Project Management
Career Transition Coaching

I recently saw a video of a woman explaining how AI has flipped the script on us. It used to be that Aunt Linda would see a video of a dog riding a unicycle while juggling, comment, “How cute!” and share it with everyone she knew—never realizing that the entire thing was AI-generated. And the rest of us would shake our heads and think, Poor Aunt Linda. She doesn’t know any better. But Aunt Linda is still happy. She enjoyed the dog. She shared the dog. She probably hasn’t thou

My mom is a teacher, and she was collecting donations for school supplies for underprivileged kids at a local grocery store. She needed help handing out flyers. Of course I said yes. It's a great cause. And it's my mom. There was just one problem: I was absolutely terrified. I stood behind my sister for probably 20 minutes holding a stack of flyers while she did all the work. I could not make myself walk up to a stranger. I kept telling her, "I don't understand

No, seriously. I opened my mailbox to find what looked like an important document. It arrived in a heavy "DO NOT BEND" envelope. There was a tracking label. A package number. An approval signature. Everything about it communicated one thing: "You need to open this." So I did. Inside? A coupon for a meal delivery service. That's when I realized why this bothered me so much. It wasn't the advertisement. It wasn't even the waste of paper. It was that the company had intentionall

You can create urgency without creating pressure. One of the biggest misconceptions about project management is that our job is to keep pushing. Push the timeline. Push decisions. Push stakeholders. Push the project forward. After all, that's what we're measured on, right? Not exactly. The longer I've worked in project management, the more I've realized that the best project managers don't simply move work forward. They move people forward. And people don't move on a Gantt ch

Section 1: The Biggest Lie About Breaking into Project Management If you've been trying to break into project management for any length of time, you've probably heard some version of the same advice: get your PMP, apply to more jobs, tailor your resume, network harder, get a referral, gain more experience. At first glance, all of that sounds reasonable. In fact, some of it can be helpful. The problem is that thousands of people follow that advice every year and still never la

Most people don’t believe this at first. They think project management looks like: Corporate titles Formal tools Structured teams And if their background doesn’t look like that? They assume they’re starting from zero. But when you actually look at how project management shows up in the real world, a different pattern emerges: People aren’t lacking experience. They’re misreading it. Here’s what that looks like in practice. Case Study 1: 30 Years in Television Production One of

If you’ve been almost landing PM roles for 3+ months, this is for you. You’re getting auto-rejections. Maybe a few interviews. Lots of silence. And the most frustrating part? You know you’re capable. You’ve coordinated teams. Managed timelines. Handled stakeholders. Solved messy operational problems. So why does the project management job market 2026 feel like a black hole? It’s not that you’re unqualified. It’s that no one can see it. The Market Changed — And Your Strategy D

If you’re trying to pivot into project management, you’ve probably heard this advice: “You need to network.” And every time you hear it, something inside you tightens. You don’t want to look desperate. You don’t want to bother busy people. You don’t want to get ignored. And if you’re honest? You don’t want to look foolish. Let’s talk about why that reaction makes complete sense — and why avoiding networking is quietly costing you more than you think. Why Networking Feels So T

If you’ve been Googling how to get your first project manager role, chances are you’ve already read the standard advice: Get certified. Update your resume. Apply to entry-level roles. Network more. None of that is wrong. But it’s incomplete. Because most professionals don’t struggle to land their first project manager role due to a lack of capability. They struggle because they don’t recognize and claim the project management experience they already have — so they stay stuck

If you’re trying to make a project management career pivot, you’ve probably had this moment: You open a job posting… and your stomach drops. Because it reads like a different language. Scrum. Agile. Waterfall. Kanban. A list of certifications. A mile-long list of responsibilities. And even if you’ve been the person at work who always gets things across the finish line, your brain still does that thing where it quietly rewrites your whole career into one sentence: I’m not qual

If you’ve been circling project management for a while, you probably know the feeling. You read job descriptions and think: I could do most of this… but I don’t look like the person they’re describing. And then your brain tries to be “logical” about it. Maybe I should wait until I have the PMP. Maybe I should start in a coordinator role. Maybe I’m too far behind to catch up. Here’s the hard truth I’ve learned from living this pivot myself and coaching other high-capability pe

One problem I see over and over again when people try to pivot into project management is this: they don’t choose a path. They treat “project management” as one big, catch-all career title. They apply for every posting with “Project Manager” in it. They don’t differentiate between industries, skills, or approaches. And it’s the # 1 mistake that keeps people stuck.

If you’re pivoting into project management, recruiter psychology isn’t optional knowledge. It’s essential. Once you understand their time pressures, their pattern-matching brains, their incentives, their risk aversion, and their constant balancing act, you stop feeling powerless.

When it comes to job searching, LinkedIn isn’t just a platform - it’s a power tool. It’s where hiring managers hang out, where recruiters source candidates, and where people share the behind-the-scenes of how they got into roles just like the ones you’re aiming for. This is how to use LinkedIn to network effectively (even if you need a job fast)

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A proven framework to break into project management - even if you’ve never held the title of project manager. Not long ago, I was a...

How niching down and staying in your industry can make your transition faster, smoother, and more strategic. When people come to me ready...

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If you’re feeling stuck in a dead-end job, undervalued, or unsure about your next career move, you’re not alone. I've been there too. A...