PPP 513 | Thriving in an Age of AI: What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About the Future, with Fred Marshall

July 08, 2026 2:36pm 48 min

Summary In this episode, Andy sits down with Fred Marshall, entrepreneur, founder of Quantum Learning, and author of Thrive: The Antidote to Future Shock. Fred introduces his Super Eight, eight interconnected areas of li...

PPP 512 | Science-Based Principles to Lead Change That Sticks, with Julia Dhar and Kristy Ellmer

June 29, 2026 5:59pm 1:03

PPP 511 | How Great Leaders See Differently, with Cornelia Choe

June 19, 2026 10:07pm 46 min

Summary In this episode, Andy sits down with Cornelia Choe, leadership advisor and founder of global CEO peer groups, author of The Panoramic Leader: How Great Leaders See Differently, co-authored with Marshall Goldsmith...

PPP 510 | The Word Great Leaders Keep Using (And Most Leaders Avoid), with Marcus Buckingham

May 19, 2026 5:11pm 1:08

Summary In this episode, Andy welcomes back Marcus Buckingham, bestselling author and researcher, to discuss his new book, Design Love In: How to Unleash the Most Powerful Force in Business. For 25 years, Marcus studied ...

PPP 509 | Stop Letting Great Ideas Slip Away: A System for Leadership Recall, with author Steve Kahle

May 12, 2026 8:01pm 39 min

Summary In this episode, Andy welcomes back Steve Kahle, entrepreneur, executive, and fractional CIO, author of Leadership Recall: Harness Insights. Accelerate Innovation. LEAD WITH AUTHORITY. Steve first joined the podc...

PPP 508 | Why Where You Work May Matter More Than How You Work. The Indoor Epidemic, with Dr. John La Puma

May 09, 2026 5:22pm 37 min

Summary In this episode, Andy welcomes Dr. John La Puma, a board-certified internal medicine physician, professionally trained chef, regenerative organic farmer, and two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Indo...

PPP 507 | Why Smart Teams Still Fail, with Stephen Shapiro

April 29, 2026 3:31pm 35 min

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Stephen Shapiro, innovation expert and author of You're Not Playing With a Full Deck: Why the People Who Drive You Crazy Are Your Unfair Advantage. Stephen's journey starts with a...

PPP 506 | Stop Optimizing Meetings. Start Reducing Them, with Rebecca Hinds

April 15, 2026 5:02pm 38 min

Summary In this episode, Andy welcomes Rebecca Hinds, organizational behavior researcher and author of Your Best Meeting Ever. Rebecca brings a behavioral science lens to one of the most persistent pain points in modern ...

PPP 505 | You've Got This: A Practical Way to Lead When You're Not Sure, with Ashley Herd

April 11, 2026 5:25pm 46 min

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Ashley Herd, HR and legal leader turned management coach, and author of The Manager Method. Ashley has led HR and legal teams at organizations like McKinsey and Yum Brands, and sh...

PPP 504 | How Leaders Can Reduce Stress Without Lowering the Bar, with Amy Leneker

March 31, 2026 5:57pm 33 min

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Amy Leneker, leadership coach, joy strategist, and author of Cheers to Monday. Amy's journey began with a burnout so severe that her doctor put her on medical leave. It took 10 wo...

PPP 503 | How to Facilitate Meetings That Actually Lead to Decisions, with Evan Unger

March 25, 2026 12:52pm 42 min

Summary In this episode, Andy sits down with Evan Unger, a consultant and trainer who has spent more than 30 years helping leaders facilitate collaborative decision making across projects, programs, and organizations aro...

PPP 502 | When Process Is Not Enough: The Human Side of Project Leadership, with Brett Harned

March 17, 2026 6:11pm 44 min

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Brett Harned, founder of the Digital PM Community and the Digital PM Summit, and author of Project Management for Humans: Helping People Get Things Done. Brett has spent years coa...

PPP 501 | Hope Is Not a Strategy… Or Is It?, with author Jen Fisher

March 10, 2026 3:01pm 47 min

Summary In this episode, Andy welcomes Jen Fisher, author of Hope Is the Strategy: The Underrated Skill That Transforms Work, Leadership, and Wellbeing. In project management circles, we often hear the phrase "hope is no...

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

March 05, 2026 7:45pm 41 min

Summary Welcome to our 500th episode! To celebrate this milestone, Andy talks with Steve Brown, AI futurist, keynote speaker, and author of The AI Ultimatum: Preparing for a World of Intelligent Machines and Radical Tran...

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

February 21, 2026 4:55pm 45 min

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...

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

February 16, 2026 3:11pm 1:04

Summary 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 ...

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

February 12, 2026 12:33pm 38 min

Summary 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 resea...

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

February 11, 2026 10:20am 44 min

Summary 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 enginee...

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

February 06, 2026 10:43am 41 min

Summary 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...

PPP 494 | How to Stay Poised When Everything Starts to Slip, with author Andrew Wittman

January 29, 2026 10:02am 48 min

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Dr. Andrew Wittman, former Marine, police officer, federal agent, and leadership coach, about his new book Inner Armor: Perpetual Resilience. If you lead projects and teams, you a...