Oct 13, 2026
What if the reason your project management job search is stalling has nothing to do with your skills? On average, about 300 people apply to a single opening, and the odds of being the one who gets the offer are slim. In that market, strong project leadership isn't enough. Landing a six-figure project management role...
Sep 15, 2026
Why "over-communicating" isn't about saying more — it's about knowing exactly what your stakeholders need to hear, and when.
What happens when a project manager goes silent? According to this episode of Project Management Happy Hour, nothing good. Left in an information vacuum, stakeholders don't assume the best —...
Aug 25, 2026
Projects rarely fail from a lack of templates — they fail because of people. Author Dawn Mahan reveals the animal avatars that help you spot the cheerleader, the finicky fan, and the saboteur before one of them bites you in the ankle.
Why do projects really fail? Not, as guest Dawn Mahan argues, from a shortage of...
Aug 12, 2026
Your worst project management habit might also be your superpower — the trick is knowing which one you're wielding, and when.
What actually separates a great project manager from the one everyone dreads seeing on their calendar? It's rarely a certification or a prettier Gantt chart — it's behavior. This episode of...
Jul 29, 2026
A $6.9 million estimate. A $1.25 billion catastrophe. How fake deadlines, a rigged bid, and a steering committee allergic to bad news turned a routine payroll migration into one of the biggest project disasters in Australian history.
What happens when project leadership treats risk management as optional, decision...