Writing by Brett Harned

The human side of work

Ideas, stories, and practical advice on project leadership, collaboration, and the messy, wonderful business of working with people.

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What If We Designed the Project Experience? Featuring Maggie Lynn, PMP®‍, Digital PM Summit 2026 Speaker We spend a lot of time in project

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Over the years, I’ve helped agency teams map the process from business development through account management and into project delivery. I’m doing

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What Happens When AI Does the PM Busywork? Featuring Chase Williams, Digital PM Summit 2026 Speaker In my first conversation for The Human Side

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Every team says they want better processes. What's much harder is actually following them. I've been thinking about this because

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Aug 5, 2026leadership

It's rarely about one bad project. Losing clients sucks. For some agencies, it can be a death sentence. The reality is that

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What Improv Can Teach Us About Leading Projects Featuring Blythe Meyers, Digital PM Summit 2026 Speaker One of the things I'm most

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Jul 28, 2026leadership

A conversation I had recently reminded me of something I've seen time and time again in organizations: Someone raises a concern, and

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Jul 28, 2026Events

When I stepped away from programming the Digital PM Summit after 2022, I was burned out. Not by the community project management, but by

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