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What Should a Good PMO Actually Do?
What Should a Good PMO Actually Do? A Project Management Office can create standards, dashboards, governance, meetings, and status reports. But those aren’t outcomes. They’re tools. I recently presented Developing PMO Standards: Building Visibility, Predictability, and Confidence to the PMI Southwest Virginia chapter. The presentation looked at PMO standards through…
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Episode 430: New Year. New Intent.
I explore why a new fiscal year should be part portfolio reset and part previous-year re-evaluation.
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Be Like Water: Leadership Lessons for Your First 90 Days in a New Role
Many new managers and executives feel pressure to prove themselves by introducing new processes, reorganizing teams, or making immediate changes. But what if the best first move is something different?
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Beyond Scope, Schedule, and Cost: 4 Vital Signs of Project Health
The traditional project management Big Three of Scope, Schedule, and Cost are foundational. They are not going anywhere, and they should not. However, those metrics primarily measure the process. If you only look at data on a digital dashboard, you are missing the human element that determines whether a project…
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The First 30 Days of Any Project
In this episode, Kevin Pannell shares practical lessons from the front lines of project leadership. We dive into why early alignment matters and how clear intent, open communication, and shared expectations in the first month create a foundation for long-term success.
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Above 40, Beyond Excuses | You-Jitsu Episode 003
If you’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond and think you missed your window to start Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, this episode is for you.
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The 80/20 Rule in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Master the Fundamentals That Actually Work
In this episode of You-Jitsu, we apply the 80/20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training.
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Welcome Back: Building the Long Game
You-Jitsu is back with a sharper focus on the long game. At 52 and still training, I’ve learned that the real dividing line in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t talent, it’s longevity. This reset episode sets the direction forward: better alignment, deliberate growth, and building a game that fits your life…
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You Are Not Behind: Keep Building
You Are Not Behind: Keep Building is a message for young adults who feel late before life has even really started. Hit play to learn more.
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From the GWOT to Giving Back
In this episode of People, Process, Progress, From the GWOT to Giving Back: How Clay Surratt Builds Others Through Martial Arts, I sit down with Clay Surratt, Army veteran and founder of Guerrilla ATX, for a real conversation about service, leadership after the uniform, and building stronger men and stronger…