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...
Jul 14, 2026
Why do perfectly logical, well-researched project plans still fail to win people over? It's one of the most frustrating forms of project failure—not a broken schedule or a blown budget, but a smart solution that nobody trusts. Kim and Kate dig into that exact problem, exploring decision-making, risk management, and...
Jun 30, 2026
Ever worked on a project that felt like a complete disaster... only for leadership to call it a huge success?
In Part 2 of our Mr. Beast series, Kim and Kate dig into the reported chaos behind Beast Games—from weather disasters and safety concerns to unhappy contestants, lawsuits, and production challenges. But here's...