026: Larry Yatch – Building High Performing Teams: Lessons of a Navy SEAL

August 28, 2018 By Bill McVeigh

In episode 26 of The Project Management Show, we are honored to be joined LT Lawrence Yatch, a Navy SEAL, now retired. Larry is the CEO and Founder of Sealed Mindset and Creator of the Exceptional Team Formula, a FORMULA that Navy SEALs have been using for decades in some of the world’s worst places to operate exceptional teams. Larry also discusses how he has adapted these principles into his own personal work/life balance.

Larry has been honored with the ‘Combat V’ for Valor in Battle “above and beyond the call of duty,”

The Achievement Medal for Innovation in Navy SEAL combat tactics;

The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; and the Humanitarian Service Medal for relief efforts in East Timor and Sri Lanka.

Larry has been recognized as a (Real) Power 50 Award winner by Minneapolis Business Magazine for his team performance planning strategies for turbo-charging teams to speed success.

And after 8 years of teaching innovative team optimization strategies to senior executives and managers at multi-million and billion dollar companies and also coaching high performing CEOs in the same, Larry has now bottled his Exceptional Team FORMULA in a planning software and training program to bring the Expert Navy SEAL Tactical Planner to YOUR teams.

Larry has provided a special offer to PM Show listeners for a free 30-minute strategy session. Please go to:

https://www.plan-sight.com/ProjectManagementShow

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems and Dash360

025: Greta Blash – Project Management Training in Today’s Environment

July 10, 2018 By Bill McVeigh

In episode 24 of the Project Management Show, Mike Parker of CEO of Blackrock Resources, talked about all of the career opportunities in project management, and this episode we are excited to have Greta Blash discuss some of the training and certifications that can help you to achieve your professional development goals and better position yourself to land one of those opportunities Mike mentioned.

Greta Blash is Co-founder of Facilitated Methods and is a Project manager instructor at the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education.

Greta has extensive experience as an executive and consulting IT professional, both domestically and internationally. Her areas of experience include program management, project management, agile/adaptive development, business analysis, customer relationship management, and business intelligence.

In addition to her PMP certification, she also holds an agile certification (PMI-ACP) and business analysis (PMI-PBA) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Greta has taught project management, business analysis and agile foundation and certification courses worldwide for the last ten years. She has also published numerous articles and blogs on these topics, as well as a global team participant in the creation of “What’s New in PMBOK® 6th Edition – An In-Depth Comparison.”

She is a frequent presenter at various PMI and IIBA meetings and conferences at the local, regional and global level. She has been recognized as an SME and reviewer of the new Business Analysis Standard from PMI, and also as a reviewer of the new 6th edition of PMBOK Guide, the new 4th edition of the Program Management Guide. She most recently has been selected as a contributor to the PMI’s new Benefits Realization Practice Guide.

This episode is sponsored by BlackRock Resources & Bravo Reporting Systems

024: Michael Parker – Careers In Project Management

February 6, 2018 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 024 of The Project Management Show features Michael Parker, Founder and President of BlackRock Resources, discussing career opportunities available today in project management. Do you really need a PMP? Mike discusses what companies are looking for in hiring project management professionals and the salary ranges associated with different positions.

BlackRock Resources, specializes in providing professional staffing and consulting services to the domestic energy industry (oil, gas, nuclear, and renewable energy).

Michael has over 15 years of staffing and consulting industry experience, and a successful track record in recruiting and placement of project management professionals in both large companies and start-up firms during his career.

Michael is a Pittsburgh native and has traveled and worked extensively throughout the US, including spending 10 years in Los Angles before returning to the Pittsburgh area to raise his family. He now lives south of Pittsburgh in with his wife and their four daughters. When he is not working on BlackRock Resources he is spending time with his family of dancers or volunteering in the local community.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

023: Chris Baddeley – Customer Centric Project Management With Limited Resources

April 18, 2017 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 023 of The Project Management Show features Chris Baddeley, a marketing and customer experience professional with a broad-based background in the financial services industry.

Chris has led national marketing projects for Citibank’s US Consumer Bank, and for the wholesale and correspondent mortgage divisions of GMAC-RFC. He spent the last five years as the director of customer experience for Ditech Financial LLC, where he led the redesign of consumer-facing digital platforms during a period of rapid portfolio growth.

Chris grew up in New Hampshire and holds a BS in business from Eastern Illinois University and an MBA in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago. Chris and his wife are the parents of two grown sons and reside in the Twin Cities.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

022: Lonnie Pacelli – Project Leadership: Why Don’t They Follow Me?

March 27, 2017 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 022 of The Project Management Show features Lonnie Pacelli, a business and autism awareness author with over 30 years business experience at Accenture, Microsoft, and his consultancy Consetta Group. Lonnie is the author of five hardcopy books and over 30 e-books on topics of leadership, project management, and autism awareness. Lonnie is committed to helping current and future leaders and project managers be more effective in their walk and help them learn from both his successes and, more importantly, his failures.

Check out http://www.projectmanagementadvisor.com/ for all of Lonnie’s books, training materials, and other insightful resources.

This episode is sponsored by BlackRock Resources

021: Kendall Kunz – Becoming a Project Management MVP Using the Principle of Minimum Viable Product for a Lean Startup

March 7, 2017 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 021 of The Project Management Show features Kendall Kunz, an American businessman, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Forms On Fire and has served as its CEO since its foundation in 2011.

In this episode, Kendall shares his passion for early stage software companies and overcoming the project and product management challenges they face by using the principles from The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses and specifically Minimum Viable Product (MVP), developed by Eric Ries.

Kendall grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with BS in Management. His early career was influenced heavily during his time at Oracle Corporation where he learned principles of software development and project management. In the early 90’s, Kendall moved his family from Chicago to Seattle, joining the basement-located startup Aris Corporation. Five years later, Aris went public on the NASDAQ and soon afterward, Kendall became CEO. Aris Corporation is where Kendall found his passion for early-stage software companies.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

020: Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D. – The Introverted Project Manager

February 27, 2017 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 020 of The Project Management Show features Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D., a global speaker and bestselling author based in Atlanta, GA. She is hailed as the “Champion of Introverts.” Her books include The Genius of Opposites, Quiet Influence, and The Introverted Leader, and have been translated into 15 languages.

In this episode, Jennifer draws upon stories and research to demonstrate how introverts can succeed as leaders and work with, not against, who they are. You will learn about the characteristics of introverts and how to use the 4 P’s Process (Prepare, Presence, Push, and Practice) to lead from a position of strength to take immediate action steps that get results. Jennifer also helps the extroverts understand team members that are introverts so that everyone can play to their strengths.

This episode is sponsored by BlackRock Resources

019: Susanne Madsen – Understanding the Differences Between Project Management & Project Leadership

November 4, 2016 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 019 of The Project Management Show features Susanne Madsen, an internationally recognized project leadership coach, trainer, and consultant. She is the author of The Project Management Coaching Workbook and The Power of Project Leadership.

In this episode, Susanne offers some great exercises and workshop techniques that you can use to access your current leadership strengths and weaknesses as well as interact with your project team.

Prior to setting up her own business, she worked for 17 years in the corporate sector leading high-profile change programs of up to $30 million for organizations such as Standard Bank, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. She is a fully qualified Corporate and Executive coach, accredited by DISC and a member of the Association for Project Management (APM).

Susanne specializes in helping managers improve their leadership skills so that they can gain control of their projects and become great role models for others to follow. She does this through a combination of training, coaching, mentoring and consulting.

http://www.susannemadsen.co.uk/

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

018: Chris Rhodes – Insights for Implementing a Cost Estimating Solution

November 3, 2016 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 018 of The Project Management Show features Chris Rhodes of Project Execution 4 U, providing insight into what you should consider when implementing a cost estimating solution. One solution to consider is PE4U’s Janus, and Chris touches on what Janus has to offer.

Mr. Chris Rhodes is one of the senior leaders at Project Execution 4 U. An organization providing Project Services and Project Management solutions. Chris is an accomplished project management professional with over 15 years of experience with a concentration in cost estimating. Chris graduated with a BSPA from Indiana University, holds an MBA in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University, and holds two certificates in Estimating. In his spare time, Chris enjoys aviation and is an Instrument Rated pilot who enjoys flying his Mooney 231 airplane.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

017: Orlando Villella – The Soft Skills of Project Management

October 13, 2016 By Bill McVeigh

Episode 017 of The Project Management Show features Orlando Villella, a proven project controls manager with excellent insight into effective team building, and other soft skills that serve as the intangibles needed to successfully execute projects.

This episode is sponsored by BlackRock Resources

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