Leading Your Firm’s Growth With Account and Project Management

Thanks for joining us at Monday Night Brewing! 🍻
It was a pleasure to present these sessions alongside Jenny and David. I’m grateful you joined us to dig into the real work of project management: the kind that lives in the space between account and project leadership, where empathy, clarity, and strategy collide.
📑 The Essential Principles of Good Project Management
Keynote slides → [Download here]

TL;DR: This talk is about the foundations that make great PMs. Not frameworks. Not jargon. Principles. I walked through 10 human-centered, strategic guideposts that help you thrive in chaos, connect across disciplines, lead with empathy, and use tools (including AI) with intention. If you want to refresh your practice or explain to others what PMs really do, this is the place to start.
📑 Leading Through Project Management
Keynote slides → [Download here]

TL;DR: This session is about leveling up: from managing timelines to leading organizations. Strategic project management is about connecting today’s projects to tomorrow’s goals, evolving your practice, and stepping into a leadership mindset. We talked about ditching dogma, exercising empathy, mixing process models to fit reality, and using AI as a tool — not a replacement. The big takeaway: AI isn’t a leader. You are,
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📚 Resources and Links
Here’s a long list of supporting articles, videos, resources, and templates I've created (everything mentioned in my slides is linked below).
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Project Management for Humans
I wrote Project Management for Humans to make project management more approachable and, well, human. I’m now working on the second edition—coming in 2026—with fresh insights on leadership, AI, and the evolving role of PMs.

More on Account and PM
Before you jump into my other resources, check out the AM/PM tension keynote I presented earlier this year, along with the article that went viral on Linkedin and prompted the presentation.

Resources mentioned in The Essential Principles of Project Management
Principle 1: Chaos Junkies


Principle 2: Professional Translators

Principle 3: Lovable hardasses


Principle 4: Always in beta



Principle 5: Purpose over process





Principle 6: Radically transparent


Principle 7: Big picture bosses


Principle 8: People first, always


Principle 9: Tech with intention





Principle 10: Strategic navigators



Upcoming events
I love getting out from behind the laptop, meeting new people, and sharing ideas that (hopefully) spark something useful—or at least start a great conversation. Speaking events are one of my favorite ways to trade stories, connect with smart folks, and learn while I teach. Here’s where you can find me next:



TL;DR: Project management isn’t about choosing sides between AM and PM — it’s about thriving in the space where both meet. The healthy tension between relationships and delivery is where real leadership happens. These talks explore the essential principles that ground PMs, and the strategic practices that help us lead teams, clients, and organizations through change.