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Messy but Essential – The People Side of Project Management Podcast
There are lots of things that we can predict in life, such as the weather, mechanical failures, and so on. But people are not always predictable. In fact, we are downright messy at times. But we are also essential to successful projects.
The Messy But Essential podcast embraces the messiness of people as it tackles topics that will help project teams and project leaders leverage the value of team members to help make projects successful. From building trust to handling difficult conversations and so much more, this podcast provides short, easy to listen to messages and plenty of links to additional materials that will help leaders deal with one of the hardest parts of project leadership: the soft subject of people!
Join our founder Rod and his brother-business partner Dale as they discuss the people side of project management.
We know that not everyone likes to consume information in the same way, which is why we created this space. Here, you’ll find an article-style version of each Messy but Essential podcast episode we’ve published. We’re working on the backlog of episodes and will publish each completed article here!
Toxic People and What to do About Them
Toxic People and What to do About Them Toxicity is often a slow build. The presence of a toxic team member often results in the individual becoming the topic of more and more conversations, essentially robbing the energy from the project. Rod and Dale discuss four steps for tackling toxic people: recognition of the toxic...
June 16, 2023
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What’s Your Vision?
What's Your Vision? Having a vision is one thing, but communicating vision is another. When we communicate the project vision clearly and frequently, that big picture allows people to support, engage and be truly involved in making the vision a reality. Our blog posts are a condensed version of our podcast! Listen to the episode...
May 29, 2023
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The RACI Model
The RACI Model Clarity in roles and responsibilities is vital to the success of any project. When people are unclear on what they’re supposed to be doing, it creates confusion, frustration, and sometimes resentment. Rod and Dale break down the RACI chart, which helps map out who’s responsible, accountable, consulted and informed. Our blog posts...
May 23, 2023
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Managing relationships
Managing Relationships Any time we have more than one person in a room, we’re engaging in some sort of relationship management. The formula for relationships is simple: T+V+D=R Trust + Value + Dialogue = Relationship Emotional safety needs to be considered, whether it’s a boss/employee, mentor/mentee or colleague/colleague relationship. In the podcast, Rod and Dale...
May 17, 2023
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Wrapping Your Arms Around Tough Conversations
Wrapping Your Arms Around Tough Conversations Whether it's in our professional or personal life, there are certain conversations we don't look forward to, where we need to get our message across in a way that helps people change their behaviours or how they think. Borrowing the language of Kerry Patterson, these are Crucial Conversations. In...
July 21, 2022
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Knowing Your Thinking Preferences
Knowing Your Thinking Preferences Einstein is quoted as saying that we can’t solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them. That’s because we have thinking preferences that often drive how we behave. More importantly, we have zones of thinking discomfort that impact our behaviour. Knowing how we think is vital in a project...
July 20, 2022
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