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Talking about talking
How to keep a client call on track, actually listen and remember why we all joined the meeting.
A project manager with a management past
Why becoming a department head was a good move, and going back to being a PM was too. Career growth doesn’t have to end in the boss’s chair.
Sorry, we do actually have work to do
Meetings about meetings, chats that go nowhere and half the team on a call because someone couldn’t be bothered to type.
Kind regards. Allegedly.
What to write, who to CC and how to keep a record without driving everyone mad with notifications.
So where, exactly, is the spec?
Who should write the requirements, why the document matters, and what to do when there’s no analyst on the team.
The client wants something. What exactly?
How to turn a vague request into a clear task, ask better questions and stop filling in the gaps for the client.
Nobody is irreplaceable
Over ten years as a PM, a chronic need to get everything right and a habit of doing everyone else’s job. I still don’t regret the experience.
On being a PM, workplace adventures, what happens behind the projects, and the things people rarely share online for free.