<div class="feed-description"><p> <a title="To download: Right click here and select 'Save as...' or 'Save target as...'" target="_blank" href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pmpodcast/PM_Podcast_544_2025_12_19_Four_Project_Success_Pillars.mp3">Play audio-only episode</a> | <a title="Watch it on YouTube" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/OOlvrdaIsN0">Play on YouTube</a> | <a title="Watch it on Spotify" target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0h4KuKmIy9CC44TyrHTyYl">Play on Spotify</a> </p> <div> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0h4KuKmIy9CC44TyrHTyYl/video" style="width:100%; aspect-ratio:16/9; height:auto; border:0; display:block;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"> </iframe> </div> <h2>Episode Summary</h2> <p> Projects rarely fall apart because of tools or templates. They struggle because leaders lack clarity, adaptability, awareness, and strong communication habits. Author and coach Scott Barnard joins Cornelius Fichtner to share a practical leadership framework built on four pillars that help project managers guide their teams through turbulence. Drawing from more than three decades of recovering troubled initiatives, Scott explains how these pillars help teams anticipate disruption, reduce stress, and keep moving toward meaningful outcomes. His experience spans major global programs, complex software projects, and large organizational transformations, all of which reveal a consistent pattern: when leaders strengthen these four pillars, chaos loses its grip and teams deliver more confidently. </div>