May 4, 2022
Faced with an extended stay in the squishy place, a lot of execs are opting out. They are making decisions with the information they’ve got. Trading liminal for solid ground anywhere they can find it. And, for a lot of workplaces, shit is about to get real.
January 12, 2022
Resignations. Competitive talent markets. The structure of the org chart. All of these things can feel bigger than you, as an individual leader trying to get things done in your organization. We get that. But be skeptical of any advice that takes them as fixed.
August 25, 2021
We told leaders to be empathetic. We told them to be understanding. And they are doing that. They are phenomenal about understanding the conditions for underperformance in their teams. But it’s not working…They are patient to a fault.
January 13, 2021
If bobblehead leadership is what’s rewarded in your org, that’s what you’ll get.
December 18, 2019
Everyone is asking what we think about the Away thing.
October 9, 2019
Why Canadian exceptionalism isn’t helping
On the subject of the well-intentioned CEO who doesn’t know any better
A special edition of the newsletter, for the worst reason
September 11, 2019
The prisoner’s dilemma is why you didn’t do the pre-reading, Jeff
November 7, 2018
Cheap Red Wine and Election Results
September 26, 2018
Hire smart people and get out of their way… is garbage.
April 1, 2018
For messes they did not create
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