About this episode

Andy talks with Brett Harned about the importance of the human side of project management and leadership.

Summary In this episode, Andy talks with Brett Harned, founder of the Digital PM Community and the Digital PM Summit, and author of Project Management for Humans: Helping People Get Things Done . Brett has spent years coaching project leaders and helping organizations rethink what project management really is. His core conviction: the human side of the work is not a nice-to-have. It is the work. In this conversation, you'll hear how Brett fell into project management and what early experiences shaped his perspective on people and projects. You'll learn the patterns he sees repeated across teams and industries, practical habits for when projects feel messy or start to drift, and why he believes project management is a leadership role that most organizations still undervalue. Brett also shares his candid take on AI, what it can and cannot do for project leaders, and what advice he would give his younger self. If you lead projects or teams, whether or not you have a PM title, this episode is for you! Sound Bites "Often with PMs, it's finding or receiving or feeling the permission to lead like a human instead of like a machine or a robot." "Projects fail because conversations didn't…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Kaufman

Guest: Brett Harned

Topics covered

• project management
• leadership
• human side of work
• team dynamics
• AI in project management

Keywords

• project leadership
• emotional labor
• trust in teams
• AI in project management
• coaching project leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Digital PM Community, Digital PM Summit

Books & works: Project Management for Humans: Helping People Get Things Done

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