The Project Success Podcast
The Conversation With Clint Padgett
A Leading Communication Podcast for Business and Team Success
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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 this episode, Clint sits down with Shawn Vanderhoven, Partner at The Wiseman Group and bestselling author of “Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World” to discuss why doing more doesn’t always lead to better results and how leaders can create the space their teams need to focus on the work that matters most.
Drawing on research with leaders and teams across more than 150 major companies, Shawn explains why constant interruptions, competing priorities, and an endless stream of “quick” requests can prevent even the most talented people from doing their best work. He and Clint discuss the difference between a bias toward action and a bias toward impact, the hidden cost of task switching, and why effective leadership increasingly requires the courage to make real trade-offs.
This is the first part of a two-part conversation.
Topics Covered:
- Why focus has become one of the biggest obstacles to doing great work
- The difference between a bias toward action and a bias toward impact
- Why great leaders “tune in before they jump in”
- How seemingly small interruptions can derail hours of productive work
- Why multitasking doesn’t work and the hidden cost of task switching
- How many major priorities one person can realistically manage
- The “Red Queen effect” and why moving faster doesn’t always move you forward
- How hidden work quietly overwhelms teams
- Why leaders need to uncover their team’s true workload
- What happens when everything is treated as a top priority
- Why saying no to important work is essential to making an impact
- How strategic pauses can help teams create greater focus, clarity, and momentum
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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