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We talk People, Projects, Process, Performance (but in an interesting and fun way). Are you tired of hearing "Work smarter, not harder" or our favourite "Just give 110%" with no real helpful guidance and what that means or even where to start? We can help you improve things and have some fun while we do it. This is a show that gets down to real stuff you can use in your work and life. We explain the jargon and get back to simply getting results. Reduce the frustration, do things easier, fast ...
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GX Podcast is a one-of-its-kind podcast on government experience thought leadership. In our inaugural series, the technology futurist Ian Khan talks to government services leaders, govtech innovators, and decision-makers at startups, emerging tech companies, thinktanks, and universities, and engages them in conversations around the need for governments to change their approach in the current times, and how governments can engage better with citizens and deliver superior service experiences. ...
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, I told you about my debate with fellow thought leader Crystal Richards at the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium. We discussed whether a proce…
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S3 - Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government at United Nations - DESA speaks about Public & Private Partnerships
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Mr. Aquaro has more than 25 years of experience on ICT in public affairs, has been working for private sector and for international organizations. He holds a Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bari, Italy. In 2010 he was appointed as Chief of E-Government Branch DPADM, UN-DESA. Before joining the Unit…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Recently, I was part of a fabulous debate at the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium. The UMD team has a special place in my heart because they’ve been the hos…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that we STILL have some pretty wicked failure rates with PMOs? The typical PMO fails within 2-3 years, and I know EXACTLY why. Because there’s SOOOO much adv…
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S3 - Mohammad Jameel Sear EY Africa, India, Middle East (AIM) on Digital Government & Public Sector Leadership
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A veteran advisor to executive leadership in government and private sector across the globe, Mohammad is an Associate Partner at Ernst & Young - United Arab Emirates for the EY Consulting services in the AIM region. He is actively engaged in crafting and facilitating meaningful, impactful and socially conscious results for the Government & Public S…
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S3 - The Future with Jonathan Reichental - Smart City Bestselling Author & Thinker
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Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. Previous roles have included senior software engineering manager, director of technology innovation, and he has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California. In 2013 h…
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S3 - Barbara Ciara Ubaldi Head of the Division on Open and Innovative Governments at OECD Talks about Innovation
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Barbara Ubaldi is the Acting Head of the Division on Open and Innovative Governments within the OECD Public Governance Directorate. Barbara leads the work on digital technologies and data to enhance openness, efficiency and innovation in governments. She is responsible for country reviews, for monitoring the implementation of the OECD Recommendatio…
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S3 - Hemang Jani - Secretary Capacity Planning Commission of India on Execution & Government Servces
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Hemang Jani is an experienced professional in public policy, governance and innovation systems. For the past two decades, he has worked towards improving public service delivery through technology, designing national innovation frameworks, applying technology and innovation in governance, and enabling private sector development at state, federal an…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you unsure where to start with building a new PMO? Wishing you had a shortcut for all the things you need to do to set yourself up for success? On our survey, one of your …
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you ready to dive into a hot topic that often sparks debates in the PMO community? I know I am! Today, I answer the age-old question: Should a PMO leader be required to have project management…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Is the term “PMO” being left in the dust? It’s a big question, but let’s be real — the name PMO can carry some serious baggage. Some business leaders love it, while other…
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S3 - Abdallah Abu-Sheikh founder of Barq And Rizek talks about Government Services
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Abdallah Abu-Sheikh founder of Barq And Rizek talks about Government Services. In 2019 Abdallah founded Rizek which is a service request application where user can request services across categories. In 2021 Abdallah founded Barq EV, electric vehicles manufacturer in UAE. Barq EV is the UAE's 1st drone delivery service provider which gained two Gui…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I am bursting with excitement to share some incredible news with you! I’ve been working on something very special and I can’t wait to get it into your hands. It’s going to be a total game-changer …
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you building a new PMO or strategy delivery team, but feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of pain points your stakeholders have shared with you? How do you figure out …
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S3 - Vishal Gondal discusses the Impact of Gaming on Government Services
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Vishal Gondal is an Indian entrepreneur and Angel Investor. He began his career aged 16 when he founded the game development and publishing company, Indiagames, in 1999. By 2009 the company had approximately 300 employees and offices in Mumbai, Beijing, London and Los Angeles. In 2011 Indiagames was acquired by Disney for around US$100 million. In …
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S3 - Ryan Androsoff about How Governments Can Become progressive & innovative
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Ryan Androsoff is the Founder and CEO of Think Digital, a consultancy focused on helping public sector organizations to adapt and thrive in the era of digital disruption. Ryan is an international expert on digital government with a passion for public sector entrepreneurship and more than two decades of experience working with government and interna…
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S3 - Natalia Olson Explains the Need for Innovation
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Natalia Olson-Urtecho is a serial entrepreneur, public policy expert & urban planner. She is the Government Director at Plug and Play. Appointed to the U.S. Innovation Advisory Board to advise Congress and the White House on competitiveness and innovation. She served in the Obama Administration as the SBA Regional Administrator. Watch all seasons o…
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S3 - Maxim Matias about Venture Funds & Government Services
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Maxim Matias is Partner at Quartz Capital, an emerging global venture capital firm investing into fast growing companies that are shaping the future through technology. Matias is responsible for fundraising, investment strategy and setting up a due-diligence network. He obtained a MSc in Business Innovation from Imperial College London. Watch all s…
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S3 - Kyung Yang Park discusses Korea's Strategy on Innovation
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Kyung Yang Park, the Founder, President and Chief Visionary Officer of Harex InfoTech, is a pioneer of the User Centric Transformation and User Centric Shared Platform with User Centric Artificial Intelligence (UCAI) Sharing Platform where everyone owns their AI and connects to the world without limitation. Watch all seasons of the GX podcast at ww…
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S3 - Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler talks about Innovation and Data Science for Governments
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Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler is leading the Data & AI practice for EY MENA. She is responsible for the development and implementation of complex data science and AI projects and transformations. Previously, Dr. Muller-Stuler was CTO Artificial Intelligence and Chief Data Scientist for the Middle East and Africa at IBM. After studying mathematics and…
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S3 - Aaron Snow on Public Policy & Digital Service Enablement
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Aaron Snow (he/him) is a Fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, where he divides his time between the Digital Service Network and the Intergovernmental Software Collaborative. Aaron has led digital service teams for two national governments. In 2014 he co-founded and then led 18F, the US government’s in-…
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S3 - Robert Wolcott talks about the idea of PROXIMITY
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Wolcott is a Adjunct Professor in Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and formerly a visiting professor at the Keio Business School (Japan). Wolcott won Teacher of the Year from Kellogg's EMBA program in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. He serves on the Digital Advisory Board of ZF, the German global industria…
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S3 - Cecelia Tham defines the Future of Thought
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Cecilia Tham is an award-winning applied futurist, working in the intersection of Science, Technology, Strategy and Design, focusing on tackling the unknown and building better intentional futures for all. She is the CEO and co-founder Futurity Systems, which provide Futures-as-a-Service, by bridging the 3 pillars of science, design and business, t…
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S3 - Kyoung Jung Lee talks about User Centric AI (UCAI)
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professor Lee won the Innovative Applications of AI(IAAI) Awards in 1995, 1997, and 2020 from AAAI (American Association for AI). He also received 2018 Presidential Award for the contribution to e-government of Korea. Watch all seasons of the GX podcast at www.GX.ae About GX The GX Podcast is produced with the support of the Emirates Government Ser…
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S3 - Dr. Debbie Berebichez Discusses the need to think beyond the Obvious
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As a Physicist, Data Scientist, and TV host, Deborah gets hired to explain complex ideas in lay and entertaining ways. She deliver innovative keynotes and workshops in English and Spanish for industry, educational institutions and women leadership meetings around the world. Her award-winning media work includes hosting hit science TV shows on Disco…
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S3 - Praveena Rai talks about India's Strategy with Government Experience
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Praveen Rai is the Chief Operating Officer at the National Payments Corporation of India. With over 20 years of extensive experience, Ms. Rai has built expertise in various facets of payments, cards, retail, transaction, wholesale and commercial banking. Prior to joining NPCI, she was leading the cash management portfolio at Kotak Mahindra Bank Lim…
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S3 - Jamie Metzl discusses the Future of Humanity, Longevity & New Book Hacking Darwin
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Jamie Metzl is a leading technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, and media commentator, Founder and Chair of the global social movement OneShared.World, and an Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and Singularity University faculty member. Described by some as “the original COVID-19 whistleblower,” he was among fi…
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S3 - Award Wining Comic Artist Ryan North Talks about about The need for Storytelling
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Ryan North's recent work includes the non-fiction books How To Take Over The World and How To Invent Everything, the semi-fictional graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, and the so-far-fictional Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series for Marvel. He's a multiple New York Times bestseller whose work has been translated into 16 dif…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about the importance of earning your seat at the table. For you to be able to bring your organization through change effectively, they must know you, like you, and tr…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Recently, I asked my IMPACT Engine System™ and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind™ program participants to share their journey through what I teach. I asked them to tell me about where they were when they started, their b…
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A short introduction to the second series of Podcasts from ImprovAbility! Feedback, comments, suggestions or jokes can be sent to media@improvabilitysolutions.com or contact us via our website: www.improvabilitysolutions.comBy ImprovAbility
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196: Why Portfolio Management is Critical to Delivering IMPACT with Stuart Easton
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week, Stuart Easton, Founder and CEO of TransparentChoice, joins the podcast to discuss why portfolio management is critical to delivering on your organization's stra…
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195: Is a Sabbatical Possible? with Susanne Madsen
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever dreamed about taking some real time off to hit that reset button? What would it look like to... ✔️ wash your stress away? ✔️ redefine yourself? ✔️ reinvent yourself? ✔️ get real rest …
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! I have a very exciting announcement for you this week. I am thrilled to announce the very first International PMO Day! That's right — we now have our very own International PMO Day. International P…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week in episode 192, I shared the important way to engage stakeholders so you can get that critical buy-in you need early in the process of determining the right PMO services for your organiza…
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192: Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment Process
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you are in the process of building your first PMO or elevating your existing PMO, it's essential to make sure you're putting the right solutions in place from the get-go. Th…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! As an IMPACT leader, leveraging the right tools and resources can make all the difference in driving better business outcomes for your organization. But when it comes to PMO te…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! As you know, the role of a PMO or Strategy Delivery Leader is demanding and requires a multitude of skills to be successful. However, it is equally important to understand the habits and behaviors …
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you feeling overwhelmed by the demands and expectations of your role? It's no secret that the pressure placed on your position is high, but it's essential that you don't lose focus on the key s…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you find yourself thinking, "I just wish I could do more..." or feeling like you just can't get to some of those nagging projects that would help you create more value in your organization? It t…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you ready to take 2023 by storm and set yourself up for a year of high-IMPACT success? I know I am, and I've got some exciting projects in the works for 2023 to help y…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you know how others perceive your organization? How do they talk about your company & its IMPACT? Whatever you represent as an organization, the value that you bring to…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the secret to enacting changes that unleash your company's full potential? Whether you’re managing projects or building & running capabilities to support your organizat…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! How are you going to set yourself and your career up for success in the New Year? Last week in episode 183, we talked all about looking back at your wins & challenges. Now…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! How many times have you told your stakeholders about the importance of doing the Lessons Learned? Well, it’s time to take your own advice and look at your team, your organ…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week's episode was made especially for you, the IMPACT Driver, and you need to hear this. Why? Because I know you. I am you! You work so hard to drive yourself and others toward making a big I…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! There's something missing from your status report. Do you know what it is? In this episode, I'm going to show you what you should and should not include in your status reports …
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver!Are you taking full advantage of your strengths?As a business leader delivering on strategy for your organization, you have an important responsibility to not only know what your strengths are but a…
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you moving from a PM role to a PMO leader role? Have you been mostly focused on execution and now you've been asked to level up to a PMO or strategy delivery leader? Or are you in a PMO leaders…
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178: 5 Ways to Shine as a PMO Leader with Gilly Kennedy
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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Today we’re getting real about how hard it is to do the work all of you do as IMPACT Drivers. We’re looking at why being a PMO leader can be so challenging and often takes every ounce of effort and…
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