Ability to leverage

January 17, 2019

Every manager has to learn at least one skill if they’re to succeed as the job of managing: how to improve the performance of the systems, people and tasks under their... READ MORE

Clear their path

January 11, 2019

Most people are pretty busy. That includes the people in your team. If you’re lucky, they’re motivated to do good work and focused on the task at hand - if they... READ MORE

Their own way

January 8, 2019

Too many meetings are a mess.  One of the problems: bunches of people working their own way.  The action-oriented always trying to jump to end points and solutions, the systems thinkers... READ MORE

Expecting the differences

January 7, 2019

There are two kinds of people in the world: you, and everyone else. The big difference? You are the only one hooked up the way you are, and everyone else isn’t.  Which... READ MORE

Even management

January 6, 2019

If the work is a commodity that could be performed by any reasonably trained and averagely motivated individual, process is king. Put Tab A into Slot B, repeat, repeat, repeat. And... READ MORE