Under pressure, many project managers default to control, telling instead of asking, fixing instead of developing. In this episode, I explore how coaching creates stronger teams, better decisions, and sustainable performance, even when you don’t have formal authority. Learn how to replace command-and-control habits with powerful coaching questions, handle underperformance without micromanaging, and stop becoming the bottleneck in your projects.

Project managers are accountable for results, but often without formal authority. In this episode of The Leadership Journey Podcast, I explore how to delegate work, decisions, and ownership when no one reports to you. Learn practical strategies for creating clarity without hierarchy, empowering specialists without micromanaging, and maintaining accountability through influence, trust, and visibility. This episode is packed with real-world examples and tools you can use immediately to lead more effectively across teams and functions.

Project managers are trained to plan — but leadership requires more than schedules and task lists. In this episode, we explore the critical mindset shift from planner to leader, focusing on outcomes, clarity, anticipation, and judgment. A must-listen for project managers ready to lead, not just coordinate.

Project managers rarely get authority — but they’re expected to lead anyway.

In this episode, I introduce a new series focused on project managers as leaders, not just coordinators. We explore what leadership really looks like when you don’t control titles, priorities, or performance reviews, and why influence, credibility, and presence matter more than authority ever could.

This episode sets the foundation for the series, challenging common PM myths and offering a practical, human approach to leading peers, stakeholders, and teams through trust rather than control.

Whether you’re early in your PM career or deeply experienced, this episode reframes leadership as something you practice, not something you’re granted.

Great leaders don’t slow teams down — they accelerate them. In this episode, I explore how leaders unintentionally become bottlenecks and how shifting to a multiplier mindset unlocks capability, confidence, and momentum across a team. Practical, reflective, and deeply relevant for anyone ready to lead at scale.

This extended episode explores how leaders unlock true performance by coaching rather than controlling. You’ll learn the mindset shifts, practical frameworks, and real-world techniques that help teams think independently, take ownership, and grow into capable leaders. Discover how coaching builds confidence, accountability, and long-term capability — transforming your leadership and your team’s culture.

Delegation isn’t about offloading work — it’s about developing people, building trust, and amplifying your leadership. In this episode, In this episode I break down the mindset, methods, and real-world examples of intentional delegation, showing how it transforms teams and accelerates growth.

This special episode of The Long Journey Toward Becoming an Effective Leader tackles one of the most misunderstood truths in the modern workplace: employees rarely quit organizations—they quit the leaders who shape their daily experience.

Through real-world stories, practical insights, and honest reflection, this episode explores the five core reasons people walk away from otherwise good jobs: broken trust, lack of clarity, poor recognition, limited growth, and leaders who avoid hard conversations. More importantly, it highlights what great leaders do differently—and how those differences directly impact retention, culture, and performance.

Whether you lead a team of two or an organization of thousands, this episode will challenge you, empower you, and equip you with concrete actions you can use immediately to become the kind of leader people are proud to follow.

If you care about building strong teams, creating meaningful impact, and leading with humanity, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.