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We're offering 7 full scholarships for the upcoming Project Business Professional (PBP) seminar, taking place September 8–11. This live, interactive training is for project managers working on client-facing, outsourced, profit-driven projects.

To apply, visit pm-podcast.com/scholarship and complete the short form by August 18. Tell us why you want to become a PBP—and you could be one of the seven randomly selected.

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Project Business Professional

Last updated on 04 August 2025.

Episode 533: Your PMP Covers Scope. My PBP Covers Business. (Free)

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Episode Summary

Many project managers are trained to manage scope, schedule, and cost. But what happens when the project itself is the business? In this solo episode, Cornelius Fichtner introduces the Project Business Professional (PBP) certification and explains why it fills a major gap in traditional project management education. Drawing on his own recent experience earning the PBP credential, Cornelius walks through what makes project business fundamentally different from internal project delivery and why nearly half of all project managers are already operating in this external, client-facing space—whether they realize it or not.

PDUs: Business Acumen, Project Business, Project Business Foundation, Project Business Professional, PBP

Last updated on 03 August 2025.

Episode 532: From LOLs to Leadership - Meme Your Way to Project Success (Free)

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Episode Summary

This episode flips the script on traditional project management education by using memes to deliver real, applicable insights. Cornelius Fichtner selects seven past podcast interviews and distills their core lessons into memorable memes. Each meme acts as a springboard into deeper project truths, making this a visually rich episode that’s equal parts fun and functional. Topics span remote leadership, stakeholder communication, power skills, data literacy, and more. This creative format makes complex ideas stick and gives project managers simple reminders they can laugh at and learn from.

PDUs: Power Skills, Project Management Memes

Last updated on 22 July 2025.

Episode 531: From Pushback to Buy-In: Change Management that Actually Works (Free)

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Project teams often finish on time and on budget only to face silent rejection from users. Change-management practitioner Mario González joins Cornelius Fichtner to map out the “adoption gap” and how to close it. Mario manages public-sector projects and brings fifteen years of leading agile transformations. He explains practical ways to detect early signs of low adoption, measure real usage with crisp KPIs, and listen for informal feedback that exposes hidden concerns. Listeners learn why classifying stakeholders as supporters, neutrals, or resistors creates clarity and how to move each group toward active buy-in.

PDUs: Power Skills, Change Management

Last updated on 04 July 2025.

Episode 530: How Invisible Leaders Drive High-Performing Projects (Free)

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For many project managers, the urge to command every meeting and own every milestone feels natural. But veteran program manager Anisha Manvatkar proves that the most effective leaders often work in silence. In this conversation with Cornelius Fichtner she shares how “invisible leadership” unites purpose, communication, and AI-powered efficiency to deliver high-performing projects at Nvidia and beyond. Listeners hear why stepping out of the spotlight lets teams step up, how a clear “why” keeps momentum when priorities shift, and where AI can shoulder the busywork so people focus on innovation.

PDUs: Power Skills, Servant Leadership, Project Leadership, Invisible Leadership

Last updated on 13 June 2025.

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