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A bi-weekly entertaining journey into the world of Project Management. Hosts Braden and Jim discuss all things project management and frankly anything else they find funny navigating the corporate world. Each 30 minute episode is (intended to be) packed with real world advice with a focus on principles more than process. This show has something for everyone from those in a project management career path, to those considering a switch to project management, to folks who manage project manager ...
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Top-Down or Bottom-Up thinking, designing, and planning? Yes. In this episode the guys chat about the importance of both Top-Down and Bottom-Up thinking in project management. If you're not already consciously thinking about this concept, you definitely should be. In addition there is some current event chat and talk about hemorrhoids. The post Bot…
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Everything is a Problem
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Everything is a Problem in the latest episode of the Project Pundits Pod. The guys talk about current events (well… current at the time of recording!) and then get into the importance of problem solving, first principles thinking, critical thinking, awareness and more. They also talk about Presidential politics, demo food at Costco, talking in and …
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The Healthcare Episode
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And the guys are back tackling Canadian Pre-crime Laws, Free Speech, Compelled Speech, Hate Speech, Braden's Cranial Scan, and of course the topic of Healthcare and the role of Insurers (and employers) in how the whole darn thing works. You'll also get talk on Ozempic, South Park, Star Trek Tricorders, Childhood Bullying, Obamacare, MLR, Government…
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In this episode the guys cover some critical current events regarding the FTC's push to ban Non-Compete Agreements and Congress passing a bill, that President Biden signed into law, that bans TikTok. The rest of the episode is all about consulting. There is a high level discussion of what consulting is (and is not), how organizations leverage consu…
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We Need to Talk (more) About AI…
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Artificial Intelligence. AI. Large Language Models. LLMs. Transformers. Virtual Boyfriends. Virtual Girlfriends. Self-driving cars. Automated machines of war. Jim Carrey, Matthew McConaughey, and Ryan Reynolds. Where's my thumb? This episode is chock full of greatness. Don't believe it? Just listen! The guys cover AI in a little more depth superfic…
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Meetings. Everyone has stories but not everyone has stories about exploding birds and exploding pockets of pus… In this episode Braden and Jim recount some of the weird and funny things that have happened in meetings. And these stories are just the tip of the iceberg… The post Oh My… Meetings first appeared on Project Pundits Unplugged Pod.…
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1 Job, 6 Days, 1,014 Resumes!
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In the first episode of the second season of the extremely engaging, highly recommended, overwhelmingly entertaining, very close to award-winning Project Pundits Unplugged Pod Braden and Jim talk about jobs. Yes, jobs. Jim talks about a recent experience posting 1 Job and getting over 1,000 applicants in just 6 days… And how weird the job market is…
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The League of Lamentable Stakeholders!
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In the Season 1 Finale of the Project Pundits Unplugged Pod the guys put on their detective gear and investigate The League of Lamentable Stakeholders. That's right, Braden and Jim discuss how to mitigate the disruptive superpowers of 4 key lamentable stakeholders that all project managers (and really anyone who works in corporate America) face in …
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In this episode the guys cover a range of topics and put some predictions on the record. Politics, economics, war, Artificial Intelligence (AI), healthcare, nukes, and weight loss are all on the table! We didn’t cover all ‘third rail’ issues though, you’ll find no discussion of religion for instance! After you watch/listen let us know if you’re in …
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Steering Without the Wheel
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Braden and Jim talk about the stark reality that every project manager comes to understand at some point in their career - that you really have zero direct control over the people and activities that you must orchestrate in order to successfully deliver your projects. Hence the title "Steering Without the Wheel". The guys talk about various techniq…
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