Own. Move. Anchor. with Kevin Pannell

Content

This is where the work shows up.

Leadership, discipline, movement, and practical ways to apply what matters when things are not ideal.

Whether you listen, watch, or read, the goal is the same: give you something useful that helps you think clearly, act with purpose, and stay grounded.

Podcast

Own. Move. Anchor. with Kevin Pannell

This is where I break down leadership, ownership, and how to keep work moving when things aren’t clean and plans change.

Each episode draws on real-world experience across military medicine, emergency response, healthcare, and program leadership. The focus is simple: what works, what helps, and what you can apply right away.

What Should a Good PMO Actually Do? – People. Process. Progress.

What should a good Project Management Office actually do?A PMO can create standards, dashboards, governance, meetings, and reporting, but those are tools, not outcomes.In this episode of People, Process, Progress, Kevin Pannell explores three outcomes a good PMO should help create: Visibility, Predictability, and Confidence.Drawing from a recent PMI Southwest Virginia presentation, Kevin connects practical project and portfolio management to concepts including the Common Operating Picture, PACE planning, John Boyd’s OODA loop, PMO pit crews, project guardrails, and governance as a safety rail rather than red tape.The episode comes back to three questions every PMO and project organization can ask:Can we see the body of work?Do we know what happens next?Do we trust our ability to execute?Because good project management isn’t about adding process for the sake of process. It’s about helping people execute important work.People. Process. Progress.Leadership • Project Management • Execution

1. What Should a Good PMO Actually Do? 11:57
2. Episode 430: New Year. New Intent. 16:44
3. Be Like Water: Leadership Lessons for Your First 90 Days in a New Role 09:34
4. 4 Project Health Metrics Your Software Isn't Tracking 09:42
5. Visibility vs. Alignment: Why Green Dashboards Lie 09:13

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YouTube

Own. Move. Anchor. on YouTube

This is where the physical side shows up: training, movement, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and how I apply the same mindset outside of work.

It’s not about motivation. It’s about showing the work, staying consistent, and building something you can rely on when things get hard.

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Books

Books by Kevin Pannell

The books go deeper into leadership, discipline, project management, and building a steadier life through simple frameworks that hold up over time.

The Stability Equation: 7 Pillars for a More Balanced Life focuses on building a strong foundation through ownership, mindfulness, movement, boundaries, connection, sleep, and faith.

The People, Process, and Progress of Project Management focuses on aligning teams, improving execution, and delivering results through practical leadership and structured project work.

They are built on real experience, not theory, and offer longer-form ways to engage with the same ideas that run through the podcast and videos.

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