Just a reminder that management does matter, even though managers often forget that
Who runs the world? Institutional investors. Who inspires the rank-and-file? Managers. Continue Reading
Managers
Stop hiring, and promoting, assholes and incompetent people into management
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
The ecosystem of mistakes being made at work
Like many things at work, this is about how good at their job your manager is. Continue Reading
Why don’t we discuss “manager engagement” or “manager experience?”
Shouldn’t we want those who make the trains run to feel good about their jobs? Continue Reading
Management Skills 101: Failure happens
What if we worried less about chasing targets, and spent more time on real conversations about failure and how to grow from it? (As opposed to accusatory shouting about what didn’t happen.) Continue Reading
The 12 worst types of managers you can (will) have
Let’s start with a basic idea right up front: most people who become managers aren’t actually good at it. Broadly speaking (and realizing that each case is different), this happens for two reasons: Management isn’t intuitive: What got you there doesn’t work when you… Continue Reading
‘Stretch assignments’ are mostly bullshit, but real human growth isn’t
I hate the term “stretch assignment” conceptually, because it’s pretty much a white whale for a lot of organizations. They talk about it, but no one is really serious about it (except in very forward-thinking organizations): business is mostly set… Continue Reading
Your boss probably lacks EQ
From here, observe this graph: