Leadership • 10 min read How Leaders Botch OKRs and Strategy OKRs and strategy are considered key responsibilities of leadership. But more often than not, managers end up doing more harm…
Knowledge Work • 9 min read Peter Drucker’s Memo to Elon Musk on Managing Knowledge Work The ongoing turbulence at Twitter under the mercurial and coercive leadership of Elon Musk is perhaps one of the biggest…
Organizations • 6 min read Paradoxes of Leadership and Management Leading and managing can be stressful and frustrating because of inherent paradoxes built into the nature of the beast. One…
Organizations • 3 min read 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…
Knowledge Work • 10 min read 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…
public Knowledge Work • 9 min read 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…
Knowledge Work • 7 min read What Makes Leaders Effective - Practices, not Charisma What is leadership effectiveness? It’s easy to think about effective leadership in terms of charisma or innate traits. But…
Knowledge Work • 7 min read 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…