh, Chief Innovation Officer – NASA Ramon helps business leaders with strategies, tools & skills to look beyond the borders of their domain to transform their business in a smarter way Web: https://www.ramonvullings.com/ Book: https://amzn.to/3dTbHGv I mentioned a couple of other things  My fundraising page for the London Marathon is here - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NigelCreasersvirtualLondon2021 Link to other show guests books and my books - https://www.nigelcreaser.com/p/sunday-lunch-shop.html

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 I have a chat with Ben Aston, The Digital Project Manager. Ben brings over 15 years of experience in both strategic thinking and tactical implementation from a career at top digital agencies including FCV, Dare, Wunderman, DLKW Lowe and DDB. He's been fortunate enough to work across verticals including transit, utilities, FMCG, consumer electronics, eCommerce, automotive, financial services, public sector, and retail brands. Ben's a Certified Scrum Master, PRINCE2 Practitioner and founder of the digital project management blog, The Digital Project Manager.Founded in 2011, The Digital Project Manager has become one of the largest and most credible platforms for digital project management information and thought leadership. With feature articles, how-to guides, tools, reviews, jobs and funnies, The Digital Project Manager draws on the rapidly expanding, global audience of digital project managers.  For more information about Ben take a look at the following links: Website: thedigitalprojectmanager.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/benaston Email: ben@thedigitalprojectmanager.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/thedigitalpm Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedigitalprojectmanager Instagram: instagram.com/therealdigitalprojectmanager To get your copy of Project Management: The Sketches, a FREE kindle copy of When I Were a Project Manager or a paperback version click the relevant link below.

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, 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

This episode we have part one of my interview with Chris Field, The PMI Chapter Chair. Chris is an experienced project, programme and PMO professional with a wealth of experience and passion for results.  He has been an active volunteer with the Chapter for almost twenty years.  He is currently in his second term as President; having previously held the role from 2009-2012..  web:  www.pmi.org.uk/ Linkedin:  www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfielduk/ 

This episode I have part two of my chat with the returning of ⁠Tammy Watchorn - The Original Change Ninja⁠ to the show.

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About Tammy

Dr. Tammy Watchorn, known as the "Change Ninja," is an educator, facilitator, coach, author, and keynote speaker with a focus on change management, neuroscience, and behaviours related to change.

Her approach to change management, focusing on human elements over rigid processes, has made her a unique voice in the field, especially appealing to those looking for more organic, less disruptive ways to implement change in both personal and professional settings.

Initially, Dr. Watchorn worked in the public sector, particularly in health care, leading projects and complex organizational change programs. She transitioned from a traditional career path to focus more on innovative ways of working, inspired by her experiences and teachings from Prof. Eddie Obeng.

Dr. Watchorn's approach to change management is encapsulated in her "Change Ninja" persona, emphasizing stealth, strategic, and human-focused methods over traditional, process-heavy management styles. This approach aims at making change less confrontational and more aligned with human behaviours and motivations.

She authored "The Change Ninja Handbook," which is described as a gamified, choose-your-own-adventure book designed to teach change management through interactive scenarios. This was followed by "The Change Ninja Returns," where she applies her change management techniques to personal life challenges, using herself as a case study.

Her philosophy revolves around focusing on people rather than processes, understanding and leveraging human motivations, and adapting to change rather than resisting it. She advocates for a 'Just in Time' learning approach where results are immediate and repeatable.

Dr. Watchorn is recognized for her engaging and interactive keynotes, where she shares tools for managing change, understanding stakeholder preferences, and leading transformations in a way that's both effective and less resistant.

Her work has been recognized in the Business Book Awards, and she's known for her innovative training methods, which include virtual 3D environments designed around human interactions rather than technology for technology's sake.

Her journey into change management was partly driven by personal life challenges, which she turned into a learning opportunity, further enriching her teachings and writings.

Background and CareerThe Change Ninja Concept: Publications:Philosophy and Methods: Public Speaking and Training: Recognition and Influence:Personal Insight: ⁠The Change Ninja | Home (change-ninja.com)⁠

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This week I have the second part of my interview with Brad Dude, The Temperament Guy

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 we have part two of the interview with Laura Chattington, The Career Activator. Laura helps professionals who feel like their careers are plateauing or not progressing fast enough. She helps them elevate themselves in the workplace and fast-track their careers. If you're ready to stop your career plateauing and make progress faster before running out of time, making the impact you want in your professional and personal life, go ahead and join our free masterclass.  Laura has nearly 20 years’ experience of directing multi-million-pound global communications accounts and communicating up to c-suite level executives Laura has delivered and facilitated events and training sessions to hundreds of people around the world including London, Lisbon, Singapore, Geneva, and South Africa Specialising in presenting and influence, Laura is a master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and certified coach, having trained with one of the two co-founders, and specialised in communication and influence. As well as individuals, she has trained teams from companies including Deloitte, IBM, Facebook, Oracle, Social Finance and NHS https://www.activatemycareerlive.com/event-registration https://www.talkingshopco.com/

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

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 chat with Adrian Pyne, The Agile Beyond IT Guy. Adrian has two impressive track records: Delivery & Professional.  Delivery  30 years plus led or rescued Change programmes in many sectors (see below), adapting best practice successfully, with a focus on Agility since 2010 . The design, build & leading project, programme and portfolio management (P3) capability for organisations, and Professional Services.  Adrian is currently collaborating on [1] Agile Leadership & Project Management [2] Organisation Project Management (OPM), i.e. helping organisations create an environment to maxismise value from projects [3] P3 capability development and Sponsorship coaching  Professional  Adrian has been at the forefront of the evolution of programme and portfolio management, e.g. APM BoK 6 lead author. A frequent conference speaker and blogger, and co-author of The Gower Handbook of Programme Management, and of APM guides on Agile Governance & Assurance.  He says: “Despite great developments in best practice over the last 30 years, around 70% of change still fails, wasting huge investment. There are two main reasons; firstly, many organisations seem unable to address that most difficult success factor – people. There is so much potential for work in this area, integrating people based aspects with the business process and technology. Secondly, working at the organisational level to ensure that the landscape around projects helps them THRIVE and not just SURVIVE, or worse, FAIL.” Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/apyne/ https://amzn.to/3trpnPy Support the Show www.nigelcreaser.com/shop

This episode we have part one of my interview with Professor Eddie Obeng, The Human Energy Drink. Eddie is described by the Financial Times as a 'leading revolutionary' and 'agent provocateur', Eddie is a professor at the School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Henley Business School, founder and Learning Director of Pentacle The Virtual Business School, and a leading business theorist, innovator and educator.  “The Rock Star of Business Education" Duke Corporate  Education He is the author of ten books including two Financial Times bestsellers and the ever popular All Change! Known as a pioneer in digital transformation, design thinking and organisational agility, he provides a no-nonsense overview about how traditional rules of doing business no longer apply while offering extensive guidance to reach new heights in fast-changing business environments. He is a regular speaker at TED, Thinking Digital, Poptech, Google Zeitgeist, USI, Communitech and Gartner Conferences. web:  https://www.eddieobeng.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-eddie-obeng/ twitter:  http://twitter.com/eddieobeng Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Obeng British Podcast Awards: Please  give us your vote if you like what you hear. https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

Part 2 : Another Playful Saturday Brunch with Simon  Dutton, The Lego Man Simon is a talks to us about LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.which is a facilitated meeting, communication and problem solving method that leads participants through a series of questions which go deeper and deeper. Each participant builds their own three-dimensional LEGO model using specially selected LEGO bricks in response to the facilitator’s questions. These 3D models become the basis for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision making. Simon is a Certified Facilitator LEGO® Serious Play® and Project Manager. Website: https://www.dbti.co.uk/  & https://www.flytheduck.co.uk/ Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/simondutton/ Twitter @FlyTheDuck British Podcast Awards: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

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

This week we have part two of my interview with Iris Clermont, The Business Coach.

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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 ⁠

About Iris

Iris Clermont is a No.1 Best seller author of the book ‘Team Magic’. With more than 25 years of experience with international teams and organisations in the field of telecommunications in more than 20 countries, I offer you coaching programmes running during your ongoing business for your key managers, projects and teams. I work together with you to lead your team effectively and sustainably to success, in spite of any turbulent changes.

• From a situation where there is a lack of solution-focus during and after a restructuring process or a merger -> to an organisation that proactively and effectively implements company objectives.
• From a situation of overload, where everything has top priority and the emails can no-longer be worked through -> to a clearly communicated priorities based on customer, shareholder and company long term strategies perspectives.

• From reciprocal finger-pointing, from allocation of blame across departmental boundaries, from conflicts that go on and on for years -> to a shared, appreciative, motivated, effective working together where individual strengths and team strengths are used to their best advantage.

Books

Team Rhythm: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NPfDZJ⁠

Team Magic: ⁠https://amzn.to/41S58us⁠

Find out more Website: ⁠https://aiccoaching.com/⁠

Social Media Links: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-clermont-9199b17/?originalSubdomain=de⁠

This week I have part one of my chat with Abdulla Al Mamun, The PMO Global Institute Guy. Abdulla is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and a passionate project management professional. He is the Founder & CEO of PMaspire Singapore which is a top ranked project management solutions provider helping professionals in 120 countries in 07 international languages and has global offices in Singapore, Canada, Bangladesh and UAE. He was awarded as the “Most Influential CEO of 2018 by the Corporate Vision Magazine of UK. His company PMaspire ranked among the top 30 fastest growing companies in Asia Pacific regions. In addition, PMaspire has also won National ICT Award of 2018 and 2019 respectively for e-Learning platform and AI based PMO Software. Abduilla has also created the AI character"Aliee" which is the Artificial Intelligence for PMO Software! Abdulla’s company PMaspire is one of the unique companies in the world which offers the entire project management suite. One stop service for project management. In addition, Abdulla is also the founder & CEO of PMO Global institute which is the certification body for CB-PMO Certification. He is in a mission to make the PMO education available in 200 countries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdullapmp/

This week I have part 2 of my interview with Rob Wozny, The Storyteller.

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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 ⁠⁠

About Rob Rob has served in some of the most senior communications, content, and editorial roles, ranging from vice president (communications & content) / lead spokesperson for a major league sports and entertainment company (⁠⁠True North Sports and Entertainment,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Winnipeg Jets⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Canada Life Centre⁠⁠) to senior lead news anchor / supervising producer in leading Canadian newsrooms (⁠⁠CTV News⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Global News⁠⁠). Rob's storytelling has been recognized by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, International Association of Firefighters, and Manitoba Major Motion Picture Industry Association.

Currently, Rob is also a co-owner of a boutique publicity and content marketing firm, ⁠⁠Sound Strategy Communications⁠⁠, which has served a diverse range of clients since 2006. Well-positioned to deliver insightful and credible business storytelling training, Rob has earned the trust of prominent leaders and business owners who regularly seek his counsel and strategic vision.To learn more about Rob, visit and connect via ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠.Committed to professional development, Rob has earned the ⁠⁠Strategic Communication Management Professional⁠⁠ (SCMP) designation from the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC). Rob holds a degree in Rhetoric, Writing & Communications, along with a diploma in Public Relations, and Certificate in Management (CIM) from the University of Winnipeg.

Outside of work, Rob spends the majority of his time with his family, getting outdoors and traveling whenever possible. Summers are spent at the lake fishing, mountain biking, and hiking.

Links

Book: https://amzn.to/40f0PJ0

Website: https://www.robwozny.com/

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

This week I have part one of my chat with Kelly McGinley, The Function and Flow Expert. Support the Show British Podcast Awards On the 5th September ( my 25th wedding anniversary) the voting for British Podcast Awards will end and they have a peoples choice award, now I am under no delusions that I will win or get a notable mention, in fact in my opinion the Socially Distant Sports Bar should, and I have voted for them myself. However, there is a chance that it will help with the visibility of the show and potentially more listeners. I would be delighted if you could vote for the show and share on socials to get your colleagues and friends to vote. Pop along to www.nigelcreaser.com/britishpods2023 to cast your votes. 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 About Kelly Kelly started Function & Flow to help teams and organizations, just like yours, work better, smarter, and more effectively…together. In short, to Do Productivity Differently. Over two decades of experience as an educator and project manager have taught her that industries and missions are as different as the day is long. But, the foundational principles of getting things done are always the same. Get to the core, collaborate effectively, choose a path, and commit. Her superpower is helping you simplify that process. When not nerding out on this incredible work, her own sense of balance comes from her best friend/husband, home in the woods, dogs who think she invented peanut butter, and her enjoyable, albeit endless, pursuit of being a slightly less bad yogi, runner, and musician.   Website https://www.findfunctionandflow.com/ Get a copy of Kelly's book Start With Better Meetings and Meeting Makeover Mini-Course for free here: https://programs.findfunctionandflow.com/SWBM-Book-Landing Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellysmcginley/

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 To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here. To get a copy of Boost Your Brand with Alexa and Wordpress click here To get your copy of Project Management: The Sketches, a FREE kindle copy of When I Were a Project Manager or a paperback version click the relevant link below.

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.

This week I have part one of my interview with Ken Stearns, The Guy with a Jar. Ken is a grandfather, father, midwestern boy, writer, speaker, photographer, and lyricist. In his early fifties, he decided to replace his habit of reading with writing while traveling. Little did he know that this simple change would lead him on a transformative journey of self-discovery and creativity. For 20 years, he lived and worked in 15 countries across Asia, immersing himself in new cultures, languages, and experiences. Along the way, he found himself consumed by the thoughts inside him as they fought tirelessly to be heard. Writing became his outlet, his way of processing the world around him and sharing his ideas with others. And with a lot of time on his hands in cars, planes, and airports, it poured out of him. As he embraced change and pursued his passion for writing, he discovered new depths of growth and transformation. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, but taking chances and trying new things can lead to unimaginable opportunities and personal fulfillment. At 59 years old, Ken left his corporate job behind to dedicate his life to giving real people and real conversations a place to be heard. He is a man on a mission; uncovering the true essence of America. Armed with a jar full of questions that he developed over three years of self-reflection, Ken is on the road interviewing strangers in 111 cities across the nation. Each episode of The Jar features a new guest whose life story unfolds slowly through the thought-provoking questions in hand. Listen to guests’ share their deepest thoughts, struggles, and triumphs, painting a vivid picture of the human experience. Now 60, he's fueled by passion and purpose as he’s turning strangers into friends. With the help of a remote small team, he's dedicated to giving everyday Americans a platform to be heard. With no topic or story off limits, you can expect to hear some of the most fascinating and unexpected stories from the most unexpected people. From the bustling streets of New York City to the serene shores of Santa Monica, The Jar is discovering the lives of the strangers you pass by on the street. The Jar is more than a podcast - it's a movement to highlight what it means to be human and live well, together. Ken's journey will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, inspiring you to see the world in a new light. So buckle up, and join Ken Stearns on this thrilling adventure as he discovers the heart and soul of America, one conversation at a time. And who knows? You just might be the next guest on The Jar, sharing your story and leaving a lasting impact on the world. Website: https://www.thejar.live/ Books Dear God: Book of Self: https://amzn.to/3PJSnOW Dear God: Letters to God: https://amzn.to/43fJX4N