Leadership & Management
Manager is a formal role, but leaders are at all levels in an organization. Practical tips + philosophical musings on leadership, management, and the way we need to think about both in modern companies.
Blog Posts
The Fingerprint Principle
When leaders make a change, they want buy-in. But they way they present a change...
Filling a Team Position
Many job descriptions focus on skills—usually technical skills. Interpersonal skills may get a passing mention—“strong communication...
Experiencing Change
In early 2020, we experienced one hell of a change when Covid-19 swept the planet. ...
Supporting People Through Change
We are all experiencing change right now. Minor blips and stunning upheavals. Routines at home...
Explicit and Implicit Knowledge
Baking may not seem related to the work we do. However, my experience teaching a friend...
They Need to Change (But Might Not Know It)
Sometimes I meet teams who’ve adjusted or even embraced a change initiated by company leadership....
When I Feel Empowered, I Can…
I asked a group to complete this sentence: “When I feel empowered, I can__________.” Here’s...
Work on the System
When I say “work on system,” I mean influencing factors that contribute to patterns of...
Podcasts
Generalists, Specialists, and Learning- Law of Jam Episode 17
The argument over whether specialists or generalists are more valuable to an organization has been...
Explicit and implicite knowledge- Law of Jam Episode 16
We’ve seen many organizations invest huge amounts of money and energy in training as part...
Trust- Change by Attraction Episode 23
There are a handful of things, that if you manage to shift them, you can...
You Are Your Most Important Tool for Change- Change by Attraction Episode 20
I talk a lot on this podcast about tiny changes, changing systems and creating environments...
Adaptive Capacity- Change by Attraction Episode 18
Adaptive Capacity is the ability to respond to change—whether that change is an adverse market...
There Are No More Early Adopters of Agile- Change by Attraction Episode 15
I recently had a fascinating conversation with Matthew Carlson, a senior consultant at Industrial Logic....
Videos
How to Find Value in Vague Feedback
In this video, I’ll teach you what to do to unearth the value in vague...
How to Offer Feedback at Work
Do you dread offering feedback at work? If you’re a leader or a manager feedback...
Happy Employees: Look at Skills Match and Needs Match
Most of the time, both hiring managers and candidates look for /skills/ match–the employee has...
How to Find a Job You’ll Love: Look Beyond Your Skills
In this video, I’ll talk about job satisfiers–what will make YOU happy.
Leaders At All Levels
Traditional definitions of leadership emphasize position, formal authority and power, vision, heroics. Those definitions might...