Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hi, IMPACT Driver! Happy New Year! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for all that you do – the hard work you put in, the effort you make to drive change inside organizations, and the way you show up every day. Thank y…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Even the most successful leaders know when it’s time to ask for help. In this week’s episode, I dive deep with executive coach and storyteller Deepak Daniel as we discuss the importance of vulnerability in leadership and how aski…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Curious about how combining empathy and tech-inspired tools can elevate your leadership style? This week on the PMO Strategies Podcast, I’m joined by Erik Rueter to explore Servant Leadership as a Service—an innovative approach t…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Freelance project managers and contractors often face the feast and famine cycle—one moment you’re buried in projects, and the next you’re scrambling to find new work. How do you build a steady pipeline of opportunities? In th…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working MOs are evolving fast! In today’s podcast episode, we explore how AI and Agile integration can streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and give your team more time to focus on high-impact work. 🚀 Tune in as we break do…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Imagine switching seamlessly between your creative and analytical skills to tackle complex projects. This is the essence of ambidextrous project management, a powerful mindset that can help you thrive in today’s challenging envir…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills No one is more crucial to an organization’s success than middle managers. They hold the unique position of needing to lead up, down, and across their organization to be truly effective. If you’re a middle manager or work closely …

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Navigating stakeholder resistance? You’re not alone. In this week’s podcast, Amanda Frye introduces her framework of Kind Transparency—a powerful approach to managing resistance and building trust. 💡 Amanda shares actionable stra…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working What if you could use your project management skills to make a real difference in the world? 🌍 In this week’s episode of the PMO Strategies Podcast, I’m joined by the amazing team behind Project Management for Change (PM4C), i…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working 🚨 Is your team getting stuck in the Triangle Trap of time, scope, and cost? 🚨 In this week’s episode, I’m sharing the hard truth: focusing too much on these metrics could be blocking your projects from delivering the real busi…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Have you ever found yourself focusing on building perfect processes, only to realize they weren’t solving the real problems? In this week’s episode of the PMO Strategies Podcast, I share the story of Samantha, a new PMO leader…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of WorkingIn this week's episode of the PMO Strategies Podcast, I’m joined by Wolfram Müller, an expert in optimizing knowledge work. Wolfram is the co-author, along with my dear friend Mike Hannan, of a book I reference and talk about a…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsYou may have heard that it's important to manage people differently, but when it comes to leading people through change, it's more than simply managing them differently. When leading your team through change, it’s essential to ada…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Are you struggling to get your executives' attention when it comes to project decisions? Do their eyes glaze over when you speak "project manager" instead of business? Are you frustrated that they don't get how valuable you ar…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! If you've ever wondered how executives really think about project management and strategy, you're in for a treat. 🎙️In this special episode, I sit down with one of my favorite CEOs to discuss what goes on in …

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! I gotta say, this episode was something special. It was hard not to get emotional hearing from three amazing students in our IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind sharing their big wins and leadership transformations…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! It’s officially here: The week of the FREE IMPACT Summit—and my book's birthday!! Tuesday, Sept 10 marks the exciting launch of The IMPACT Engine! Copies are hitting bookstore shelves and arriving in mailboxe…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! I’ve got some incredible news that I’m beyond excited to share with you! We’re about to kick off an unforgettable week next week, packed with learning, celebration, and transformation, and I want YOU to be a …

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHey, IMPACT Driver! When I first met Andrea Cirelli in 2018, she told me, "Laura, I've got my seat at the table, and I need to keep it!" Over the next 6 years, I watched Andrea apply everything she learned from going through cy…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi IMPACT Driver!In our latest podcast episode, I sit down with Mike Hannan, a leading-edge thinker, long-time friend, partner, and business advisor, to discuss some pivotal concepts he taught me that I share in my book, The IM…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHi IMPACT Driver!In our latest podcast episode, I sit down with Andrea Elkin, who shares her incredible journey from being a junior team member with no project management experience to leading a highly successful PMO. Highlighted …

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! “Pick three!” Kendall exclaimed while holding three fingers close to my face. I didn’t want to hear it. - The IMPACT Engine In our latest podcast episode, I sit down with Kendall Lott, a long-time friend, par…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! A dear friend read me a passage from a book that made me think of you. It was about problem-solving and knowing what you should and shouldn’t own. Delivery leaders often feel powerless over problems they think …

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! I know, I know, as much as I tell you NOT to make your focus the templates and tools (or dare I say the "F-word" forms), you DO need them. However, I do want you to consider how YOU think AND how you talk abo…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHi, IMPACT Driver! How Clearly Do Your Executives Understand the Value You Drive in Your Organization? Is your role in accelerating strategy delivery clearly defined in a way both you and your stakeholders can simply describe? …