Can Your Project Survive Reality?

Ignoring the Rules: Leadership That Actually Works · Jul 16, 2026 · 30m

What if a post-human superintelligence looked at your project with no ego, no politics, and no attachment to the original plan?

In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson explores project management from an unusual but powerful perspective. Instead of asking whether the dashboard is green or the meeting was held, this episode asks the question every project leader should care about:

Can your project survive reality?

Wayne looks at why projects often fail quietly before they fail publicly, how confusion becomes rework, why silence is not agreement, and why busy teams are not always…