In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...
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In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...
Leading Megaprojects: Hard Truths, Bold Lessons, and the Path to Excellence
The 4PM Podcast
14 minutes
1 month ago
Leading Megaprojects: Hard Truths, Bold Lessons, and the Path to Excellence
Megaprojects are among the most ambitious undertakings in the world—often exceeding billions of dollars, spanning years, and impacting entire industries, economies, and communities. But with such scale comes enormous risk. In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam unpacks the hard truths and bold lessons from two billion-dollar case studies: the USA Project (UP) and the Asian Project (AP). Despite starting with similar scope and ambition, their outcomes could not have been more dif...
The 4PM Podcast
In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...
