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Zoom out: Are you seeing the forest AND the trees?

You're so deep in your project that you've lost sight of what really matters. Here's a question that might sting a little: When was the last time you zoomed out? Not just looked at your project plan. Not just checked your milestone dates. I

10 Mar 2026 4 min read

The methodology trap (and how to escape it)

Agile? Waterfall? Hybrid? None of them fit your messy reality perfectly. And that's okay. Let me guess: You've been asked (probably more than once): "So, are you Agile or Waterfall?" And you've probably said something like, "We're Agile... mostly.

03 Mar 2026 4 min read

The PM Power Move Nobody Teaches: Build the Prompt That Builds Your Prompts

Imagine this. Two project managers sit down to use AI on the same problem — drafting a stakeholder update for a project that's running behind. The first PM types: "Write a stakeholder email for a delayed project." The second PM uses a prompt she built three months

24 Feb 2026 6 min read

Stop managing stakeholders. Start aligning them.

The best PMs create conditions for alignment. The Principle: Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Strategic Stakeholder Engagement is about building consensus and creating alignment across diverse interests by understanding what people really care about and finding the common ground that already exists (even when nobody sees it yet). Here's what

03 Feb 2026 4 min read

Are you delivering outputs or outcomes?

Your stakeholders don't care how busy you are. They care about results that matter. Here's a conversation I hear all the time: PM: "We delivered everything on the project plan. On time, on budget." Stakeholder: "Great. But did it actually solve our problem?

27 Jan 2026 3 min read

Are you spending your energy in the right places?

Most PMs waste time on things that don't matter. Here's how to fix it. Let me ask you something: Where did your energy go this week? Status reports? Email firefighting? Chasing people for updates? Sitting in meetings that could've been a Slack message or

20 Jan 2026 2 min read

The 10 Principles of Intentional Intelligence

As I spent time thinking of ways to present ways of working with Generative AI, I had a few convictions. First and foremost, I still wanted to move project managers out of bureaucracy into leadership. And in the world of GenAI, that is still my goal. GenAI can help you

13 Jan 2026 2 min read

Validate. Verify. Authenticate.

Your critical thinking skills are extremely important in the age of AI. Why It Matters: Your ability to employ critical thinking protects you from any crazy AI answers or nefarious deep fakes. It also makes you a better user of AI tools. The words form a mantra in your brain

06 Jan 2026 2 min read

Infusing Your Project With Vision

What do we mean when we say "vision"? Vision = imagining an improved future state that the group will make a reality through its work* Or even more simply: envisioning a future that does not currently exist* It seems easy to infuse vision into our projects. Every project, everywhere,

09 Sep 2023 3 min read

46 Books Recommended By Project Managers

I asked 10 Project Managers the following question: ❓Share the top books that have shaped your approach to project management, leadership, or business I received 37 book Recommendations. The comments that followed the post elicited another 9. Now a total of 46. Below is the list of books: * 5 Levels

26 Aug 2023 2 min read

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