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
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…