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Description
Do you know the project is slipping, but the status report still makes it look almost under control? Are dates moving quietly, decisions waiting too long, and dependencies becoming harder to explain with confidence? Do you sense that the real problem is not only the timeline - but the fact that people are starting to lose trust in the plan? And are you trying to recover the project without creating panic, blame, or another heavy governance layer that slows things down even further? This is a familiar moment in project delivery. The project may not be failing. The team may not be careless. The sponsor may still be supportive. But momentum has started to leak. A few decisions were delayed. A few assumptions changed. A few dependencies were not visible early enough. The team kept working, but the project no longer has the same grip on reality it had at the start. The real question is not, "How do we explain the delay better?" The better question is: What needs to be reset now so the project can regain control, credibility, and forward movement? The Rescue a Project That Is Slipping Sprint is designed for project managers and delivery leaders who need to bring a drifting project back into clearer control. Across the sprint, we examine the current project reality, missed or moving milestones, stakeholder expectations, dependency gaps, decision bottlenecks, risk signals, and communication patterns. We look at what is truly delayed. What is blocked. What has changed. What still matters most. Who needs to make a decision. And what must be communicated before the delay becomes the only story stakeholders remember. You will walk away with a project slippage diagnosis, a reset view of critical path and priorities, a stakeholder expectation map, a practical recovery communication structure, and a 30-day recovery plan. This is not about blaming the team. It is not about creating a more beautiful tracker. It is about making the project honest enough to recover. Because a slipping project can often be rescued - but only when the real issues are named before confidence disappears.
What you'll get from this package
A project slippage diagnosis separating timeline issues, scope changes, decision delays, resource constraints, and dependency gaps.
A reset view of critical path, true priorities, stuck work, avoidable noise, and the few items that now matter most.
A stakeholder expectation map showing who needs reassurance, who needs a decision, and who needs a more direct conversation.
A practical recovery communication structure for sponsors, clients, vendors, and internal teams.
A 30-day project recovery plan with weekly actions, risk checkpoints, escalation moments, and progress measures.
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
Session plan 1 Session 1: Current project reality, slippage symptoms, and stakeholder pressure. 2 Session 2: Root-cause diagnosis, critical path, dependencies, and decision bottlenecks. 3 Session 3: Recovery plan, communication reset, and escalation strategy. 4 Session 4: 30-day delivery rhythm and stakeholder confidence plan. How I work with clients I work with clients by starting with clarity, not assumptions. Whether the challenge is a career transition, a leadership inflection point, a technology decision, or an organizational transformation, my first task is to understand what is really going on beneath the surface. Often, the visible issue is only a symptom. The real constraint may be unclear priorities, weak alignment, outdated operating rhythms, gaps in leadership identity, or decisions that have not yet been made with enough precision. My approach combines structured inquiry, real-world executive experience, and practical strategy. I do not believe in generic frameworks, motivational advice, or one-size-fits-all playbooks. Each engagement is shaped around the client’s context, goals, constraints, and stage of growth. Together, we diagnose the real pattern, challenge assumptions, surface blind spots, and translate insight into action. For individuals, that may mean strengthening leadership presence, reframing career value, or navigating the shift from technical expertise to strategic influence. For organizations, it may mean aligning leadership, clarifying decision rights, strengthening operating models, or turning transformation intent into executable movement. The work is both rigorous and human. There is strategic structure, but also space for reflection, identity shifts, trust-building, and the deeper leadership work required for lasting change. The goal is not just to create a plan. The goal is to help clients see clearly, decide wisely, and move forward with confidence.
- Preparation: Clients are expected to share relevant context, documents, role descriptions, profiles, business material, or questions at least 24 hours before the session where applicable. For diagnostic-led packages, the client should complete the relevant JRDN diagnostic before the first session and share the result or key observations. - Confidentiality: All coaching and advisory conversations are confidential, except where disclosure is required by law or platform policy. - Scope: Coaching and advisory recommendations are strategic and developmental in nature. They do not constitute legal, financial, therapeutic, tax, or investment advice. - No guaranteed outcomes: Career moves, promotions, job offers, funding, business growth, AI adoption, transformation outcomes, partner-tier movement, or executive buy-in cannot be guaranteed. The work creates clarity, readiness, positioning, and practical next steps. - Deliverables: Packages include live sessions, light notes, and agreed action points. Detailed written reports, implementation documents, architecture designs, offsite facilitation, or extended document reviews are outside scope unless separately agreed. - Client responsibility: The client is responsible for acting on recommendations, completing reflection work, and making final career or business decisions. - Platform terms: Leland's own cancellation, payment, refund, and platform policies apply in addition to these package terms.
Services included:
Process Improvement
Project Management
Cross-functional Collaboration
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Joined January 2026
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Transform Your Career with a Digital Leader | Ex-AWS & KPMG Director
I ran large, cross-functional transformations at AWS and KPMG, with real budgets, real politics, and real consequences when timelines slipped. The schedule was never the hard part. Leading people who didn't report to me, holding stakeholders to their commitments, and keeping a program steady under pressure, that was the actual work. I can help you grow from running tasks to leading outcomes, manage difficult stakeholders and executives, and build the credibility that carries you from project manager into program and portfolio leadership. As an ICF-ACC certified coach who has delivered at this scale, I coach both the craft and the career: the practical moves, and the confidence to make them.
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