Peter Drucker’s Memo to Elon Musk on Managing Knowledge Work
The ongoing turbulence at Twitter under the mercurial and sometimes whimsical leadership of Elon Musk is perhaps one of the…
Knowledge Work
Modern organizations consist of teams of experts. Also increasingly leaders have specialists backgrounds themselves. Both situations have a distinct set of challenges unique to them.
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Inherent Paradoxes in Management
Leadership and management can be mind-numbingly frustrating because of the inherent paradoxes and conundrums built into the nature of the…
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Types of Contradictions in Organizations
Trying to eliminate something that by definition cannot be eliminated, can be a source of constant frustration. Understanding the nature…
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Challenges of Experts Transitioning into Leadership
A common theme in coaching engagements is that of high-performers grappling with the dynamics of their new roles. Transitions can…
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Setting High Standards in Leadership
Setting high standards is a well-understood, well-worn leadership strategy. Aiming for ambitious targets is also one area of goal-setting research…
Nine Practices of the Effective Executive
Most us have notions and assumptions about what leadership is and what an ideal leader is like. We might have…
Learning to Learn - Why Professionals Struggle with this Meta Skill
Elsewhere, I have argued the importance of self-development and on-going learning of managers and leaders. A major impediment to this…