011 Stop Hiring Project Managers! -

Stop hiring PMs. But not really, right?

Today’s episode is a bit longer than usual, but it’s PACKED with great things, so I hope you don’t mind. If you’re listening to me during your commute this morning you might have to press pause when you arrive at work and finish the episode on your way back home, but I promise I would not do that to you if it wasn’t worth it.

Today I have my new friend Andy Kaufman – and I promise I will not make any jokes or references to Taxi or anything like that. Wait, I think I just made a reference. Sorry Andy. I’m sure he is used to it though! Andy is a fantastic speaker, author, and project manager, and I am a big fan of his work. Today we will talk about his idea that we should stop hiring project managers. It sounds intriguing, but I’m sure he’ll explain exactly what he means. I will also ask him the famous PM for the Masses 5 questions.

After my conversation with Andy I will bring you a short chat I had recently with Mr. Shim Marom, who will explain to us his awesome little project that has taken the PM blogosphere by storm, called the PM FlashBlog. So, without any further ado, let’s get started!

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Andy Kaufman, PMP

Andy Kaufman, PMP helps organizations around the world improve their ability to deliver projects and lead teams. His keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching services have reached tens of thousands of people from hundreds of companies, helping them deliver their projects, become more confident leaders, and deliver results.

Andy is a certified trainer and author of Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life, Shining the Light on The Secret, and an e-book entitled How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter.

He is the host of The People and Projects Podcast, which provides interviews and insights to help listeners lead people and deliver projects.

If you are starting your career as a project manager or would like to learn more advanced concepts in project management, check out his fantastic training materials here.

Shim Marom and the PM FlashBlog

A few weeks ago I was approached by Shim Marom, a PM in Australia, about a great initiative in which he was trying to get a number of PM bloggers to write a blog post with the same title, to be released on the same day, at the same time. This day is coming up this week, so I thought I’d bring Shim to the podcast today to tells us all about it.

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First PM for the Masses Webinar

I’d like to tell you once again about the first PM for the Masses Webinar, which is coming up this Friday. For this webinar, I will have my friend and website developer Dustin Hartzler, and we will show you how to start your PM blog the right way using WordPress.

We will show you how to get hosting, how to install WordPress on your hosting account, and then we will show you the 10 things you must to do after creating your blog or website using WordPress. Dustin is a WordPress expert, a fellow podcaster, and the guy I go to when I need help with pmforthemasses.com and my other WordPress sites.

If you have a blog or website or are thinking of starting one soon, you can register for free for this webinar at pmforthemasses.com/webinar. The webinar will start live on September 27th, at 10AM Eastern timezone, or GMT-4. If you cannot attend, do not worry, as we will record everything and make it available to you for later viewing. Again, go over to pmforthemasses.com/webinar and I’ll talk to you Friday!

Andy Kaufman, PMP

Shim Marom and the PM FlashBlog

First PM for the Masses Webinar

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