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APM Podcast — 142 episodes
From project professional to CEO, with the RSPCA's Joanna Rowland
Why psychological safety is not a nice-to-have
Using a systems thinking approach to select successful projects
Is data literacy a soft skill?
Arts and science: how to manage projects in any sector
The show must go on! Royal Ballet and Opera’s £40m renewal programme
When a project director becomes COO: Heather Walker at Royal Ballet and Opera
What makes a great project manager? (Part 2)
What the project economy means for your career
Why simplicity matters in project management
Project leadership in the UK nuclear sector
How to measure anything in project management
How to boost your self-confidence: tips from the top
The future of nuclear energy in the UK
What makes a great project leader?
“The only constant is change”: APM's Chair on project leadership
Managing stress and avoiding burnout
Why do government projects fail?
Programme delivery in the defence sector
Fixing Our Broken Planet: Natural History Museum’s inspiring call to action
EastEnders at Elstree Studios: behind the scenes of a project to redevelop the site
How to work with purpose and find your motivation
Sustainability starts with you: lessons from the APM Conference 2025
Project managers' salary (and job satisfaction) in 2025
Projecting for the Future: opportunities and challenges for the project profession
What skills do project professionals need in 2025?
Back to school: project management in the education sector
Project controls: data, leadership and communication
Redefining project success and the value that project professionals deliver, with PMI CEO Pierre Le Manh
Charity sector focus: growing project management’s maturity (and getting stuff done)
How to tackle the urgent need for gender balance: experiences from the built environment
Work, health and introducing project management: a scientist's perspective
How to delegate effectively
What makes a great project manager?
From project to programme management: how to make the move successfully
5 things we learned in 2024
How AI is changing projects right now
Lessons on reaching the C-suite with Babcock International Group’s Donna Sinnick
Diverse routes into the profession: career stories from APM’s Women in Project Management Interest Network
How to have difficult conversations
How to be an inclusive leader
Secrets to leadership success with career coach Susanne Madsen
Episode 100: the BBC’s Ros Atkins on how to be a better communicator
Inside the UK space race: behind the scenes at Nammo Space
How to be a project influencer, with APM Trustee Emma Carroll-Walsh
Bring people with you: lessons from APM’s Project Professional of the Year
Navigating tomorrow: 5 things we learned at the 2024 APM Conference
UK Parliament: building a community of engaged project professionals
Advising government on radioactive waste, with Sir Nigel Thrift (CoRWM)
The APM President handover: reflections on project trends and future ambitions
The future of human behaviour, with an APM Conference keynote speaker
The Golden Thread: What is the economic contribution of the project profession?
A world first: Decommissioning a nuclear fusion machine
Leading the government property profession, with Lynda Rawsthorne
National Trust, part 3: What’s it like to be a project management apprentice?
National Trust, part 2: Managing urban and net-zero programmes
National Trust, part 1: Project management at the heart of conservation
The BBC’s Rachel Baldwin: From documentary maker to portfolio director
Why high-risk medical research needs strong project management
How to get to the top (and be yourself): Tips from an ex-CEO
The 15-minute conference: Top tips from APM’s Women in Project Management Conference
Levelling up and lessons from major projects, with Baroness Valentine
5 things we learned in 2023
What artificial intelligence means for the future of project management
The origins of agile project management
How to manage menopause in the workplace
Launching a career in the space sector, with the UK Space Agency’s Martina Blake
Modernising defence through projects, with Army Portfolio Director Kris Baldy
State-of-the-art risk management in projects: What you need to know
The 15-minute conference: What you may have missed at APM’s Change Changes event
The female CEO leading the East West Rail project
How to tie in sustainability and data analytics to deliver successful projects
Setting up a PMO from scratch in a media agency
Project management and change activism with Magic Breakfast founder Carmel McConnell
Introverts in project management speak out
Agile or agility? A valuable addition to the project toolkit
‘The best project job in the UK’: Nick Smallwood on running the Infrastructure and Projects Authority
An Icelandic professor on projects and a can-do mindset
The hidden side of projects: Why they fail and what you can do about it
How big things get done, with Bent Flyvbjerg
Openreach’s PMO: Smashing perceptions and winning awards
3 project trends for 2023 with Eddie Obeng
How to lead with empathy
5 project management lessons we learned in 2022
Senior leader interview: Craig Hatch, Tetra Tech UK
Legacy and impact: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Women in Project Management: How to make it to the top
Women in Project Management: Career tips from three female high-flyers
Bright young things: three future leaders on what they want from the profession
How to put sustainability at the heart of your work
Social mobility and projects with the Rt Hon Justine Greening
Assurance management: what it is and how to do it well
The evolution of the project profession within government, with HMRC’s Joanna Rowland
Lessons learned from Crossrail with ex-CEO Mark Wild
Endurance22: Lessons from the project to discover Ernest Shackleton's lost ship
Mind the gap: The human side of project management
Legal project management: a new hot area of growth
Rocket Man: Bloodhound's Richard Noble on Taking Risk
The BBC’s Evan Davis on the importance of projects
Mexico's first APM award winner on Latin American megaprojects
HS2 CEO Mark Thurston: managing an era-defining megaproject
James Webb Space Telescope: Top tips from NASA’s outstanding project leader
Alexandra Palace: Project tips from the world of festivals and events
Why mentoring matters
Making sense of success and failure with Darren Dalcher
6 project management lessons we learned in 2021
Inclusive design for project professionals (From the Frontline)
From the Frontline: Managing a cutting-edge renewables project
Dynamic conditions for project success
From the Frontline: How to improve project performance
From the Frontline: Fast and furious at net-zero Formula E
From the Frontline: How to thrive in your career as a woman
How to be a great communicator
Contracts and collaboration in a post-COVID world
From the Frontline: How to make better project decisions
From the Frontline: Lessons from the pandemic for better programme management
From the Frontline: Life on Mars? Project managing NASA’s Perseverance mission
New approaches to lessons learned – capturing the right lessons in the right way
The evolving definition of project ‘success’
From the Frontline: Leading the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce
Why sustainability should be on every project professional’s agenda
Your salary and future prospects revealed
Project Innovators: Bent Flyvbjerg on how to make your project a success
Project Innovators: How to bring strategy and projects closer together
How to make better use of project data
Project Innovators: Award-winning transformation with an honest culture
Project Innovators: How to deliver under pressure (and win an award at the same time)
Project Innovators: How to professionalise through collaboration
Project Innovators – Jenny McLaughlin, Heathrow
Lessons from lockdown – the best of 'Crisis Talks'
How to be a great project leader
Project Innovators – Matthew Moran, The Open University
Project Innovators – Caroline Raynor, Costain
VUCA, hybrid and adaptability: reflections on BoK7
The Golden Thread: recognising the contribution of project management
Crisis Talks – Joanna Rowland, HMRC
Crisis Talks – Andrew Higson, Balvac
Crisis Talks – Paul Hilton, Mott MacDonald
Crisis Talks – Hannah Gledhill, Hotel Chocolat
Crisis Talks – Sonia Sharma, Channel 4
Risk, resilience and outliers: How COVID-19 changed project management
Crisis Talks - Lizzie Meadows, Quadram Institute Bioscience