In this week's episode, Ricardo talks about the Hawthorne effect. Despite the rather unusual name, the effect is associated with changing our behavior whenever someone observes us.
He gives examples in our daily lives, such as the compliments our young children receive when they stay at other people's houses or when we watch programs like Big Brother.
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Apr 18
Your Biggest Project Problem Is Not Schedule. It’s Rework
In this episode, Ricardo explains that rework is an invisible yet highly destructive problem in projects. Although organizations measure schedule, cost, and scope, they rarely monitor rework, the effort spent correcting already completed work. This lack of measurement obscures th ... Show More
3m 22s
Apr 12
Anthropic Mythos: When AI Creates Risks We Cannot Predict
In this episode, Ricardo discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming project management by moving beyond being just a tool and becoming an active agent in decision-making and execution. He highlights the emergence of new, unpredictable, and difficult-to-control risks th ... Show More
5m 17s
Apr 5
When Pressure Makes the Decisions
In this episode, Ricardo discusses anxiety in project management, a subtle yet pervasive risk that undermines performance. Constant urgency creates pressure-driven cultures in which clarity fades, and teams react rather than think. Under anxiety, decision quality declines: people ... Show More
3m 23s
May 2019
Why Perspective Will Make or Break You | Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory
<p>Sup podcast, bringing this back from 2017. Easily one of my most ALL TIME interviews - being on my man Tom Bilyeu's show, Impact Theory. A lot of themes come up in this interview, including whether we've become soft as a culture, how I differentiate between fads and actual bus ... Show More
45m 48s
Apr 2024
Efficiency, Effectiveness and Wellbeing
Today's episode is something a bit different. We create loads of content around SEO, AI, tips and tools, latest news, and loads of other technical topics, but how often do we take a step back and look at our wellbeing? Is sitting at your desk for a 9 hours a day helping you be th ... Show More
29m 53s
Mar 2018
Influence and Negotiation
Josh Steimle is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He's very well-known for speaking and writing on the topic of influence, how to use influence, how to develop influence, and how to grow your influence, so that you can use it to your advantage and obviously the advantage of o ... Show More
42 m
Aug 2023
Embracing Change and Making Impact With Seth Godin
<p>On today's episode of the podcast, I share a conversation I had with the brilliant Seth Godin, back in 2016. We talk about change, the ripple effects of our actions, and the profound influence of daily writing. We also explored the significance of forging connections throu ... Show More
36m 10s
Sep 2020
343: The Feel Good Effect with Robyn Conley Downs
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Between our ongoing commitments to work, family, and our seemingly never-ending list of obligations, it isn't always easy to take care of ourselves. Especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have felt at times like life is ... Show More
42m 31s