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
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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
No, no, no: Don’t put the high performer into management
The Turnover-Driving Joy Of The Brilliant Jerk. Continue Reading
Your employee reward system is a tire fire. Let’s fix it!
Ah, yet again whereby we ignore the psychology of work. Continue Reading
Leadership skills list: Self-reflection should be, uh, high
Self-awareness is way more valuable to have as a manager than “revenue-generation skills.” Continue Reading
Leadership pipeline: Let’s get it right
Let’s stop with the bluster, BS, and excuses. Continue Reading
Talent management strategy should leave HR
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
Bad leadership costs you about $144,541.30 per day
“No time for that shit, Judy! Kick it to HR! They have the functional knowledge! I’m out here building the biz!” Continue Reading