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 readThe human side of work
Project Management
Managing your attention is part of project management
I was talking with a mentee recently who is hovering right at that dangerous edge of “too many projects.” They’re not fully underwater
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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
Project management is a people problem (and this book gets that)
I’ve known Stuart Taylor professionally for a while now—mostly through LinkedIn, a few Zoom calls, and some video collaborations—and I’ve
3 min read
Accidental project managers (and why this conversation matters more than we admit)
There’s a version of project management that gets marketed to people, and it’s honestly kind of adorable. It’s presented as this
3 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
What I wish someone had told me when I became a project manager
I technically became a project manager because someone saw it in me before I saw it in myself. But the truth is, I had
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I write about project leadership, working with people, and what happens when the plan meets real life.
