Leading Impactful Teams
James Louttit
Winner of the 2023 PMI Project Professional of the Year*
Winner of the 2024 Goody Book Awards Best Book - Business / Management
In the run up to 2016 I was a senior manager making what I now know were dozens of mistakes every day, but fixing them...
Location:
United States
Description:
Winner of the 2023 PMI Project Professional of the Year* Winner of the 2024 Goody Book Awards Best Book - Business / Management In the run up to 2016 I was a senior manager making what I now know were dozens of mistakes every day, but fixing them with effort and determination, and stress. It nearly killed me, but as my dad says "experience is worth what it costs you", and that experience was worth a lot. After I got out of hospital I studied everything I could about projects, agile, design thinking, psychology. facilitation human behaviours and anything else I thought would be useful to people like me. I figured out how to simplify things down and explain them to my team and stakeholders and went from being "just another" project manager working 60 hours a week, to becoming a leader in a major PLC with an empowered team who had amazing opportunities, buy-in and motivation. After 3 years as a Chief Information Officer, coaching guiding my team to take on more and more responsibility (and get the promotions they deserved), I was able to manage my diary properly, and I went to a 4-day working week and started thinking about sharing the techniques more widely. 6 months later, I left that role and now I teach the biggest companies in Ireland how to simplify their projects and work efforts, empower their teams and generally reduce stress and achieve better outcomes all round. Many of the approaches and ideas are incredibly simple to learn and you can start using them immediately. With stories and insights that will create several "ah-ha" moments, a lot of problems you'll recognise and even a few giggles, I hope you'll enjoy this as both entertainment and a learning experience. I guarantee that you'll take away many valuable ideas. If you don't - ping me on LinkedIn (I'm easy to find) and I'll give you double your money back. *(Ireland Chapter) Duration - 7h 1m. Author - James Louttit. Narrator - James Louttit. Published Date - Friday, 03 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 James Louttit ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Dedication
Duration:00:00:06
Introduction - How Not to Do It
Duration:00:27:08
Chapter 1 - Project Management Is Broken
Duration:00:23:03
Chapter 2 - The Lenses - How to Think About Your Project Like an Expert
Duration:00:15:54
Chapter 3 - Techniques And Tips - It's Easy If You Know How!
Duration:00:54:43
Chapter 4 - Approach - Some Ideas on How to Structure Your Project
Duration:00:27:04
Chapter 5 - Scope And Prioritisation - Maximise the Work that You Don't Do!
Duration:00:55:32
Chapter 6 - Risks (and Assumptions, Dependencies and Issues) - Managing What Could Go Wrong
Duration:00:30:01
Chapter 7 - Time - How to Predict The Future
Duration:00:20:38
Chapter 8 - Quality - Not Messing Stuff Up
Duration:00:23:38
Chapter 9 - Team - Your Most Valuable Resource
Duration:00:47:56
Chapter 10 - Stakeholders - Who They Are and How to Make Sure They Are on Your Side
Duration:00:36:24
Chapter 11 - Cost - How to Think About It, How to Discuss It and How to Keep a Lid on It
Duration:00:45:14
Chapter 12 - Conclusion - Project Management Can Be Better
Duration:00:10:58
Chapter 13 - Thank You and Some Free Goodies
Duration:00:00:47
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:13