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Hard Hitting Truth About Projects
Jun 18, 2026
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Jun 11, 2026
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Talent Gets Them Hired - Character Keeps the Team Alive
May 28, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 | ![]() Hard Hitting Truth About Projects | In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson goes under the floorboards of project management to expose the truths most organizations avoid.Hard projects do not fail because teams lack plans. They fail because reality gets hidden behind fake deadlines, overloaded teams, shifting executive direction, growing scope, green dashboards, and polite business language.This episode challenges leaders to stop managing appearances and start managing truth. Because hard projects only get done when someone has the courage to confront what is broken. | 29m 30s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() Real Passion Isn’t What You Think✨ | passioncommitment+3 | — | — | — | passionbusiness myths+3 | — | 23m 55s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() Don't Fire Your Worst Team Member✨ | leadershipemployee development+3 | — | — | — | underperforming employeescoaching+3 | — | 25m 27s | |
| 5/28/26 | ![]() Talent Gets Them Hired - Character Keeps the Team Alive✨ | team dynamicsleadership+3 | — | — | — | talentcharacter+5 | — | 23m 38s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() Build Guardrails Not Cages✨ | empowermentleadership+3 | — | — | — | empowered employeesleadership+3 | — | 25m 35s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() Bad Bosses and the Fine Art of Wasting Talent✨ | managementleadership+3 | — | — | — | bad bossestalent management+3 | — | 25m 34s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() Leading While on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown✨ | resilienceleadership+4 | — | — | — | resilienceleadership+5 | — | 27m 09s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() The Silent War Inside Your Team✨ | workplace conflictteam dynamics+3 | — | — | — | conflict resolutionteam trust+3 | — | 19m 36s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() The Real Damage of Toxic Leadership✨ | toxic leadershipbad leadership+3 | — | — | — | toxic leadershipbad leadership+3 | — | 23m 39s | |
| 4/16/26 | ![]() Your Manager Must Fight for You✨ | managementleadership+3 | — | — | — | managerleadership+3 | — | 24m 03s | |
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| 4/9/26 | ![]() Clocked In and Checked Out✨ | leadershipemployee engagement+3 | — | — | — | passion at workmicromanaging+3 | — | 33m 00s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() Running on Empty: The Workplace Culture That Destroys Energy✨ | workplace cultureemployee burnout+4 | — | — | — | workplace cultureburnout+4 | — | 18m 26s | |
| 3/26/26 | ![]() Workweek Power Plan✨ | workweekproductivity+3 | — | — | — | shortened workweekproductivity+3 | — | 17m 12s | |
| 3/19/26 | ![]() Team Members Who Only Go Through the Motions✨ | employee engagementteam performance+3 | — | — | — | disengagementteam dynamics+3 | — | 21m 49s | |
| 3/12/26 | ![]() Negativity is a Killer✨ | negativityteam morale+4 | — | — | — | negativityteam dynamics+5 | — | 24m 57s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() DPM: Oversharing at Work✨ | oversharingworkplace dynamics+4 | — | — | Gen Z | oversharingDramatic Personal Moments+6 | — | 29m 04s | |
| 2/26/26 | ![]() Hidden Gold - Uncovering High Achievers | Some of the most valuable people on your team aren’t the loudest voices in the room. They’re not chasing attention or titles—but they’re quietly delivering results, taking ownership, and pushing themselves to get better every day.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne digs into one of the most important leadership skills there is: identifying high achievers early—and developing them into confident, capable leaders.We’ll explore:How to recognize hidden high performers before everyone else doesWhy your most valuable contributors often fly under the radarWhat truly unlocks a high achiever’s potentialAnd how to grow future leaders without burning them outIf you’ve ever struggled to separate quiet excellence from background noise—or wondered how to build a leadership pipeline that actually works—this episode is for you. | 28m 16s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | ![]() The Power of Passion | When employees lose passion, it’s not a motivation problem—it’s a leadership problem.Passion fades when people stop being heard, when bureaucracy crushes creativity, and when burnout becomes business as usual. And once apathy sets in, it spreads fast.But here’s the good news: passion is contagious too.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson digs into how to spot a passionless workplace—and how leaders can reignite the fire. Because when passion returns, engagement rises, innovation follows, and productivity takes care of itself.If your team feels stuck, checked out, or just going through the motions, it’s time to break the cycle. | 22m 28s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | ![]() Great Careers Nobody Talks About | Everyone talks about landing a job at a big-name company—the glossy campuses, global reach, and impressive perks. And those can be great careers. But what if some of the best opportunities—the real gold—are hiding in plain sight inside small and mid-sized businesses?In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, I flip the script on career ambition and break down why smaller companies are often overlooked—and why that’s a mistake. We explore how these organizations can offer broader responsibilities, faster growth, stronger mentorship, and real impact that’s hard to find in massive corporations. | 22m 43s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() The Moment That Breaks or Builds Your Team | Today, I am talking about something every employee—and every manager—will face: failure.Not the polished LinkedIn version. The real kind—when a good employee misses the mark, feels embarrassed, discouraged, and starts questioning whether they even belong on the team.This is where leadership matters most.Because how you respond to failure can either crush confidence—or become a turning point in someone’s career. | 28m 52s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | ![]() When Words and Actions Collide | Closing the most dangerous gap in modern leadershipEvery company says the right things.“We care about our people.” “We’re like a family.” “Our culture is built on respect, trust, and empathy.”And yet—when pressure hits, deadlines slip, or profits wobble—those words often disappear.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, we confront the leadership failure that quietly destroys trust: the gap between what leaders say and what they do. When mission statements don’t match behavior, employees notice—and they remember.This episode is a direct challenge to leaders: If your actions don’t align with your words, your culture is already failing—no matter how good the slogans sound. | 25m 20s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | ![]() The Promotion Nobody Wants | You ever notice few people wants to be a leader anymore? And honestly—who can blame them?These days, accepting a promotion may feel less like career growth and more like volunteering to be the crash test dummy for corporate chaos.You get blamed when things break, ignored when things work, expected to “inspire the team,” juggle hybrid madness, survive endless Slack pings, and somehow keep it together during your fourth Teams call of the day with someone who still hasn’t found the mute button.Leadership SOMETIMES isn’t about leading anymore. It’s about surviving—surviving budget cuts, constant urgency, and those magical “quick questions” that arrive at 4:00 p.m. on a Friday | 29m 44s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | ![]() Time Blindness | Time blindness is quietly wrecking your timelines—and it has nothing to do with laziness, procrastination, or a lack of talent.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, host Wayne Robertson takes on one of the most misunderstood (and most destructive) productivity killers in modern teams: time blindness. It’s that moment when you swear you have hours left… and the clock brutally informs you that you have twelve minutes. It’s when a “quick task” turns into a two-hour vortex and your deadline bursts into flames.This isn’t a personal failure. It’s your brain lying to you.If you’ve ever said, “How is it already 4 PM?” If you’ve ever watched a sprint age your team by three years… If you’ve ever wondered why deadlines feel impossible no matter how hard people work…This episode is your intervention.Listen in to protect your timelines, your sanity, and possibly a few careers—before time blindness strikes again. | 27m 23s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Pushing Back On The Boss | Pushing back on your boss can feel like walking a tightrope over a pit of career-ending lava—it’s risky, uncomfortable, and easy to avoid. But staying silent when something’s wrong can cost you, your team, and your company far more in the long run.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, I dive into one of the toughest balancing acts in the workplace: knowing when and how to challenge your boss effectively. You’ll learn how to voice your opinions with confidence, handle disagreements with professionalism, and recognize the right moments to speak up (and when to hold back).Packed with real-world examples, sharp insights, and practical strategies, this episode will help you navigate those tense conversations that can make—or break—your reputation.Listen now and discover how to speak truth to power, protect your career, and build real respect along the way. | 27m 56s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | ![]() Where Leadership Happens - The 1 to 1 | If you think 1:1 meetings are optional, congratulations — your team may be planning an exit.In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, host Wayne Robertson dives into the only meeting that actually matters: the 1:1. Yes, the meeting that makes employees sweat, managers panic, and calendars cry for mercy — but also the one that saves projects, builds trust, and keeps your team from secretly updating their LinkedIn profile during lunch.Wayne breaks down why skipping 1:1s is basically leadership malpractice, how “Quick Chat?” is the corporate version of a jump scare, and why real leaders use these meetings to clear roadblocks, unlock talent, and prevent full-scale office meltdowns.Because when done right, 1:1 meetings aren’t awkward at all — they’re the powerhouse conversations that turn confused employees into confident rockstars.Tune in and discover why the most terrifying meeting on your calendar… might just be the one that saves your team. | 23m 56s | ||||||
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