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How To Help Project Teams Embrace And Ace Project Presentations Feb 19, 2025

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Presentation day is here, and it’s not going smoothly—slides are being read off, demos are falling flat, and you’re winging it after forgetting your notes. Stakeholders are disengaged, but the project continues, and more presentations are ahead.

Galen Low chats with presentation expert Renaud Taburiaux about how project managers can help their teams deliver clear, impactful presentations without wasting time preparing. Tune in to learn how to frame your work for executives and ace your next presentation!

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The New Purpose of the PMO & Why Your Org Still Needs One Feb 11, 2025

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To some folks, a Project Management Office sounds like a stale concept more than a hotbed of innovation. But in a world where non-PM roles are increasingly expected to deliver projects and emerging tech is aggressively forcing us to change the way we work, the PMO may actually be the key to unlocking the future of project management.

Galen Low is joined by Olivia Montgomery (Associate Principal Analyst at Gartner), Bruno Morgante (Board Member at The PMO Leader), and Lauren Selley (Director of Program Management at Code and Theory) to delve into the challenges faced by PMOs, the importance of dynamic leadership, and the integration of innovative strategies like artificial intelligence to enhance project success.

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Top Traits of High-Performing Project Managers & How to Cultivate Them Jan 28, 2025

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What sets top-tier project managers apart from everyone else? High-performance project management goes beyond mastering processes and tools; it involves cultivating a blend of adaptability, communication, leadership, and mindset.

Galen Low is joined by Ben Willmott—Founder of The PPM Academy—to explore the key traits that differentiate top-tier project managers from the rest.
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How To Transition From Project Management To Consulting (And Alternatives) Jan 21, 2025

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What do you do when you top out as a project manager? More and more Senior PMs are turning to coaching and consulting. But what's really driving that trend, and do PMs have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

Galen Low is joined by Stephanie Best—Managing Director at Greannmhar—to delve into the transition from project management to consulting and how ageism and hustle culture are influencing such career choices.
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How to Win at Your First 90 Days in a New PM Role Jan 14, 2025

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Starting a new role as a project manager can be both exhilarating and daunting, especially in today's unpredictable job market.

Galen Low is joined by Mukhtar Kadiri—Program Director, Career Coach, and PM Recruiter at WorkTipsPro—to share how to successfully navigate the initial phase of a new PM job.
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How to Get Your Team Out Of Process Documentation Hell Using AI & Automation Dec 17, 2024

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Your process documentation sucks. Don't worry — so do most people's. It's because it's tedious and manual to create and takes away from the fun parts of work. But wait — couldn't AI help?

Galen Low sat down with Alyson Caffrey (Co-founder of Operations Agency), Gray Mackenzie (Co-founder of ZenPilot), and Brian Kessman (Founder of Lodestar Agency Consulting) to explore whether a healthy culture of AI, automation, and iterative knowledge transfer can get your teams out of process documentation hell.
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How To Maintain The Strategic Vision At The Project Level Dec 10, 2024

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Getting teams to understand the vision for your project can feel like a game of telephone. Which could be fine... if that didn't lead to organizational chaos, project failure, and team frustration. So what's the solution?

Galen Low chats with Stephanie Best (Managing Director at Greannmhar Consulting) to talk best practices for how executives and project teams can avoid the miscommunications that dilute a project's purpose.
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How To Identify & Fix Project Team Dysfuntion Using Teamangle Dec 03, 2024

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Could your teams be dysfunctional without you even knowing it? And if so, is there anything you can do about it as a project or people leader without throwing the baby out with the bathwater and starting from scratch?

Galen Low is joined by Greg Storey and Brett Harned—Co-Founders of Same Team Partners—to delve into the nuances of team dysfunction and explore strategies to overcome it.
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How to Reduce Project Stress Through Better Prioritization and Stakeholder Honesty Nov 26, 2024

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Asking stakeholders to prioritize project scope can lead to fistfights, bruised egos, and a daunting array of multiple "top priorities". But can it also be a way to foster a culture of collaboration and transparency?

Galen Low is joined by James Louttit—Founder and Lead Trainer at Impactful Project Management—to explore the delicate art of prioritization and how to wield it in a way that cuts straight through the politics and directly towards project success.

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How to Unlock Predictable Growth with Data-Driven, GenAI-Enabled Resource Management Nov 19, 2024

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Let’s face it: we’d all have a little more hair on our heads if resourcing our projects wasn’t a weekly ritual fraught with chaos, conflict, and overwhelm. But could a blend of good data, machine learning, and GenAI make resourcing a walk in the park?

Galen Low is joined by Grant Hultgren (Agency Operations Consultant at Parallax), Marcel Petitpas (Co-Founder & CEO at Parakeeto), and Ann Campea (VP of Project Management Operations at TrueSense Marketing) to explore the promises and challenges of incorporating data and AI into resource management.

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