<![CDATA[The People's PM]]>The People's PM

Most project management training teaches you the plan. Nobody teaches you the people.

You can earn every certification, master every methodology, and still watch a project fall apart. Because the real work of project management isn't in the tools or the timelines. It's in the conversations that are hard to have, the trust that's hard to build, and the teams that need more than a Gantt chart to stay motivated when things get tough.

That's exactly what The People's PM is here for.

Hosted by Sharonda, a certified PMP with over 20 years of managing projects in the tech space, and Dahab, a PMO Director with over 10 years of experience leading project teams and building organizational systems that actually work, The People's PM is a weekly podcast dedicated to the human side of project management. Together, they bring decades of real-world experience to the conversations that matter most in this work.

Each week, we cover a real challenge from the people side of the job, from navigating difficult stakeholders to rebuilding team morale when a project hits the wall. No fluff. No theory for theory's sake. Just honest conversations, real stories from the field, and practical strategies you can bring back to your team.

Whether you're a seasoned PM who's tired of feeling like the only one talking about this stuff, or an emerging project leader trying to figure out how to actually lead people and not just manage tasks, this podcast is for you.

Because at the end of the day, projects don't succeed or fail on process alone. They succeed or fail on people.

Subscribe and join the conversation.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 17 May 2026 23:16:18 GMTSat, 14 Mar 2026 16:48:43 GMT60Dahab Hagos-Fewell & Sharonda Hubbard<p><b>The People's PM</b></p><p></p><p>Most project management training teaches you the plan. Nobody teaches you the people.</p><p></p><p>You can earn every certification, master every methodology, and still watch a project fall apart. Because the real work of project management isn't in the tools or the timelines. It's in the conversations that are hard to have, the trust that's hard to build, and the teams that need more than a Gantt chart to stay motivated when things get tough.</p><p>That's exactly what The People's PM is here for.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Sharonda, a certified PMP with over 20 years of managing projects in the tech space, and Dahab, a PMO Director with over 10 years of experience leading project teams and building organizational systems that actually work, The People's PM is a weekly podcast dedicated to the human side of project management. Together, they bring decades of real-world experience to the conversations that matter most in this work.</p><p></p><p>Each week, we cover a real challenge from the people side of the job, from navigating difficult stakeholders to rebuilding team morale when a project hits the wall. No fluff. No theory for theory's sake. Just honest conversations, real stories from the field, and practical strategies you can bring back to your team.</p><p></p><p>Whether you're a seasoned PM who's tired of feeling like the only one talking about this stuff, or an emerging project leader trying to figure out how to actually lead people and not just manage tasks, this podcast is for you.</p><p></p><p>Because at the end of the day, projects don't succeed or fail on process alone. They succeed or fail on people.</p><p></p><p><b>Subscribe and join the conversation.</b></p>episodicDahab Hagos-Fewell & Sharonda Hubbarddhagos@gmail.comno<![CDATA[The Conversation Everyone Avoids]]>Every PM has one sitting on their to-do list right now. The conversation they know they need to have, and keep finding reasons not to. In this episode, Dahab and Sharonda get into why we avoid the hard conversations, what that silence actually costs, and how to finally walk through the door, without blowing up the relationship in the process.

]]>a5634ceb-f9d1-41c4-af6d-ddebaca08ff0Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:55:32 GMT<p>Every PM has one sitting on their to-do list right now. The conversation they know they need to have, and keep finding reasons not to. In this episode, Dahab and Sharonda get into why we avoid the hard conversations, what that silence actually costs, and how to finally walk through the door, without blowing up the relationship in the process.</p>no00:14:1413The Conversation Everyone Avoidsfull<![CDATA[Why Your Gantt Chart Won't Save You]]>Why Your Gantt Chart Won't Save You

You built the plan. You ran the stand-ups. You followed the process.

And the project still stalled, not because the methodology failed you, but because someone on your team stopped believing in the work, or were scared., or had been waiting for someone to notice.

That's the part your PMP didn't cover.

In this episode of The People's PM, Dahab and Sharonda make the case that the real differentiator in project management has never been the framework, it's the people standing behind it. They dig into the gap between what certifications teach and what the job actually demands: how to re-motivate a team that's checked out, how to build the kind of trust that makes people tell you the truth early, and why the most important signals on your project won't show up in any dashboard.

If you've ever been the most prepared person in the room and still couldn't get people to move, this show is for you.

]]>e4030aff-5877-4da2-9412-18cae339217dWed, 18 Mar 2026 23:44:17 GMT<p><b>Why Your Gantt Chart Won't Save You</b></p><p>You built the plan. You ran the stand-ups. You followed the process.<br /></p><p>And the project still stalled, not because the methodology failed you, but because someone on your team stopped believing in the work, or were scared., or had been waiting for someone to notice.</p><p></p><p>That's the part your PMP didn't cover.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of The People's PM, Dahab and Sharonda make the case that the real differentiator in project management has never been the framework, it's the people standing behind it. They dig into the gap between what certifications teach and what the job actually demands: how to re-motivate a team that's checked out, how to build the kind of trust that makes people tell you the truth early, and why the most important signals on your project won't show up in any dashboard.</p><p></p><p>If you've ever been the most prepared person in the room and still couldn't get people to move, this show is for you.</p>no00:12:401Why Your Gantt Chart Won't Save Youfull<![CDATA[Welcome to The PPLs PM]]>The People's PM podcast focuses on the real challenges of project management, emphasizing the importance of leading people over projects. The hosts, Sharonda and Dahab, introduce themselves and discuss the real challenges in project management, providing real stories and strategies for listeners to use.

Takeaways

  • Leading people over projects
  • Real challenges in project management
]]>edb2597a-b6ce-43ea-a851-e48878059e80Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:52:42 GMT<p>The People's PM podcast focuses on the real challenges of project management, emphasizing the importance of leading people over projects. The hosts, Sharonda and Dahab, introduce themselves and discuss the real challenges in project management, providing real stories and strategies for listeners to use.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Leading people over projects</li><li>Real challenges in project management</li></ul>no00:01:14Welcome to The PPLs PMfull