Their feet

January 6, 2022

You bring new people into the team for a reason. Mostly, it’s a blend of capacity and capability that will get more done and/or better than before. And, assuming you had... READ MORE

The old way

January 5, 2022

In a crisis, when we’re time pressured, maybe when no one’s looking, all of us fall back on the way we’ve always done things. It produces known and, so far, acceptable... READ MORE

Square peg

January 4, 2022

Coming together as a team is just like putting together anything else. Sometimes it’s easy and you don’t even think about how Tab A fits so beautifully into Slot B. Sometimes... READ MORE

Plum job

December 19, 2021

Given the chance to design their own job, it’s only the strongest of wills that wouldn’t take on the interesting, the easy stuff, the things they like doing and are fun.... READ MORE

Your expectations

November 28, 2021

More often than not, when the good people around you aren’t living up to your expectations, you’re at least as responsible as they are. The reason? They don’t know your expectations.... READ MORE