The A-Player fallacy

A-Player

We deify the idea, but it’s mostly wrong. Continue Reading

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Career goals and the role of a boss

Career Goals

This is predominantly a time management issue. Continue Reading

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The bad attitude work myth

Bad Attitude

Or “How Bosses Keep Their Teams Full Of Only People Who Never Question Anything They Say, Volume 12.” Continue Reading

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Can self-management be taken to scale?

Self-Management

Holacracy is dead. Long live holacracy? Continue Reading

The brainstorming tools you need

Brainstorming Tools

I’m not even sure how effective brainstorming is in the modern business context of meetings and meetings and calls and calls, but if you’re going to brainstorm — let’s at least do it right. Continue Reading

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The hair-trigger boss: A true joy

Hair-Trigger

You know the type, sadly. Continue Reading

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The Silo Effect: Kill it with fire

Silo Effect

“Everyone knows Operations is saving this place’s ass! Without us, we’d all be out on the street!” < --- this attitude, i.e. The Silo Effect and slow-moving decision-making as a result, is how we get disrupted. Continue Reading

Business case: Personalize the arguments

Business Case

“No time, Lance! I’m building out my slide deck, baby! Check out these transitions!” Continue Reading