At the end of every month, I take a moment to look back.
Not just to track what I’ve published, but to notice what’s been on my mind. Writing is how I make sense of things. Publishing is how I share the process.
This is everything I created last month:
🎯 Project Management Compass (September 2025)
- Why 80% of AI Projects Fail (And What Project Managers Can Do About It) — [READ]
- 5 Systems Theories Every Project Manager Should Master Before Their Next Project — [READ]
- How to Understand Project Management When You Are a Complete Beginner — [READ]
- 10 Ways to Fail as a First-Time Project Manager — [READ]
🧠 Meller Notes (September 2025)
- How Living by Your Principles Shapes the Kind of Work People Trust — [READ]
- Why Great Engineers Can Fail When They Become Leaders — [READ]
- Why You Should Fall in Love with Boredom (And Why Champions Already Do) — [READ]
- How Emotional Intelligence Can Improve Your Leadership — [READ]
- What Leaders Get Wrong About Communication When Trust Is Missing — [READ]
- Why Leadership Feels Wrong When You’re Doing It Right — [READ]
- Why Your Next CEO Will Not Be a Machine — [READ]
- Why Your Data Isn’t Moving Anyone Into Action — [READ]
- Managers Play Chess, Leaders Dream Ahead — [READ]
- A Realistic Digital Decluttering Guide (One You Can Actually Finish) — [READ]
- Want to Know a Company’s Values? Wait for the Problem — [READ]
- How to Make Better Decisions with Less Overthinking — [READ]
🌐 williammeller.com (September 2025)
- The Hidden Infrastructure of Digital Leadership: Emotional Intelligence – [READ]
- No, Your Next CEO Won’t Be the Artificial Intelligence – [READ]
- Why Learning to Embrace Boredom Gives You an Unfair Advantage – [READ]
📰 Medium (September 2025)
- The Great Digital Deception: 8 Signs Your Transformation Is a Mirage — [READ]
- Why Most First-Time Project Managers Fail (And How You Can Avoid It) — [READ]
- No, Your Next CEO Won’t Be an AI — [READ]
- Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Core Skill for Digital Leaders — [READ]
🔗 LinkedIn (September 2025)
- 8 Warning Signs Your Digital Transformation Is Not What You Think — [READ]
- What Separates Project Managers Who Deliver from Those Who Struggle — [READ]
- No, Your Next CEO Won’t Be an AI — [READ]
- Why Emotional Intelligence Is a Vital Competency for Digital Leaders — [READ]
🧰 ProjectManagement.com (September 2025)
- Why Saying “I Don’t Know” Can Make You a Better Project Manager — [READ]
- What Every New Project Manager Must Learn Before Day One — [READ]
- Emotional Intelligence: The Missing Course for Every New Project Manager — [READ]
- How to Speak Like a Calm Leader, Even Under Fire — [READ]
📘 O Caderno do William (Portuguese) (September 2025)
- A armadilha do sim automático – [READ]
- Por que você precisa aprender a amar o tédio – [READ]
- Por que seu próximo CEO não será uma IA – [READ]
- Canto Para Minha Morte – [READ]
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I publish across a few different places, and each one has its own rhythm.
Some posts are quick reflections. Others are deep dives, toolkits, or uncomfortable questions I’m still trying to answer.
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🎯 Project Management Career: Project Management Compass
📰 Broader Essays: Medium
🔗 Career Talks: LinkedIn
📚 In the PMI Community: ProjectManagement.com
📘 Brazilian Portuguese: O Caderno do William
🎬 YouTube: William Meller
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