January 27, 2021
Maybe this is you and maybe it isn’t. But if you’re leading a team, understand that many of your people are doing this. And if so, here are some things you can do to help.
December 16, 2020
The bosses we know don’t rest very well while their team is in chaos. And many times the people on their teams don’t rest, either. Goals are hard work, we know. But they are how we buy ourselves some clarity. And for us, at least, clarity is what lets the rest actually happen.
September 23, 2020
If you don’t need to quit during a pandemic, this one isn’t for you. The rest of you who are still here, welcome. This is the unofficial guide for how to quit your job during a pandemic.
September 9, 2020
What’s the opposite of social distance? It’s not social closeness. It’s social spontaneity. Those serendipitous moments of inspiration and collaboration. Those happen most when humans are in close proximity to other humans.
August 26, 2020
There has never been a time when people were more ripe for change. You have an entire world, tilted sideways. And the optimistic part is that you can only get transformation when people are receptive to change.
May 20, 2020
There’s a lot of bosses trying to figure this one out right now. Their people aren’t where they can see them. So they ask the very silly, surface level, unexamined, first-time-working-with-remote-folks question. How do I know they’re working?
April 22, 2020
Your ability, your team’s ability, your organization’s ability to survive a crisis like this starts when you accept it for what it is.
April 8, 2020
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.
January 29, 2020
Our hope for each of you is that it doesn’t take a plague to get you to rest, this year.
January 15, 2020
Sometimes things aren’t fine
January 1, 2020
(but before your first team meeting of 2020…)
December 4, 2019
And when to wash your hoodies
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