Do I Just Follow Up with People for a Living?
I read a Reddit post this week from a project manager who’s frustrated by spending half their time trying…
The Dangers of Fluid Timelines
This week I’ve been working on a reset plan for a multi-year project. Its goal is to get…
Missing Information? Here’s How to Move Forward.
As project managers, we’re constantly in scenarios where we don’t have all the information we need. Sometimes this…
Learn What Your Teams Need to Succeed
Recently I heard a coworker use the phrase, “a lack of planning on your part does not constitute…
Have the Hard Conversation
There’s a tough conversation I’ve been meaning to have with a coworker for several months, but I put…
Help Your Teams Feel Safe Sharing Setbacks
Projects regularly have setbacks, problems, or need some other type of update or regroup. When that happens, how…
Ask Your Boss to Validate Your Priorities: It’s a Tool, Not a Weakness
Last week, I asked my boss for help. I’ve written extensively about the techniques I’ve used on my…
Closing Your Technical Knowledge Gap
In the last year or two, I’ve started supporting projects in areas of my company that do technical…
Some Hard Decisions Don’t Have to Be Hard
I don’t know that I thought too much about decision-making growing up, because it wasn’t until I reached…
Project Managers, Don’t Solve Every Problem.
The job of a project manager can be described in many ways. One of those ways is “problem…