Consistency builds trust
Why agency standards matter more than process documentation Almost every agency has a slide somewhere that explains how they work. It's usually
5 min readThe human side of work
leadership
Of course they booed
I keep seeing videos from college commencements where a speaker mentions AI and the crowd boos. Honestly, good. The reaction didn’t strike me
6 min read
Every agency culture is shaped by its delivery culture, whether leadership realizes it or not
There’s a certain kind of agency leader who loves to talk about culture. They’ll proudly tell you that their agency is collaborative,
9 min read
Why agency projects become unprofitable (and what agencies keep getting wrong)
One of the first projects I inherited in a senior project management role taught me a lesson I’ve seen repeated in agencies for
10 min read
Why we keep creating accidental project managers
Most project managers did not choose the role. The role chose them.They became accidental project managers because the work needed structure. That story
4 min read
Accidental project management: what it is, why it happens, and how to lead through it
No one grows up wanting to be a project manager. At least, none of the PMs I know had lifelong dreams of...this. Most
10 min read
The first three things I’d focus on as an accidental project manager
Most people use “accidental project manager” to describe how they got into the role. There's a very common thread among project managers:
5 min read
Why your agency process keeps breaking down (and what actually fixes it)
Your project process is pretty damn integral to making sure your work wraps up smoothly—on time, within budget, goals met, and everyone reasonably
5 min read
Check me out on YouTube
I just launched a YouTube channel. That sentence feels both exciting and a little ridiculous to type, but here we are. After Same Team
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I write about project leadership, working with people, and what happens when the plan meets real life.
