113 - Top Shelf Replay: Stage direction in the boardroom

Project Management Happy Hour by Kim Essendrup and Kate Anderson

Nov 20, 202501:00:46Business

What happens when you drop a senior project manager into a room full of attorneys, tribal leaders, political operators, and massive personalities? In this Top Shelf Replay, Kate & Kim revisit one of the most beloved—and...

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