Top 10%, Bottom 10%

This week seemed to be a turning point for a lot of bosses. But we are not done with this thing. There will be optimistic top 10% moments and crushing bottom 10% ones in the weeks to come.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleApril 8, 2020Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Management Training, Management, Leadership, Leadership Training, COVID, COVID-19, leading through uncertainty, burn out

What do I tell my team?

Bosses are wondering, “What do I tell my team?” And tucked in it, another question. “What should someone be telling me? Cause no one is and I’m not comfortable winging something this big. I am way out of my depth.”

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleMarch 25, 2020Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, layoffs, burn out, uncertainty, leading through uncertainty

Our job now is to flatten the curve

The COVID-19 coverage feels like it's everywhere and it's overwhelming. If it feels that way for us, it probably feels that way for many of you, and for the people in your organizations. It's a lot.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleMarch 11, 2020Leadership, Leadership Training, Management Training, Management, COVID, COVID-19, Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale

Do not lick this email

Our hope for each of you is that it doesn't take a plague to get you to rest, this year.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleJanuary 29, 2020Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, psychological safety, uncertainty, accountability, feedback, culture, values, connection

Leadership is not about your good intentions

Managing junior vs senior staff, and why you might be an ass

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleFebruary 8, 2017Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, startup, uncertainty

You know your product team is failing — do you know why?

Would you believe me if I told you that it’s almost always the same, fixable thing?

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleJanuary 6, 2017Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, startup, uncertainty, hiring

Co-pour video: 3 minute basics on management in startups

There’s merit in repeating the basics.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleDecember 23, 2016Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, startup, psychological safety, uncertainty

The open-faced shit sandwich: improvements on a crappy original

The 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleDecember 10, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, startup, psychological safety, firing, leading through uncertainty, uncertainty

Obvious to you is not the same as obvious

Without 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleDecember 7, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, startup, psychological safety

Actionable feedback, why it matters, and how to get better at giving It

As you’re prepping your review, shift the focus of your feedback from the character attribute to the intended outcome.

Some garbage I used to believe about equality

This post is addressed to the one group I feel I can legitimately speak to.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleNovember 27, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, reflection, startup, connection, community, uncertainty, change

Immigration, hives, and life under NAFTA

My 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleNovember 17, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, reflection, startup, connection, community, uncertainty, change

What to do when it all falls apart

Nothing 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.

With bated breath

We strive to post regularly, but this week our attention is elsewhere. We’re waiting, watching, and hoping as the United States electorate heads to the polls.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleNovember 7, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training

What happens in the rooms with no windows

When 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleNovember 2, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, reflection, startup, connection, community, accountability

Why you should never apologize for crying in the office

We 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleNovember 2, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, change, reflection, startup, women in tech, connection

Family planning while working in a startup

You worry that once they know you’re pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant, they will treat you differently.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleOctober 27, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, change, reflection, startup, mat leave, women in tech, uncertainty, leading through uncertainty

You won’t brilliant your way out of this

On 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleOctober 25, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, change, reflection, startup, firing, performance, org chart, hiring

A brief overview of failing, firing, and scotch

If 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.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleOctober 21, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, change, reflection, startup, firing, performance

Big lies, little lies, and the cheat code to a promotion

A lot of people I meet who haven’t managed before think seniority, or time in role, is a big part of the promotion calculation.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleOctober 19, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, power, change, reflection, startup, diversity, women in tech, managing up

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