APM Podcast

APM Podcast

APM, the chartered body for the project profession

Episodes 145
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

Project managers share their stories from the front line of the project and programme management profession. Contact us at [email protected] This podcast is brought to you by APM, the chartered membership organisation for the project profession. For more information on how to join APM, visit apm.org.uk.

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Recent Episodes

Building your experience to gain an executive role

Jun 11, 2026 35m

Emma talks all things leadership with Dave Corbin ChPP, Chief Project Delivery Officer at Gleeds. Dave started his working life as a gas engineer before switching into project and programme…

Delivering a £3bn water infrastructure resilience programme

May 28, 2026 45m

Emma is joined by John McNeill ChPP, Head of Programme Delivery at United Utilities, who's helping to lead the £3bn Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) in North-West England. What's it…

Why storytelling matters in project management

May 14, 2026 43m

Emma meets Zoë Arden, author of Story-Centred Leadership: Crafting cultures of change. The pair discuss storytelling – why it's a great skill to master as a project professional and how to do it…

From project professional to CEO, with the RSPCA's Joanna Rowland

Apr 30, 2026 30m

Emma meets Joanna Rowland, Chief Executive of the RSPCA. Listeners might remember her previous interview with the podcast in 2020 during the pandemic, when she was Director of HMRC’S COVID-19…

Why psychological safety is not a nice-to-have

Apr 16, 2026 42m

Emma meets James Evans, Programme Manager at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, who has a deep interest in psychological safety and contributed to the forthcoming APM e-learning module on the…

Using a systems thinking approach to select successful projects

Apr 02, 2026 43m

**The APM book Doing the Right Project: Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Select Successful Projects is available to purchase here:…

Is data literacy a soft skill?

Mar 19, 2026 52m

**Find the APM Data Literacy Skills Framework at apm.org.uk/resources/what-is-project-management/what-is-project-data-analytics **Emma meets Rob Lord, Director of Major Programmes at BT…

Arts and science: how to manage projects in any sector

Mar 05, 2026 47m

Ahead of International Women’s Day later this week, Emma meets two successful women in project management who work in completely different sectors – Josie Harries and Anna Ustynyuk. They explain how…

The show must go on! Royal Ballet and Opera’s £40m renewal programme

Feb 19, 2026 47m

Emma goes behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London to explore how a £40m technical renewal programme is being delivered without interrupting live performances. From upgrading stage…

When a project director becomes COO: Heather Walker at Royal Ballet and Opera

Feb 05, 2026 24m

Emma meets Heather Walker, Chief Operating Officer at Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) in London, where she's responsible for planning and coordinating a range of services to support across technical and…

What makes a great project manager? (Part 2)

Jan 22, 2026 38m

In this episode, we find out the secrets of being a great project manager. It’s January, the time of year where many of us have New Year's resolutions, or maybe just a vague idea of how we want to…

What the project economy means for your career

Jan 08, 2026 35m

Emma welcomes back to the podcast Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author and Vice President of APM, to talk about his new book, Powered by Projects, which is published by Harvard Business Review Press in…

Why simplicity matters in project management

Dec 23, 2025 27m

Emma meets Nathan Hellebrand ChPP, Global Delivery Director at Babcock International Group, and Mike Hudson ChPP, Interim Strategy Management Director at the National Trust, to discuss simplicity.…

Project leadership in the UK nuclear sector

Dec 11, 2025 31m

Professor Adam Boddison OBE welcomes Gareth Taylor to the podcast. Gareth was recently appointed a nuclear sector director at Turner & Townsend, having previously spent over six years at the…

How to measure anything in project management

Nov 26, 2025 52m

Emma is joined by Douglas Hubbard and Andreas Leed to discuss their book How to Measure Anything in Project Management, also co-authored with Alexander Budzier. Be prepared for mind-expanding…

How to boost your self-confidence: tips from the top

Nov 13, 2025 55m

We tackle the perennial problem of self-confidence and why many of us need an occasional, or more general, boost to our levels of it.Emma speaks to Dame Inga Beale, ex-CEO of Lloyd’s of London, and a…

The future of nuclear energy in the UK

Oct 30, 2025 56m

Emma is joined by Nigel Cann (Sizewell C), Stuart McLaren (WSP) and Carol Tansley (X-energy). They discuss the future of nuclear energy projects in the UK, including new technologies and the…

What makes a great project leader?

Oct 16, 2025 54m

Emma meets Dr Paul Chapman, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, and Gordon MacKay, Project Management Capability Lead at Sellafield, who also provided specialist…

“The only constant is change”: APM's Chair on project leadership

Oct 02, 2025 34m

Emma meets Amy Morley ChPP, APM’s new Chair and a Programme Management Senior Director at AECOM, an industry leader in programme management services for large, complex infrastructure programmes. Amy…

Managing stress and avoiding burnout

Sep 18, 2025 51m

Managing stress, maintaining work-life balance and avoiding burnout is a modern preoccupation. But let's not forget that the right level of stress can be enjoyable and motivating for many of you…

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