The John Poelstra Show

Recent Episodes

6: Status Meeting Morass

Posted August 6, 2016 • 00:12:22

In this episode of the podcast my friend Charlie and I talk about the frustration of status meetings. Do you like status meetings?

5: Failing by Shipping on Time

Posted August 1, 2016 • 00:07:09

There’s a notion out there that project managers only care about making the schedule. While it’s easy to get fixated on it, the more I work on...

Ruthless Prioritization (004)

Posted July 23, 2016 • 00:07:22

Not too long ago I was in a situation with a very limited amount of time and energy and had to make sure I used every minute and ounce of energy on...

Avoiding Energy Drain from Meetings (003)

Posted July 4, 2016 • 00:15:38

This episode is a conversation with my friend Charlie about how meetings drain our energy and what we can do to minimize it.

Dealing with Worry at Software Project Meetings (002)

Posted July 2, 2016 • 00:06:21

Here are my thoughts and experiences on how to deal with worries (without solutions) introduced at software project meetings.