The Influential Project Manager Kyle Nitchen

👋 Hey, Kyle here! Welcome to The Influential Project Manager, a weekly newsletter covering the essentials of successful project leadership.
I'm recently had the opportunity to join the Contractor Evolution podcast with Benji Carlson to talk about project management. Check it out to hear our conversation.
7 Archetypes Of Effective Project Managers
My guest on the show today is Kyle Nitchen. I found Kyle through his substack and newsletter called “The Influential Project Manager”.
As a Senior Project Manager for Layton Construction, Kyle has built over 350 million dollars worth of projects all over the United States. We dove into:
* Perspectives from How Big Things Get Done on why projects commonly fail.
* The shortcomings of current tools and methods in today's construction environment.
* Keys to being a successful Project Manager.
Thanks for listening!
Shout out to the Breakthrough Academy for bringing me on, it was great sitting down with you guys and sharing what’s possible for contractors and project leaders today.


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👋 Hey, Kyle here! Welcome to The Influential Project Manager, a weekly newsletter covering the essentials of successful project leadership.
I'm excited to share that I was a guest on a recent episode of the Construction Genius podcast with Eric Anderton. Check it out to hear our conversation.
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If you’re interested in developing your project managers so that they deliver predictable results and help you make more money, this episode is for you.
My guest is Kyle Nitchen. He is a senior project manager. He has been in the business for a little under a decade. He has developed a framework that he has executed in his own personal experience and communicates to others to help people be more effective as project managers.
It includes seven archetypes. An archetype is a fancy way of saying an ideal example or something to model yourself after.
Those archetypes are:
* The Communicator
* The Enforcer
* The Builder
* The Leader
* The Attorney
* The Accountant, and
* The Business Developer.
In other words, if you want to be a well-rounded successful project manager, you need to develop those aspects of skill and ability. That’s what we talk about here on this episode.
Join my conversation with Kyle. Feel free to share it with other people who you think would benefit from it. Thank you for tuning in to the show!


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Are you considering a career in construction project management? In this episode of The Influential Project Manager, we speak with Matt Gorgolinski, the host of The Construction Hall of Fame Podcast and CEO of Big League Talent Co, about what it takes to be successful in the industry.
Matt shares his insights on the skills and qualities that are necessary for a career in the AEC Industry, as well as some tips for those looking to get started. We explore his definition of leadership, the importance of mentorship, and the latest trends shaping the industry.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your career to the next level, this episode is packed with valuable information and advice. Tune in now to learn more about careers in construction management!
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and Substack.
Where to find Matt Gorgolinski:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattGorgolinski
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-gorgolinski/
• Website: https://bigleaguetalentco.com/
• Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2039513
Where to find Kyle:
• Newsletter: https://kylenitchen.substack.com/archive
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylenitch
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylenitchen/
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In this episode, we sit down with Matt Graves, a seasoned construction professional, who shares his invaluable insights on how young professionals can thrive in the industry. With over a decade of experience in construction management, Matt has distilled his knowledge into 22 actionable hacks that can help young professionals succeed in the competitive world of construction.
From effective communication to mindsets and time management, Matt's hacks are a treasure trove of practical advice that any young professional can benefit from. Join us as we dive deep into Matt's 22 Hacks to Win as a Young Construction Professional and learn how you can accelerate your career growth in the construction industry.Matt publishes a weekly newsletter and daily content on LinkedIn.
22 hacks to win as a Young Construction Professional:
1. RTFC! (Read The F’ing Contract)
2. Take Notes. Your memory sucks. You will forget a lot.
3. Keep a To-Do list
4. Keep a Follow-Up on list
5. You will probably get yelled at. Don’t take any of it personally.
6. Everyday you will hear something you don’t know what it means. Write it down. Go Google it.
7. Ask for honest feedback and constructive criticism.
8. Actually do something with that feedback.
9. Talk to people from different trades and roles. Learn what they do.
10. Listen more than you talk.
11. Ask more thoughtful questions when you talk.
12. Never say: “I don’t know how.” Go figure it out.
13. When you commit to do something. Do it. Without having to be followed up on.
14. Follow Dale Carnegie rule #1: “Don’t Criticize, Condemn, or Complain.”
15. Follow Johnny Smith rule #1: “To be early is to be on time. To be on time is to be late. To be late is unacceptable.”
16. Understand that Right, Wrong, or Indifferent. You will have to make a decision. Make it. Don’t dwell.
17. You will make mistakes. No biggie. Just try not to make the same one twice.
18. Be respectful of everyone. Always. From the CEO to the Day Laborer picking up trash.
19. Be a contributing member of the team. Don’t worry about who gets the credit.
20. Realize you will never “know it all.” Even the 30+ years of experience guys learn something every day. Embrace it.
21. Its 2022. Everyone is burned out. Work with understanding and empathy.
22. Have Fun! We get to build some cool stuff. Enjoy it.
What would you add? Let us know in the comments.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and Substack.
Where to find Matt Graves:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/YetiGraves
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-graves-pmp/
• Newsletter: https://constructionyeti.substack.com/archive
• Podcast: https://constructionyeti.substack.com/podcast
Where to find Kyle:
• Newsletter: https://kylenitchen.substack.com/archive
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylenitch
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylenitchen/
Thanks for listening! Want to work together?
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👋 Hey, Kyle here! Welcome to another ✨ free edition ✨ of my weekly newsletter/podcast. Each week I share news and insights on leadership, project management, and continuous improvement. Subscribe to get this newsletter every week 👇
Project Managers and leaders everywhere know that time is the most precious asset there is. We will often negotiate and even fight over food, oil, land, money, and water, but we treat time like it will, well, last forever. In reality, it’s the only non-renewable resource we have.
The theme of this week’s podcast is filed under productivity, specifically focused becoming more effective with your time.
In this issue of the podcast, I want to share a productivity tool that can change the way you view tasks and time. It’s called “The Eisenhower Matrix.” I first learned about this tool at a leadership training seminar hosted by the company I work for. Since then, I’ve been able to accomplish more in less time and gain more control of my desired outcomes.
The Eisenhower Matrix is a task management tool that helps you organize and prioritize tasks by urgency and importance, so you can effectively prioritize your most important work. I like to reference it as the blueprint for productivity and can serve as your roadmap to productive action.
This tool helps you divide your tasks into four boxes: the tasks you’ll do first, the tasks you’ll schedule for later, the tasks you’ll delegate, and the tasks you’ll delete.
In order use time in the most effective way and literally 10X your results is to understand the difference between activities which are URGENT and activities which are IMPORTANT.
The 4 categories of activities include:
* Important activities that are urgent (they must be done now or soon)
* Important activities that are not urgent
* Unimportant activities that are urgent
* Unimportant activities that are not urgent
Differentiating between urgent and important within the Eisenhower Matrix can help you identify which tasks you should jump on and which tasks might be better handled by other team members. 
Once you know how to distinguish between urgent and important tasks, you can begin separating your tasks into the four quadrants of the Eisenhower Matrix. 
Remarkable things will begin to happen on your projects and in your life when you start controlling what quadrant you are operating in.
Almost everything is a waste of time. The better you get with your time, the less you tolerate things that are not making an impact on your goals, milestones, values, and priorities.
Most people tolerate spending huge amounts of their time on things that don’t inspire them because they aren’t clear on what they want.
Clarity and inspiration follow productive action.
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👋 Hello, this is Kyle with a special podcast issue of The Influential Project Manager. This episode serves as an overview on the (10) tenets to remember as you step up as a new leader. Subscribe to get this newsletter every Friday delivered right to your inbox.
Do you want to stand out more and be presented more opportunities?
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been drawn to leadership and charisma.
I’ve always been curious what made people more influential, successful, and genuinely liked.
The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team. But the practice of leadership is different for everyone.
There are nuances in leadership that everyone has to uncover for themselves.
Everyone has their own individual characteristics, personalities, and perspectives.
Today I am honored to have the opportunity to be able to share some of the things I’ve learned about being a successful new leader.
10 Steps To Become A Successful New Leader
Here are some fundamental rules to keep in mind as you take command.
* Be Humble. It is an honor to be in a leadership position. Your team is counting on you to make the right decisions.
* Don’t act like you know everything, because you don’t. The team knows that. Your boss knows that. Ask smart questions.
* Listen. Ask for advice and heed it. Listening is a huge part of communication. Leadership requires excellent communication skills. You cannot communicate effectively if you are not listening to what your people are saying and what is actually going on around you.
* Treat people with respect. Regardless of rank, everyone is a human and plays an important role in the team. Treat them that way. Take care of your people and they will take care of you. Pass credit for success up and down the chain of command.
* Take ownership of failures, mistakes, AND the solutions. Many young leaders start to grasp the fact that everything all of sudden becomes their fault. This is good. New leaders cannot forget that along with taking ownership of the failures, you must also take ownership of the solution and drive it home.
* Work hard. As the leader, you should be working harder than anyone else on the team. Taking out of the trash. Cleaning the office. Your job is anything related to supporting the team and the goal. No job is beneath you.
* Have integrity. Do what you say; say what you do. Don’t lie up or down the chain of command. Maintaining your integrity is insanely important for new leaders.
* Be decisive. When it is time to make a decision, make one. Always remember this: "Relax. Look around. Make a call."
* Build relationships. That is your main goal as a leader. A team is a group of people who have relationships and trust one another. Otherwise, it is just a disconnected, incoherent cluster of people.
* Get the job done. That is the purpose of a leader – to lead a team in accomplishing a mission. If you don’t accomplish the mission, you fail as a leader. Performance counts.
Now go out there and lead by example.
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