Messy But Essential : The people side of project management
Episodes
20 episodes
The Importance of Knowing Each Other
Rod and Dale discuss the benefits of getting to know those you work with and interact with.Resources mentioned:Patrick Lencioni's Personal Histories...
Retention: Moving People Out
Rod and Dale take the retention conversation in a new direction today: building people up and moving them out and the difference between a manager and a leader. Dale encourages us to ask the question: do I need this resource still on this proje...
Follow Up
Join Rod and Dale as they discuss the importance of following up with people, where it goes wrong, and how to succeed in conducting follow-ups. Resources discussed:Situational Leadership Model ...
End of Year Review (2021)
Join Rod and Dale as they discuss preparing for and conducting end of year reviews, while focusing on why we do reviews in the first place.
Retention: A Deep Dive
Join Rod and Dale as they continue the conversation on retaining the right people on your team. They discuss the roles within a project, the language we use when we communicate and strategies to work with the people on our team.
Retaining Project People
Rod and Dale are back for season 2 of Messy but Essential!This week, join our duo as they discuss retaining people throughout a project, celebrating wins, and the importance of fun.
Continuous Learning
This week Rod and Dale share how they fit learning into their daily lives, and how they apply that knowledge.
Giving Recognition
Join Rod and Dale as they discuss recognition ways to give recognition, and some of the "dos and don'ts" they've learned. They also share the impact that recognition can have on your team.Resources Mentioned
Are you a Linchpin?
Tune in and listen to Rod and talk about being a linchpin! They break down how to look at the term "Indespensible," the pitfalls, and ways to live out the linchpin ideology in a healthy way.Resources mentioned:
Getting to Commitment
Today, Rod and Dale discuss commitment, and how sometimes, you just need to disagree and commit. Although not mentioned by name, a cognitive bias both Rod and Dale mentioned is also referred to as the
Working Remotely: Before, During and After the Pandemic
Join Rod and Dale as they share their experiences working remotely for over 15 years.
Toxic People and What to do About Them
Today, Rod and Dale sit down to talk about the impact that toxic people can have on a project. They share some tips on how to speak to the individual and steps that should be taken to address the impact.Resources Mentioned
What's Your Vision?
Today, Rod and Dale chat about why you need a vision and the key components of a vision.Resources:Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Mot...
The RACI Model
Join Rod and Dale as they break down the RACI model and share how they've seen it in action. The RACI Model is a too...
Managing Relationships
Today Rod is joined by his co-host and brother, Dale, to talk about managing relationships.Tools mentionedPoints of You - Coaching Cards
Embracing Conflict: Wrapping Your Arms Around Tough Conversations
In today's episode, we're going to be looking at those conversations that you need to have, but aren't necessarily looking forward to, often called crucial conversations, we'd like to think that they don't get to be crucial confrontations, but ...
Knowing Your Thinking Preferences
This week, we're talking about the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, or HBDI for short, which helps you identify your thinking preferences. Tune in to learn ...
Making Meetings Work
We're breaking down meetings by their Why? What? Who? How? Tune in to find out how to make meetings better for you and your team. Resources ment...