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
When leaders make a change, they want buy-in. But they way they present a change...
Many job descriptions focus on skills—usually technical skills. Interpersonal skills may get a passing mention—“strong communication...
In early 2020, we experienced one hell of a change when Covid-19 swept the planet. ...
At one point in my life, I dreamed of owning a book store. I loved...
When making a change or fixing a problem, we consider the outcome we want to...
We are all experiencing change right now. Minor blips and stunning upheavals. Routines at home...
Baking may not seem related to the work we do. However, my experience teaching a friend...
Sometimes I meet teams who’ve adjusted or even embraced a change initiated by company leadership....
I asked a group to complete this sentence: “When I feel empowered, I can__________.” Here’s...
When I say “work on system,” I mean influencing factors that contribute to patterns of...
Management by walking around isn’t possible right now. You can’t walk by the team room,...
At the start of the great wave of WFH, a comment about using PTO for...
Podcasts
It is not always easy to speak up in organizations. People may think twice before...
The argument over whether specialists or generalists are more valuable to an organization has been...
We’ve seen many organizations invest huge amounts of money and energy in training as part...
There are a handful of things, that if you manage to shift them, you can...
I talk a lot on this podcast about tiny changes, changing systems and creating environments...
Adaptive Capacity is the ability to respond to change—whether that change is an adverse market...
Videos
In this video, I’ll teach you what to do to unearth the value in vague...
Do you dread offering feedback at work? If you’re a leader or a manager feedback...
Most of the time, both hiring managers and candidates look for /skills/ match–the employee has...
In this video, I’ll talk about job satisfiers–what will make YOU happy.
Traditional definitions of leadership emphasize position, formal authority and power, vision, heroics. Those definitions might...