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This episode discusses how a scarcity mindset can limit leadership effectiveness in PMO and transformation roles.

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills What if the biggest thing limiting your influence is not your methodology, your governance model, your tools, or even your executive support? What if it is the mindset you have been operating from without realizing it? In PMO, project, and transformation work, scarcity is everywhere: not enough time, not enough funding, not enough resources, not enough sponsor support, not enough executive attention. And when you live inside that “not enough” environment every day, it can start shaping how you lead. Scarcity mindset can cause leaders to protect territory, hold back information, compete for recognition, wait for permission, or delay investing in their own growth because they are too busy, too overwhelmed, or too focused on the cost. But influence does not grow through protection. It grows through value creation. In this episode, you’ll learn: • How scarcity mindset shows up in PMO and transformation leadership. • Why “not enough” thinking can quietly shape the way you lead. • How protecting territory, information, or credit can limit your future influence. • Why…

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Host: Laura Barnard

Topics covered

• scarcity mindset
• leadership
• PMO
• transformation
• influence
• abundance mindset

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