The First 30 Days Will Make or Break Your Project

About this episode

Kevin Pannell discusses the critical importance of the first 30 days in project management and how alignment can prevent future issues.

Many projects struggle not because of poor execution, but because alignment was never built at the start. In this episode, The First 30 Days Will Make or Break Your Project, Kevin Pannell shares practical leadership lessons on why the first 30 days of a project matter most. Drawing from experience in healthcare IT, emergency management, and cross-organizational initiatives, he explains how clear intent, open communication, and shared expectations set the tone for successful work. If you lead projects, teams, or initiatives, these early conversations can determine whether your work moves forward smoothly or spends months correcting avoidable problems.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Pannell

Topics covered

• project management
• leadership
• communication
• healthcare IT
• team alignment

Keywords

• project management
• leadership lessons
• communication
• healthcare IT
• team alignment
• successful projects
• expectations

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