Not all months are created equal. And July, in particular, is a gift for many orgs if you're able to grab it.
Read MoreThe best thing you can do. The magical transformative thing you can do to improve your odds that something amazing will happen. Is to think ahead.
Read MoreWe've learned that there are two types of work that are the most prone to getting stuck like this. And there are different tools we've found helpful for getting them unstuck
Read MoreSomeone else's goals might be eloquently written, but that doesn't mean they matter to you. Someone else's values statement might seem so clear-eyed and attractive, but that doesn't make it yours.
Read MoreWhile collaboration, alignment, decision making, and unit cohesion can all happen outside of meetings, well-run meetings are a very useful and effective place to accomplish those things.
Read MoreManaging junior vs senior staff, and why you might be an ass
Read MoreWould you believe me if I told you that it’s almost always the same, fixable thing?
Read MoreThere’s merit in repeating the basics.
Read MoreThe right way, the only right way, to deliver feedback is to be thoughtful about the context and the individual and the intent of the feedback.
Read MoreWithout finding its way out into the business, the profound insight you’ve had is the same as the profound insight you haven’t had. It has no bearing on our day to day operations.
Read MoreAs you’re prepping your review, shift the focus of your feedback from the character attribute to the intended outcome.
Read MoreThis post is addressed to the one group I feel I can legitimately speak to.
Read MoreMy specific flavor of immigration was entirely on the up and up but it meant I spent a bunch of time between formal government designations. While working on my NAFTA work permit several things happened.
Read MoreNothing is obvious in a crisis. It’s not obvious to your team that the company will be around in a month. It’s not obvious that you’ll still be there, either.
Read MoreWhen a coworker starts to cry, it’s natural to freak out. If you’re new to this, and it’s just happened for the first time and you manage this person (and they’re no longer in the room): go ahead.
Read MoreWe have all these hangups and stereotypes about what workplace tears mean. We have this idea that crying is weak, that there is no place for it in an office.
Read MoreYou worry that once they know you’re pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant, they will treat you differently.
Read MoreOn the other side of a gut wrenching dose of humility, change can be complete and permanent. You recognize that the only road to high output execution is to bring others along.
Read MoreIf it’s not at your company or it’s not in that role, the kindest thing you can do is give someone a firm nudge toward finding a role where they can do amazing things.
Read MoreA lot of people I meet who haven’t managed before think seniority, or time in role, is a big part of the promotion calculation.
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