People and Projects Podcast – Interviews and Insights to Help You Lead and Deliver

PPP 478 | Today Was Fun: Why Great Teams Don’t Dread Monday, with author Bree Groff

In this episode, Andy talks with Bree Groff, transformation consultant, speaker, and author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously). Bree challenges the idea that work must be draining to be valuable, offering a refreshing and practical vision for how leaders can help teams…Read more

PPP 477 | Are You Being Too Nice? When Helping Actually Hurts, with author Jess Baker

In this episode, Andy talks with Jess Baker, business psychologist and author of The Super-Helper Syndrome: A Survival Guide for Compassionate People. Jess helps leaders, project managers, and anyone who tends to take on too much work avoid burnout, preserve self-worth, and build healthier ways of…Read more

PPP 476 | This One Idea Could Radically Change How You Lead, with author Jim Ferrell

In this episode, Andy interviews Jim Ferrell, author of You and We: A Relational Rethinking of Work, Life and Leadership. Andy has long been a big fan of Jim's work with The Arbinger Institute, authoring Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace. In this conversation, Jim unpacks his…Read more

PPP 475 | If Work Feels Like an Episode of The Office, This Is for You, with Don Kieffer and Nelson Repenning

Have you ever wrapped up your workday thinking, “I’ve been busy all day, but I’m not sure I actually made anything better”? If so, you’re not alone, and today’s guests are here to help you break that cycle. In this episode, Andy talks with Don…Read more

PPP 474 | A Candid Conversation with Stuart Taylor: LinkedIn, Careers, and AI

In this candid live-stream conversation, Andy chats with content creator and project leader Stuart Taylor, the mind behind the Influential PMO platform and the Stuart Taylor Project YouTube channel. They dig into the difference between influencers and thought leaders, how to choose topics that genuinely help practitioners, and what to do when metrics…Read more

PPP 479 | The AI Skills You Need to Stay Relevant, with Matt Mong

PPP 478 | Today Was Fun: Why Great Teams Don’t Dread Monday, with author Bree Groff

PPP 477 | Are You Being Too Nice? When Helping Actually Hurts, with author Jess Baker

PPP 476 | This One Idea Could Radically Change How You Lead, with author Jim Ferrell

PPP 475 | If Work Feels Like an Episode of The Office, This Is for You, with Don Kieffer and Nelson Repenning

PPP 474 | A Candid Conversation with Stuart Taylor: LinkedIn, Careers, and AI