HBR Book Webinar: Powered by Projects

“Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez’s Powered by Projects marks a shift from the mechanistic philosophy of the industrial age to the organic paradigm of the digital era—and from hierarchical bureaucracy to self-organization.” —Zhang Ruimin, Founder of Haier

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We now work in a project-based economy. Constant transformation is the new norm, and projects and initiatives are now the primary ways organizations drive value, strategic growth, and innovation.

Agile organizations alone are no longer keeping up. In the Transformation Age, companies need a more advanced operating model—the Project-Driven Organization (PDO)—to turn strategy into results. Without strengthening the three dimensions at the heart of Powered by Projects—organization, leadership, and value creation—transformation success rates will not improve.

On January 20, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, the leading global authority on project-first cultures and author of Powered By Projects, will join his editor, Dave Lievens, to discuss why project management capabilities have become essential to every leader’s toolkit—and how organizations must evolve to deliver change consistently.

• Shift decision-making closer to teams to remove transformation bottlenecks
• Prioritize initiatives and sponsor them actively to accelerate impact
• Build internal “transformation muscles” across the organization
• Use project-specific metrics to align teams with strategic outcomes
• Leverage project analytics and AI for predictive, real-time decisions
• Develop the next generation of leaders equipped for the Project Economy

We hope you can join us to learn how to thrive in an economy where projects are the path to success.

Can’t join the event live? You can still register to receive full recording access.

About the Speakers:

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the worldwide expert on modern project management. He is the author of the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook and the most published expert in HBR on project management. In 2023 and 2025, he was included in the Thinkers50 ranking, recognizing his research and global impact on modern management. Antonio is a visiting professor in seven leading business schools. After a 25-year corporate career as a program director in PwC, BNP Paribas, and GSK, Antonio launched Projects & Company, a strategy consulting firm that advises executives on how to accelerate their transformations while developing their internal organizational transformation capabilities. He was global chairman of the Project Management Institute in 2026 and is the cofounder of the Strategy Implementation Institute. You can follow Antonio through antonionietorodriguez.com, his LinkedIn newsletter Lead Projects Successfully, and his popular LinkedIn Learning courses.

Dave Lievens is a Senior Editor at HBR Press and oversees commercial partnerships for HBR series including HBR’s 10 Must Reads, HBR Guides, and HBR Handbooks. He has held editorial and commercial roles at University of Pennsylvania Press, Archipelago Books, and Pearson Education.

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You will receive the online link to the event in your confirmation email. You can also purchase a copy of Powered By Projects at the discounted price of £23.00 by choosing the webinar + book/ebook ticket option. Please note for this special offer the print edition can only be sent to UK residents but the ebook is available wherever you are based.

The event is hosted by Harvard Business Review and is free to attend. Click here to learn more about HBR and how to subscribe. For group subscriptions please email alexander.bart@hbr.org