Happy Friday!My wife is returning to work after a 10-year break. She is a natural worrier and planner, so the task of getting a job was not easy for her mentally. Practically speaking, she got the first job she applied for.Her worry got bad enough th...
Happy Friday!Earlier this week I wrote a post that was seen by over 20,000 people. For me, that is viral. You can check out the original here. I basically pointed out that early in my career, I became convinced that writing code was the least respons...
Happy Friday,I posted on LinkedIn the other day that I was interested in writing little booklets on leadership topics, and that my outline grew way too large. Thankfully, someone helped me pick one to start with, and I spent yesterday morning putting...
Does innovation come at the cost of stability? How do you manage performance when you're doing something new? Welcome to the innovation paradox and what you can do about it.
Happy Friday,I'm just old enough now that some things I learned early in my career younger people may not know about. This week's email is about one of those topics and it is called bikeshedding.The story goes that a committee was reviewing plans for...
Happy Friday!I've made the mistake of spending more time on LinkedIn and my feed is full of three basic things. One is people talking about basic programming techniques like how to write a loop in TypeScript compared to Javascript. Another is folks t...
Everyone is excited about AI and what it can do to automate our lives, but I want to caution everyone about believing the hype. I will break down the strenghts and critical weaknesses of LLMs and how to make the most of them so you don't get burned.
Build vs buy is a challenging decision, but when we want to build because an incident left a bad taste we need to do a risk assessment. Thankfully the movie Fight Club teaches this accurately and you can learn too and avoid costly mistakes.
Miscommunication cripples productivity in groups. In this article you'll learn the root causes of miscommunication and effective countermeasures to stay productuve.
Horizon plans are a lightweight tool to communicate long-term strategic goals. In this article I will break down how to build, use, and update them so you can communicate more strategically and adapt more quickly.
Unlock the power of a self-managed team! Discover the definition, benefits, and strategies for fostering autonomy and effective self-management in your team.
Learning to delegate can be one of the most significant factors in how much time leaders have to focus on strategic initiatives, the growth and development of their people, and devoting crucial time to emerging crises. This article breaks down how to...