Silent Dilemmas of Project Managers: Solving the Existential Puzzle

A fastidious investigation into the nature of self-identity, Silent Dilemmas of Project Managers uses the context of project management to challenge the perceived separation of objective experience from subjective perception. Positioning self-identity as the basis of one’s ongoing being-in-the-world, Djolic explores the relationship between our inner dialogues and the surrounding world, highlighting the problematic role our adopted self-notions play in producing negative experiences. In doing so, we are presented with a compelling case for viewing the subject’s self as the object of existential anxiety, as well as a framework for more comprehensive, existential therapy within business settings.

Matija Radomir Djolic holds a PhD in business management from the University of Technology Sydney. Through his position as a research assistant at the University of Technology Sydney, he has contributed to the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, co-authoring an article on academic leadership praxis in sustainable tourism. A scholar of existential phenomenology, his research considers the complexities of addressing the existential dilemmas and uncertainties inherent in project-oriented professionals.