Messages
7/11/2023
14 : 24
Why are we here?
Things to decide before a meeting: What kind of meeting is it? Information: I want people to know something. Decision: I want people to decide something. Team Building: I want good vibes. Innovation: I
6/20/2023
14 : 14
Should all 1:1s really be weekly for 30 minutes?
Alternative versions included.
6/12/2023
3 : 24
Arm yourself with leverage.
Join us to figure out who has the leverage at work and why.
5/22/2023
20 : 24
The Already-Done List
The sanity saver you didn't know you needed.
5/8/2023
14 : 15
Mistakes -> PTO?
A counterintuitive problem solver.
4/20/2023
15 : 44
The very best interview question.
Giving away my greatest hit here.
4/3/2023
15 : 34
What to expect when you’re expecting (AI) at work.
The shift from doing to deciding.
3/21/2023
15 : 14
User Manuals
Learn quirks and skip ahead in building trust.
3/20/2023
16 : 14
Repeating the need to repeat. Very meta.
Sometimes management is 60% (a made up statistic) kindly repeating the right things until they stick. What's something you've said once that you might need to say again? The most effective
3/7/2023
17 : 24
Unclench your jaw.
Now exhale. Drop your shoulders. Please share with someone else who might need this today.
2/28/2023
14 : 14
End the suffering. Combine these for strong meetings.
The 3 elements that keep meetings from sucking.
2/14/2023
15 : 14
A perk that saves money.
Aligned incentives are a real thing of beauty.
1/24/2023
18 : 24
Better questions for a reference check.
How to get the real tea from a reference.
1/10/2023
18 : 25
Yeah, people aren’t going to do that.
Why 70% of goals fail to happen.
11/30/2022
15 : 24
The gift of giving.
A semi-unorthodox way approach to gifts.
11/16/2022
16 : 4
Use "1-2-4-All" to hear from everyone in a large group.
Try: 1-2-4-All by Keith McCandless and Henri Lipmanowicz. Ask your team a question, giving time for: 1 min of individual reflection 2 mins to generate ideas in pairs, building on ideas from self-
11/2/2022
14 : 44
Cultivate vs. Control
This is a mindset shift for leaders. You can't control your way to an exceptional team. You can only cultivate, even if it means letting your team make a few mistakes.
10/19/2022
15 : 34
A better question than "How are you?"
When you ask your team member “how are you?” a lifetime of habits, conditioning and professionalism will deliver an immediate “Fine/Good/Ok”. Instead try, “How have you been feeling as you wrap up the
10/5/2022
15 : 24
Understanding energy debt
Working through grief and burnout only builds up energy debt, the kind of debt we pay for later in momentum and morale. Understanding that people react to/process news differently is key. Make sure
9/21/2022
15 : 4
Is negativity bias holding you back?
Do you really want to be an amazing manager or are you more afraid of being a crappy one?