045 - How to Grow and Lead a Business Successfully with Chris Dreyer

Creating an Inclusive Workplace Culture with Yvette Pegues

“Diversity without inclusion is exclusion. So to ignore and to believe that there is no culture is excluding the opportunity to bring someone into a new culture or a living, breathing culture.”

As a project manager, you’re in a unique position to shape company culture. So how can you use that influence to build a diverse and inclusive workplace? It starts with the way you show up for and lead your team.

In this episode of Time Limit, Brett talks with Yvette Pegues—a DE&I executive and keynote speaker and the cofounder and CEO of Your Invisible Disability Group—about how to create an organizational culture that’s intentional about diversity and inclusion. 

Listen to their conversation to learn:

• What role project managers play in defining company culture
• How to foster a sense of belonging on your team and why it’s important
• Actionable ideas for breaking down barriers to inclusion in your organization
• How remote work affects workplace culture and inclusion
• Tactical tips for creating an inclusive team culture, even when everyone’s remote

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047 - Creative Design & Project Management with Greg Storey

“Be more of the coach and less of the time-tracker.”

Creative project management isn’t always easy—especially if there’s friction between project managers and design teams. So how do you give creativity room to thrive while ensuring design projects deliver on time and budget?

In this episode of Time Limit, Brett talks with Greg Storey about how project managers and designers can leverage their unique skills to build strong partnerships with each other. Prior to his role as COO at LexBlog, Greg worked in design leadership at IBM and InVision and ran his own design agency. 

Whether you’re a project manager leading a design team or a designer managing creative projects on your own, listen to their conversation to learn:

• How the design role fits into the creative project management process
• PM skills that can help designers manage their projects better
• Why communication is such a critical part of creative project management
• How to work together to ensure design reviews go smoothly
• Tactics you can use to build buy-in and understanding with your design team
• Simple questions that will help you provide the right kind of support to designers

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046 - Agency Operations & Project Management with Rob Harr

“I want every one of our PMs, and our directors actually, to have the ability to jump on something—to give that extra 20% that’s needed for a given week without having to let other balls fall.”

Agency operations is all about the numbers and processes that drive success. But it’s hard to run a profitable business if your team’s overworked or your clients are unhappy.

That’s where project management comes in.

In this episode of Time Limit, Brett talks with Sparkbox VP Rob Harr—who heads up operations—about what it takes to make a digital agency profitable and how operations and project management work together to deliver project success.

Listen to their conversation to learn:

• What agency operations is and how it shapes organizational culture
• How to boost profitability and efficiency without losing sight of people
• Simple math you can use to manage common staffing challenges
• One huge way project managers help operations run more smoothly
• How to know if operations is the right next step in your project management career

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045 - How to Grow and Lead a Business Successfully with Chris Dreyer

“I didn’t go to business school. I didn’t have a mentor guiding me. I had to kind of fall on my face a little bit. EOS introduced me to a simpler way to run a business.”

Starting your own business is a big step for any entrepreneur. But how do you know you’re ready to grow beyond a one-person operation and lead an actual team?

In this episode of Time Limit, Brett talks with Chris Dreyer, CEO of Rankings.io, about how he started a successful SEO agency and why the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) has been an important tool in his leadership belt. 

Listen to this episode to discover:

• When it’s time to hire your first employee
• Strategies for structuring your team and business for growth
• How to build employee trust and be an effective leader
• The key mindset most successful CEOs have in common
• The benefits of EOS, with tips on how to implement it in your company
• One time-saving trick you can use to prioritize work and find focus

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044 - Video Game Project Management with Tim Leinert

“I invite my team to listen in—to be part of those reactions when people look at our games—because it’s so important to have a shared understanding.”

When most folks think about project management, game design probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But every video game that’s developed needs a project manager at the helm to ensure the final experience is both functional and fun. 

In this episode of Time Limit, Brett chats with Tim Leinert of Mindforce Game Lab about his journey from traditional project manager to managing video game projects for a digital healthcare startup. Listen to their conversation to hear:

• Questions to consider when developing a video game project charter
• How to manage a game development team and still make time for strategic planning
• Simple tips for keeping communication and culture alive on your project team
• Where video game projects tend to get off track from the plan
• How to determine when a game design project is done
• Advice to become a video game project manager

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