Is your work task list meaningless?
Let me guess. (Pauses.) Yes? Continue Reading
Priorities
The great project planning myth
Project planning? No time! I got a boss to please! (But seriously, here’s a research-backed look at why most project plans aren’t that great.) Continue Reading
The problem with your decision makers
Many are just digital paper-pushers. And here’s why. Continue Reading
The Era of Professional Boundaries
… but unfortunately, it’s often designed to protect those already with power and influence. Continue Reading
Time management skills: The check-in
Time management skills are fairly rare in most workplaces and teams. But what if we taught managers to change one little bitty thing? Continue Reading
Organizational Change: Avoid ‘The Spreadsheet Mentality’
The Spreadsheet Mentality is a business concept born from “what’s measured is what matters.” And it absolutely murders productivity and efforts at organizational change, even though executives tend to deify it. Continue Reading
Increase productivity: It starts with organizational alignment
There are approximately 7,298,413 books and speeches a year on how to increase productivity. In reality, it’s much, much simpler than we make it out to be. Continue Reading
Management Theory: Two trips to IKEA
About three weeks apart, I took two different trips to IKEA. The contrast in those trips taught me a ton about management theory. Continue Reading