#157 | Sustainability Meets Project Management: The Green PMO Revolution with Eman Deabil

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What happens when project management expertise meets sustainability principles? Eman Deabil, Bahraini transformation management leader and award-winning professional, reveals the powerful intersection that sparked her global Green PMO initiative.

Emerging from a desire to create something uniquely Bahraini that would impact the world, Iman's collaborative book project brings together diverse thought leaders to explore how Project Management Offices can drive meaningful sustainability transformation. She explains how combining her PMO experience and sustainability knowledge created the foundation for this innovative approach.

Eman offers practical strategies for organisations struggling to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into their operations. She emphasizes creating specific sustainability KPIs, aligning projects with UN Sustainable Development Goals, and establishing clear accountability mechanisms. Most importantly, she addresses the challenge of convincing resistant stakeholders by translating sustainability initiatives into financial terms, and demonstrating long-term value creation.

In this episode we discuss:

• Combining PMO expertise with ESG knowledge

• Using KPIs and strategic alignment to incorporate sustainability into project management

• Overcoming management resistance

• Applying emotional intelligence to understand stakeholder dynamics

• Becoming a "T-shaped" project manager

Check out Iman's best-selling book "Green PMO" to learn how project management offices can lead sustainability transformation in organizations.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Iman Debel (00:00:00)

2. Origins of the Green PMO Initiative (00:02:15)

3. Combining PMO and Sustainability (00:05:24)

4. Integrating ESG into Project Management (00:10:46)

5. Transformation Leadership Journey (00:17:42)

6. Managing Change and Stakeholder Resistance (00:22:04)

7. Creating Multiple Lives Instead of Balance (00:27:26)

8. Project Management in Personal Life (00:31:10)