Stop hiring, and promoting, assholes and incompetent people into management

Stop promoting assholes

Managers are why people leave jobs, usually. (Money is too.) So maybe let’s, uh, try to improve who we let manage others? Continue Reading

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Stop promoting project managers to lead people

Just because you manage tasks and timelines well doesn’t mean you’re going to manage people well. Continue Reading

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No, no, no: Don’t put the high performer into management

High performer

The Turnover-Driving Joy Of The Brilliant Jerk. Continue Reading

Your employee reward system is a tire fire. Let’s fix it!

Employee reward program

Ah, yet again whereby we ignore the psychology of work. Continue Reading

Leadership skills list: Self-reflection should be, uh, high

Leadership Skills List

Self-awareness is way more valuable to have as a manager than “revenue-generation skills.” Continue Reading

Leadership pipeline: Let’s get it right

Leadership Pipeline

Let’s stop with the bluster, BS, and excuses. Continue Reading

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Talent management strategy should leave HR

Talent Management Strategy

I know: let’s put the acquisition of people — a company’s biggest cost and greatest resource — into the hands of a department that executives barely care about. This will end super well. Continue Reading

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Bad leadership costs you about $144,541.30 per day

Bad Leadership

“No time for that shit, Judy! Kick it to HR! They have the functional knowledge! I’m out here building the biz!” Continue Reading