Storytelling is becoming an essential leadership skill for today’s project managers. Far beyond Gantt charts and spreadsheets, effective project management hinges on the ability to communicate vision, inspire teams, and navigate change with empathy and clarity.

In this episode, host Liana Henry sits down with her husband and business partner, Phillip Henry, COO of The Black Dog Group and a certified Project Management Professional, to explore how storytelling can transform the way project managers lead.

From guiding multi-million-dollar projects to mentoring enterprise teams, Phillip has seen firsthand that success in project management isn’t just about Gantt charts and deadlines. It’s about the human element.

Phillip unpacks how narrative can communicate vision with clarity, inspire teams to work toward a common goal, navigate change with empathy and resilience, turn dry “lessons learned” into engaging, actionable retrospectives, and win true stakeholder buy-in, not just signatures on a plan.

Take a listen if you are looking for practical frameworks, pitfalls to avoid, and tips to apply whether you’re managing a marketing campaign, a software rollout, or a community initiative. If you’re ready to lead with more than timelines, this episode is your toolkit.