{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Psych Attack","title":"31. Project management and leadership","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f5e82f8c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2830,"description":"In this episode, I catch up with Dominique Barker (CIO) for a deep dive on project management and leadership. We discuss:Dom's professional experience and project management origin storyImplementing real change and making it stickQuantum thinkingFailing fast and forwardHarnessing executive sponsorshipProviding just-in-time informationGiving back to stakeholdersDoing project management in your personal life.About Dominique BarkerDominique Barker is a CIO (Chief Information Officer) with deep experience in IT strategy, enterprise leadership, AI, and organisation‑wide digital transformation across complex public‑sector and university environments. In this episode Dom shares experience gleaned from leading organisation‑wide adoption of new ways of working, delivering large and small‑scale generative and agentic AI implementations, and driving major technology uplift programs. Dom is known for bringing people along on the journey. She partners closely with business executives and delivery teams to ensure technology investments achieve measurable outcomes, hit strategic targets, and deliver lasting organisational change.More from DomDominique Barker on quantum thinking in the age of AI (Online article, Public Spectrum, March 2026)Coding, kids, and the invisible double shift of tech mums (Online article, ChannelLife, February 2026)Australia's AI outlook (Featured contributor, Moxie Insights, December 2025)Rewriting Your Career Mid-Flight – Dominique Barker on the Joyful Upsides of Tech Leadership (Podcast episode, Tech to Exec, September 2025)Books recommended by Dom #noprojects: A culture of continuous value. By Evan Leybourn and Shane Hastie The #noprojects online communityBad change: 50 ways why change doesn't work and 266 tips to make it better. By Peter Phan and Gilbert KruidenierBook websiteThe intangibles of leadership: The 10 qualities of superior executive performance. By Richard A. Davis Cite this episodeMacDonald, J. B. & Barker, D. (2026, April 29). Project...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JZE3qWt6XEK_Jb5qnXnTgMiHvzdc4nUwqqj2rVl6TBs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YzFk/MWYwYjY4MDFlZjAw/ZGVjMWZjMzIzOTA4/NDhiNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}