That’s not how any of this works
February 21, 2024
The problem is that most advice about work is wrong, and usually for the same reason.
February 21, 2024
The problem is that most advice about work is wrong, and usually for the same reason.
February 7, 2024
Folks are quick to say, “I’m not actively looking. I’m happy where I am. I feel lucky to have a job. But…”
January 24, 2024
So much of being an effective operator is noticing problems early, because groups react differently to problems early on.
January 10, 2024
And pretending it’s a title or a pay bump without a new set of responsibilities is a disservice to everyone.
December 27, 2023
We tell bosses that if they choose management as a career, every aspect of the human condition will at some point show up for someone they manage.
December 13, 2023
That sad, not particularly thoughtful gift with your name on it? That’s how many people experience performance review season.
November 29, 2023
The important decisions you’ll make as a boss — or a human — need to be made in the midst of very loud and poorly-timed chaos.
November 15, 2023
A great performance review is not an evaluation conversation, it’s an alignment conversation.
November 1, 2023
Either, we’re running as fast as we can toward clear targets. Or we’re running as fast as we can without clear targets.
October 18, 2023
Yours can be a team where people’s humanity has space to coexist with, and even outrank, their productivity. It’s worth building that. We’re all going to need it.
October 4, 2023
You can’t outsource interpersonal connection to the interns, and your team can’t outsource it to you.
September 20, 2023
If we want to understand the nagging sense, the underlying frustration, the thing that’s screaming in blinky red lights. We’re gonna have to say it out loud.
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