Overcoming Setbacks and Achieving Project Management Success with Skye Dodd

Send us Fan MailIn This Episode:How do you turn an unexpected career setback into a launchpad for success? This week on PM Mastery, I am excited to welcome back Skye Dodd, who shares her inspiring journey from social work to project management. After a bold move from Florida to Atlanta, Skye faced a sudden layoff but was able to turn the challenge into a golden opportunity, securing two job offers within two weeks. Listen as she recounts how she filled her technical skills gap, took her career to new heights, and even grew her side business helping others break into project management.But that's not all—this episode also discusses some of the new skills Skye is learning from the world of SaaS and fleet management. Discover the dual responsibilities of managing projects and building scalable processes in a firm that is looking to dramatically increase in size in a short period. We dig into the evolving roles in project management, the critical balance between administrative tasks and strategic thinking, and the potential role of AI in easing the workload. Skye also shares her ongoing coaching efforts, plans for professional development, and exciting future initiatives aimed at supporting the project management community. Whether you're a seasoned PM or just starting out, this episode is filled with actionable tips and inspiring stories you won't want to miss!Links:Connect with Skye on LinkedInCheck out Skye's recent article for the Institute of Project ManagementSkye's First InterviewSkye on PM Consulting and Coaching LinkedIn Live PMI Talent Triangle: Technical /Ways of Working (Learn More)PM-Mastery Links:For a full podcast episode list, visit here: PM-Mastery Podcast Episodes.For a full list of blog posts, go here: PM-Mastery Blog PostsBecome a PURE PM: https://pm-mastery.com/pureCheck out Instructing.com for all your PM course needs: https://www.instructing.com/?ref=bd5e5cGet your free PDU Tracker here: https://pm-mastery.com/resource_links/