Tight deadlines: Managers create the mess
The intersection point of no-ROI deliverables and “sense of urgency.” Continue Reading
Leadership
Strategic management: The four pillars
Digital paper-pushing is often confused for ‘strategic management,’ but it doesn’t have to be. You just need to change how and what you focus on by a few degrees. Continue Reading
The cancelled meetings culture
“We’ll just cancel Thursday’s meeting! Got a lot on my plate after all! Gotta get some higher-priority stuff out the door!” Continue Reading
The approval process vortex
Ah, the old ‘hurry up and wait’ world. Continue Reading
Why your work culture sucks (and how to fix it)
A violation of core business tenets. Continue Reading
Team building ideas: Ask better questions
Trust falls are very 1998. It’s 2016 now. Let’s hit some new targets. Continue Reading
Motivated reasoning makes work annoying
Unconscious motivations driving information-processing, eh? This will end well with most managers. Continue Reading
Bureaucracy is swallowing workplaces whole
Does your company really need both a Chief Data Analyst and a Chief Fun Idea Generator? Potentially not. Continue Reading