October 21, 2020
We’re asking our brains to do a lot of work right now. We’re doing our day jobs, caretaking, feeding ourselves, figuring out voting, trying to keep track of the latest public health guidelines, R (and also k), and waiting for updates from the vaccine trials.
May 2, 2017
It’s damaging your company to believe they even exist, never mind trying to hire them all
April 27, 2017
Substance, style, and spotting bullshit in an interview
February 8, 2017
Managing junior vs senior staff, and why you might be an ass
January 23, 2017
The one about bullets and quicksand
January 6, 2017
Would you believe me if I told you that it’s almost always the same, fixable thing?
December 1, 2016
As you’re prepping your review, shift the focus of your feedback from the character attribute to the intended outcome.
October 25, 2016
On the other side of a gut wrenching dose of humility, change can be complete and permanent. You recognize that the only road to high output execution is to bring others along.
October 21, 2016
If it’s not at your company or it’s not in that role, the kindest thing you can do is give someone a firm nudge toward finding a role where they can do amazing things.
September 26, 2016
Relationship-oriented managers and results-oriented managers are looking at almost completely different pieces of the job.
September 23, 2016
You haven’t hired someone who thrives in chaos. You’ve hired someone who sows chaos.
September 20, 2016
It’s hard to generalize on the subject of performance issues and firing.
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