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Great projects do not fail because teams lack another dashboard. They fail because leaders ignore fear, confusion, burnout, weak communication, and broken trust.
Veteran project leader Wayne Robertson delivers hard-hitting, practical lessons for managers who want stronger teams, healthier workplaces, and projects that survive reality. Ignoring the Rules is the people-first leadership podcast for project managers, managers, and team leaders who want to build trusted teams, rescue troubled projects, and challenge corporate practices that no longer work.
With nearly 40 years of experience across all types of companies, he explores which project management rules still work, which need to be adjusted, and which should be thrown out. Focusing on the people behind the projects, this podcast emphasizes team creativity, well-being, and leadership that drives remarkable results. Get ready to break free from the past and create a new, dynamic approach to projects.
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Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
26 minutes
English
United States
82 episodes
since April 3, 2025
episodic
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Some managers do not lead their teams. They slowly drain the life out of them.
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson takes on one of the most damaging leadership habits in the workplace: managers who correct everything but encourage nothing.
This episode tells the story of a projec…
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Narcissistic bosses can destroy team morale, employee confidence, workplace trust, and project performance.
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson talks about narcissistic leadership, toxic bosses, micromanagement, credit stealing, blame shifting, unrealistic expectations, and the d…
What happens when a leader treats customers like royalty but treats employees like servants?
In this episode Wayne Robertson exposes a leadership mistake that quietly destroys teams: obsessing over customers while neglecting employees.
Employees are customers of your leadership. If they feel dismis…
The biggest hiring mistake a manager can make is falling in love with talent while ignoring character.
A strong résumé does not guarantee humility. Technical skill does not guarantee teamwork. And the smartest person in the interview may become the biggest problem on the team.
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What if the safest thing you can do to your team is also the thing holding them back?
Companies love to talk about innovation, growth, and bold thinking—until someone actually takes a risk and fails. Then the meetings start, the blame begins, and suddenly nobody wants to try anything new.
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What happens when one team member refuses to improve, refuses to work with the team, and starts dragging everyone else down?
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson tackles one of the hardest leadership decisions a manager will ever face: knowing when it is finally time to cut a team…
Your best employees may have already quit. They just have not left yet.
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson takes on one of the biggest leadership blind spots in business: quiet disengagement. Turnover may have slowed, but that does not mean employees are committed. Many are stay…
What separates the employees who keep rising from the ones who get overwhelmed when things go wrong?
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson explores the mindset behind “The Mindset That Makes You Unstoppable.”
It’s not about pretending problems don’t exist. It’s about resilience, pe…
Hiring the wrong person is not just a bad HR decision. It can damage morale, delay projects, frustrate top performers, and turn a strong team into a daily rescue mission.
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules podcast, Wayne Robertson breaks down the red flags leaders must watch for when interviewin…
Self-esteem is not a soft leadership topic. It is performance fuel.
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson explains why confident team members make better decisions, speak up faster, take ownership, recover from mistakes, and help build stronger teams.
This episode tells the story o…
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