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

PPP 499 | How Much of Success Is Luck or Something Else, with Wharton’s Judd Kessler

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Wharton economist Judd Kessler, author of Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want. If you have ever looked at someone else’s career success and thought, “They just got lucky,” this…Read more

PPP 498 | Have Better Conversations: Small Moves That Save Projects and Relationships, with Joe Ferraro

In this episode, Andy talks with Joe Ferraro, host of the One Percent Better podcast and a coach who helps leaders have stronger conversations when the stakes are high. If you lead projects, you know how quickly a meeting, a status update, or a feedback moment can…Read more

PPP 497 | A Practical System for Navigating Chaos, with author Richard Carson

In this episode, Andy talks with Richard Carson, author of The Book of Change. If you feel like you barely finish one change before the next one hits, this conversation is for you. Richard shares his deeply researched and battle-tested framework called People Sustained Organizational Change…Read more

PPP 496 | How to Deliver Faster with Less Stress. In the Trenches with Norman Patnode

In this In the Trenches episode, Andy talks with Norman Patnode, Principal at ProChain Solutions, about what it really takes to deliver projects faster and more predictably. With a background in aerospace engineering, the Air Force, and decades of consulting, Norman brings a systems-level perspective to project delivery…Read more

PPP 495 | Your Layoff Survival Playbook: Lessons from The Layoff Journey, with Steve Jaffe

In this episode, Andy talks with Steve Jaffe, author of The Layoff Journey: From Dismissal to Discovery. Steve has been laid off four times over the course of his career, and those experiences shaped a thoughtful, practical framework for navigating the emotional and professional aftermath of…Read more

PPP 500 | When AI Becomes a Digital Colleague: What Leaders Need to Know, with former Google DeepMind Futurist Steve Brown

PPP 499 | How Much of Success Is Luck or Something Else, with Wharton’s Judd Kessler

PPP 498 | Have Better Conversations: Small Moves That Save Projects and Relationships, with Joe Ferraro

PPP 497 | A Practical System for Navigating Chaos, with author Richard Carson

PPP 496 | How to Deliver Faster with Less Stress. In the Trenches with Norman Patnode

PPP 495 | Your Layoff Survival Playbook: Lessons from The Layoff Journey, with Steve Jaffe