That sad, not particularly thoughtful gift with your name on it? That's how many people experience performance review season.

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleDecember 13, 2023Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, reflection, flexibility, performance, layoffs, power, managing up, feedback

Doing all the work

Accountability is a big, heavy word. It manages to be about management, and feedback, and operational excellence, and culture all at once.

Okay, but what about managing up?

What's to be done about the boss above me who doesn't know this stuff but needs to? How do I get them to show up for me so I can show up for my own team?

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleJanuary 26, 2022Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, business strategy, performance, managing up

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

Bullies, bylines, and that other B word

“This is one of the things that sucks for women in leadership. There is an inverse relationship between seniority and likability. The higher you go, the less likeable your coworkers will find you.”

NewsletterJohnathan NightingaleSeptember 6, 2016Melissa Nightingale, Johnathan Nightingale, Raw Signal Group, RSG, Worlds Best Newsletter, Management, Leadership, Management Training, Leadership Training, leading through uncertainty, power, change, delegation, community, managing up

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