Great Practices

Apr 15 2025 45 ep. 33 mins 5
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It’s hard to say when something is a “Best Practice”. It’s much easier to know when something is a “Great Practice” and that’s what this Podcast is all about. Interviews with PMO and Project Management Leaders, who, through years of trial and error, have discovered their own Great Practices and are now sharing their insights with you!

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Episode 45: How You Can Apply a Hybrid AI Model to Your PMOs with Ruth Pearce

Apr 15 2025 35 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Ruth Pearce, owner of Pearce Insights, a firm dedicated to creating workplaces that foster mental health using research-based practices that are easy to implement. Listen in as she shares the principles she’s learned from her hybrid AI coaching model and discusses how these principles can be applied to the PMO and Project Man

Episode 44 - Putting Presentations Together Like a Highly Paid Consultant with Remona Moodley

Mar 13 2025 38 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Remona Moodley, a former McKinsey consultant turned executive coach and founder of MasterTheToolkit.com. Her company helps professionals sharpen their problem-solving and presentation skills using the tools of the trade of consultants. Remona shares why the final 5% of a project can make or break the first 95%, how to know when a

Episode 43 – Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager with Anne Simmons

Feb 14 2025 25 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Anne Simmons, a Sr. Training and Development Specialist who focuses on technical training topics, soft skills and leadership development through all delivery methods. Listen in as Anne digs into the age-old question of “if someone is good at their job as an individual contributor, does it mean that they are going to be a good

Episode 42 – How to Turn Your Weaknesses into your Strengths with Kyndall Ahonen

Jan 15 2025 21 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Kyndall Ahonen, a recent transplant from Atlanta, Georgia to Helsinki Finland. Listen in as Kyndall reflects on some of her experiences and the challenges she faced moving from one side of the Atlantic all the way to the other side…and then some. You’ll find out how Kyndall was able to navigate her identity becoming blurred

Ep. 41 - How the Dimensional Model of Behavior Can Help Your PMO

Dec 15 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Larry Doiron, a Sr. Sales Enablement Leader living in Houston Texas. Listen in as Larry talks about some of the differences, and surprisingly, similarities between Sales and running a PMO. Larry will dive deep into the Dimensional Model of behavior and how the relationship between directness and responsiveness can make you a be

Ep. 40 - Contractors or Employees. It Depends! with Quyen Clifton

Nov 15 2024 37 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Quyen Clifton, a consummate HR professional with nearly three decades of Human Resources experience as well as being one of the owners of bhravo, an HR Consulting firm. Quyen is going to be discussing the difference between a contractor and employee, the pros and cons of each, and a couple of rules of thumb you can use to deter

Ep. 39 – Project Management vs. Product Management with Bill VanCuren

Oct 15 2024 39 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Bill VanCuren, a highly experienced executive, technology advisor, and former EVP and CIO for NCR Corporation. Bill is going to be discussing the pros and cons of agile vs. waterfall and the benefits of moving towards a more product-centric model. You’ll find out the steps necessary to move from Agile to Product methodologies

Ep. 38 - Fostering Healthy PMO and Project Relationships with Lisa Godwin

Sep 15 2024 36 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Lisa Godwin, global HR and employee relations leader and owner of Powerhouse HR Consulting. Lisa is going to apply her extensive Human Resource and Employee Relations experience to PMOs and Project Managers and discuss the importance of managing conflict within teams, the GROW model for resolving disputes, and great practices f

Ep. 37 – Marketing Yourself as a PMO Professional with Melissa Fink

Aug 15 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Melissa Fink, Owner of Franchise Marketing Network. Franchise Marketing Network, you may ask? Yes. Melissa is going to apply her decades of marketing experience to the project management industry and discuss the importance of personal marketing for PMO professionals, 4 strategies you can start using today to keep you top of min

Ep 36 - Choosing the Right PPM or Project Management Tool with Nicole Pietrangelo

Jun 15 2024 34 mins  
In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Nicole Pietrangelo, a project management consultant who specializes on translating complex business needs and project management methodologies into seamless technological solutions. Listen in as Nicole talks about the differences between Project Management and PPM tools, the symptoms that you need one or the other, and the proc