Episode 3
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Defusing Talent Pressure Points to Find Harmony Between Project Managers and Resource Managers w/ Peter Taylor
Host Brent Trimble and author of The Lazy Project Manager, Peter Taylor, get a moment to talk about the relationship between project managers and resource managers and the importance of taking a people-first approach to projects. The conversation includes:
- The inspiration behind Peter’s book
- The natural tension between project managers and resource managers
- How rapid digitalization is strengthening that tension and creating opportunity
- The role authenticity plays in retention and “The War on Talent”
- Peter’s favorite football analogy about building loyalty
- The importance of a global view of resources and visibility into where there is strain
- The top pressure points in services organizations with regards to people
- Remembering that projects are all about people
- Learn more about Peter and his work