%20(2).png)
Project Zero
From first steps to best practices — stories that shaped project leaders.
Project Zero is a podcast for project managers — and the PM-curious — who want more than frameworks and certifications. Each episode features a project leader, highlighting first projects and the pivotal lessons that shaped their approach to leadership, collaboration, and delivery.
From unexpected missteps to breakthrough moments, these conversations reveal what it really takes to grow into a confident, competent project manager. It’s honest, insightful, and designed to help you lead better — whether you're managing your first task or your hundredth milestone.
Project Zero
Episode 15: Psychological Safety in Project Management with Amervis López Cobb
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this episode, host Alex Tuck interviews Amervis López Cobb, a transformation architect and expert in psychological safety. Amervis shares her journey from at-risk youth to building and rescuing project management offices, and discusses why psychological safety is the foundation for successful teams. The conversation covers her "I'M Power" framework, the importance of communication, the role of AI in project management, and how leaders can create environments where people feel safe to speak up and contribute. Amervis also opens up about her neurodivergence and advocates for inclusive, bias-free workplaces.
00:00 Introduction to Project Zero and guest Amervis López Cobb
00:24 Amervis’s background: founder, author, and transformation architect
01:18 Lessons from rescuing failing enterprise initiatives
01:48 The real root of organizational problems: psychological safety
02:07 Creating frameworks for project management and psychological safety
02:47 The "I'M Power" framework: building systems where safety doesn’t require courage
03:50 Amervis’s career journey: breaking into tech and project management
07:14 Building project management offices and learning from mentors
08:43 The “aha” project: managing a major casino system opening
10:22 Adapting to constraints, integrating agile practices, and team buy-in
12:16 The importance of psychological safety and supportive leadership
14:04 Communication as the #1 project management skill
17:00 Using AI to improve communication and reduce bias
18:49 The future of project management: AI, bias, and human connection
21:00 Neurodivergence, inclusion, and not coding old biases into new systems
27:06 How to connect with Amervis (website, email, YouTube, LinkedIn)
30:39 Closing remarks
Connect with Amervis López Cobb
- Website: ascend-transcend.com
- Email: amervis@ascend-transcend.com
- YouTube: @AmervisAuthor
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amervis/
Connect with Alex:
- Personal LinkedIn: @Alex Tuck
- Website: www.tuckconsultinggroup.com
- Company LinkedIn: @Tuck Consulting Group
Email: alex@tuckconsultinggroup.com
