Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to Create SMART Objectives | FF30
Providing SMART Objectives is critical for teams to be able to plan tactics to achieve them.
4 years, 5 months ago
Learn to Create S.M.A.R.T. Objectives for Safer and More Effective Projects and Responses | PPP #82
Season 2 Episode 82
Sharing background, guidance and tips to create S.M.A.R.T. objectives for response, special events or projects
4 years, 5 months ago
How to Provide Leader's Intent by Providing the Task, Purpose, and End State | FF29
Pulling out three key elements of Leaders Intent from NWCG discussed in PPP81.
4 years, 5 months ago
Here's How to Give and Receive Leader's Intent | PPP #81
Season 2 Episode 81
From Commander's Intent in the U.S. Military to Leader's Intent applied by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group and Lean teams, this first of the…
4 years, 6 months ago
Foundations Friday 28: What Is Your Kryptonite?
Just as Superman faces his enemies when they have his weakness kryptonite as a weapon, we as normal people can face our own weaknesses every day.
4 years, 6 months ago
What Hiking a Mile High Can Teach Project Managers | PPP #80
Season 2 Episode 80
Sharing 5 lessons learned from a family trip to Mt. Rogers, Virginia that can be applied to the professional world.
4 years, 6 months ago
Foundations Friday 27: We Must Make Time to Disconnect
The benefits of getting into nature and disconnecting from work and technology for a bit are many. In this week’s episode I share my feedback on my o…
4 years, 6 months ago
Foundations Friday 26: Leverage the Differences in Your Team Members
Our children, our fire engine crews and our project teams are filled with people that have various strengths. As leaders we have opportunity to lever…
4 years, 6 months ago
Foundations Friday 25: Let them Grow Up Some More
Inspired by the movie “Glory”. Sometimes as parents and as project managers we need to let our people face a little bit of adversity so they can come…
4 years, 6 months ago
Learning to Anticipate Project Chaos by way of the "Butterfly Effect" | PPP #79
Season 2 Episode 79
We can follow a process and plan all day long, but we cannot control all the variables. So let's embrace the "Butterfly Effect" and lessen the impact…
4 years, 6 months ago