Podcast Episodes

Build the Sidewalk Where People Already Walk

Season 8 Episode 2

In Build the Sidewalk Where People Already Walk, we explore what happens when project teams design based on real behavior instead of assumptions. Drawing from a Lean Coffee discussion and PMI’s surve…

Published on 5 days, 20 hours ago

Tools to Reset Your Intent | Focus Friday

Season 8 Episode 2

We already know what to do and what not to do in our lives, but when our intent drifts, so does our progress. This Focus Friday builds on When Strategy Fails: Fix the Intent Gap by combining principl…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

When Strategy Fails Fix the Intent Gap

Season 8 Episode 1

Most failed strategies don’t collapse because of evil plans or poor execution. They fail because the intent behind them was never clear. In this episode of People, Process, Progress, I unpack what I …

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Build Resilience Ahead of Time Not During the Emergency

Season 7 Episode 12

One week ago I was crawling because I couldn’t walk. The pain reminded me of when a back injury led to discovering my kidney cancer. I panicked, then focused on my breath and what I could do with wha…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Lead Early, Not Respond Later - Reset Friday | S7 Ep11

Season 7 Episode 11

In this Focus Friday episode, Lead Early, Not Respond Later, I share a leadership lesson from the 2015 UCI Road World Cycling Championships, where I waited too long to give clear direction to the Res…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Program and Portfolio Leadership Under Pressure: Building Clarity and Confidence at Scale

Season 7 Episode 10

In this episode, Program and Portfolio Leadership Under Pressure: Building Clarity and Confidence at Scale, Kevin Pannell shares how executive leaders can bring calm, clarity, and confidence to compl…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Owning Your Response to Grief | S7 Ep9

Season 7 Episode 9

Grief shows up uninvited, and it doesn’t leave on our timeline. But we can own how we respond.

In this Reset Friday episode, Owning Your Response to Grief, of People, Process, Progress, I share tools …

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

How are YOU Mentoring Others? - Reset Friday | S7 Ep8

Season 7 Episode 8

In this Reset Friday road edition, Kevin reflects on the importance of sharing what we know instead of keeping it bottled up. Too often, knowledge, skills, and experience leave with us when we move o…

Published on 1 month ago

How to Lead Through Information Overload | S7 Ep7

Season 7 Episode 7

We live in a time where more information does not always mean more clarity. In this episode of People, Process, Progress, I share how leaders, project managers, and parents can filter the flood of in…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Stop Fear, Rumors, and Pressure From Running Your Life - Reset Friday #2 | S7Ep6

Season 7 Episode 6

In this Reset Friday, Kevin Pannell shares how one jack rabbit can spook a herd of sheep and how the same happens to us when fear, rumors, or groupthink take over. Drawing from Deuteronomy 32:30 and …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago