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In the ever-evolving world of project management, Manage This is the leading podcast for project managers eager for practical insights, expert advice, and fresh industry trends. Launched by Andy Crowe, PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Six Sigma Black Belt, in 2016, the show is hosted by Bill Yates, PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, and producer Wendy Grounds. Join industry leaders and seasoned project managers from around the world as they share the lessons, strategies, and tools that drive success. Each episode brings diverse perspectives, real-world experiences, and actionable strategies to lead your projects with confidence. From a small team or a large-scale project, this podcast...
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Manage This translates ideas about teams, technology, and innovation into concrete questions for people responsible for delivering complex work.
Manage This turns project management into a practical conversation about how work moves through teams. Bill Yates and Wendy Grounds use guest interviews to connect organizational ideas with decisions managers face, from granting autonomy without withdrawing support to…
Wind-powered cargo ships belong in your project management notes, apparently, alongside that awkward team trust question.
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Clear goals, real autonomy, and a light touch make the teams here work.
The episode centers on what makes groups work: Colin M. Fisher argues that teams do better when they get complex, whole pieces of work, clear goals and an endpoint, a vivid view of where they are headed, and room to decide how to get there.
A practical argument for treating workshop habits as team cohesion, not just better meetings.
Alison Coward treats workshop culture as a mindset rather than a meeting format, and that framing gives the piece its clearest edge. It stays focused on how project teams actually operate: aligning team values with company values, shaping a team subculture, and naming the…
A grounded AI-and-leadership conversation that keeps circling back to ethics, context, and team accountability.
The episode treats Rich Malsman's return as a grounded discussion of where AI fits in project leadership. His background, from telecommunications to Nokia's global program management office and teaching technology at Boston University, gives the conversation real weight without…
Wind-powered logistics makes sustainability feel like an operating plan.
Grand Sail's story turns sustainable shipping into an operations puzzle with real stakes. The company is trying to build a business around wind-powered cargo while keeping financing, logistics, and product quality lined up.
Tyler Selhorn interviews remote-work founders and researchers on building distributed team culture.
Adi Ignatius and Alison Beard interview scholars and executives on management and AI.
Susan Schramm, founder of Go-To-Market Impact, argues that strategies fail when people are confused, skeptical, or misaligned rather than when the strategy itself is necessarily wrong.
Alison Coward discusses how to bring workshop culture into everyday project teams, emphasizing facilitation principles to enhance collaboration, creativity, and productivity.
Rich Malsman discusses his book 'AI Powered Leadership', exploring how project managers can synergize human wisdom with AI.
Jacques Barreau, co-founder and CEO of Grand Sail, discusses how the company combines wind-powered cargo shipping with organic coffee and chocolate production to reduce carbon footprints.
The hosts frame the conversation around the quiet power of groups and bring in Colin M.
Manage This hosts Wendy Grounds and Bill Yates interview Capterra associate principal analyst Olivia Montgomery about hybrid project management, software choices, and AI.
Katie Tamblyn explains why “chunky corporates” have larger budgets and more oversight than lean startups, requiring project managers to coordinate across product, technology, business, and external-stakeholder silos.
Passion matters, but it can get in the way.