The Project Success Podcast
The Conversation With Clint Padgett
A Leading Communication Podcast for Business and Team Success
Team Execution
Team Empowerment
Team Accountability
The key to business and team success finds its roots deep in conversation.
Clint Padgett serves as the President and CEO of Project Success. With more than 30 years in project management, he has developed his expertise by assisting Fortune 100 companies in improving their operations. To learn how to manage projects, teams, and results effectively, listen to Clint Padgett on the Conversation podcast, where he engages with business leaders, best-selling authors, and academics conducting innovative research that encourages professional and business growth.
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Did you realize the key to business and team success finds its roots deep in conversation? Join Clint Padgett, who’s built his career helping Fortune 100 companies optimize their businesses, as he interviews leaders who encourage employees to learn, challenge, and grow. If you want to effectively manage people and optimize results, this is the podcast for you. The Conversation with Clinton M. Padgett from Forbes Books.
In Part Two of Clint’s conversation with Shawn Vanderhoven, Partner at The Wiseman Group and bestselling author of “Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World,” Shawn explains how leaders can create the right balance of clarity and challenge to help their teams do their best work. From embracing “productive uncertainty” and defining measurable success to establishing team norms and recognizing each person’s unique strengths, Shawn shares practical ways leaders can reduce distraction, build shared commitment, and create an environment where people can thrive.
This is the second part of a two-part conversation.
Topics Covered:
- How “productive uncertainty” creates the right balance between safety and stretch
- Why teams need a clear and measurable definition of success
- How to turn broad ambitions into specific success measures
- The difference between success measures and the lead actions that drive them
- Why involving your team in setting priorities builds shared commitment
- How a “distraction inventory” can reveal what’s stealing your team’s focus
- Creating “house rules” that protect time and reduce unnecessary distractions
- How to “pause up” and get your boss involved in protecting your team’s focus
- Why leaders should know their team members’ superpowers and kryptonite
- How understanding each person’s “native genius” helps leaders assign the right work
- Why recognizing when an employee is struggling can have an outsized impact
- How making people feel seen strengthens focus, engagement, and belonging
Links:
Shawn’s website – https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/shawn-vanderhoven/
Shawn’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnvanderhoven/
Shawn’s book, “Pause” – https://www.pausebook.co/
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