This is not what sorry looks like
October 9, 2019
On the subject of the well-intentioned CEO who doesn’t know any better
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We need to talk about servant leadership
January 25, 2018
Tastes great, less filling
What I hear when you tell me your company doesn’t do meetings
July 31, 2017
Your management revolution and what it can do to your team
Sometimes we use our mouth parts
July 5, 2017
A boring talk about a boring topic that will save your company’s life.
Let’s talk about your plan to run a consequence-free company
June 19, 2017
Decency debt, how it accumulates, and how it gets called
Why are we still talking about “A Players”?
May 2, 2017
It’s damaging your company to believe they even exist, never mind trying to hire them all
If you hate rumour mills, why did you build one?
April 3, 2017
Black markets of information, and one Don Quixote joke
Your new process is no substitute for giving a shit
March 2, 2017
The lesson every Starbucks barista has already learned
Leadership is not about your good intentions
February 8, 2017
Managing junior vs senior staff, and why you might be an ass
Are you too smart to work hard?
January 23, 2017
The one about bullets and quicksand
You know your product team is failing — do you know why?
January 6, 2017
Would you believe me if I told you that it’s almost always the same, fixable thing?
Co-pour video: 3 minute basics on management in startups
December 23, 2016
There’s merit in repeating the basics.
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