Writer | Speaker | Project Leader
For the first decade or so of my career, I was an accidental project manager. I worked as a technical writer, and then shifted into educational development. I started designing courses for our local college and learning materials for different audiences. The work was chock full of deadlines, personalities, creative tension, and constant coordination. I…
Senior project management is not defined by deeper technical expertise, but by the ability to exercise judgment, create clarity, and maintain momentum in conditions of uncertainty. There is a particular lie many project managers absorb early in their careers, often without realizing it. It is the belief that progress equals knowledge, and that seniority is…
When reflecting back on some rougher projects I’ve seen over the years, it’s easy to blame a Project Manager, or a team or an organization when things go wrong. But ultimately, it’s none of those. Sometimes, it’s a simple lack of process that can send a team or a project into a painful death spiral. …
There is a moment in most careers when you realize that being agreeable and being effective are not the same thing. Early on, saying yes feels safe. It feels professional. It feels like what “grown up” competent people do. Your boss asks for something, you respond quickly and confidently, and you move on. Then you…
Blockchain: not as easy as it seems (and it didn’t seem easy…) I’ve worked in a lot of startups throughout my career, but nothing prepared me for the pace and intensity of the web3 universe. I came in expecting complexity. New terminology. New tools. A steep learning curve. That part didn’t surprise me. What did…