public Leadership • 8 min read 7 Principles of Effective Constructive Feedback Most managers suck at giving effective, constructive feedback. Equally, most of us are bad at receiving and processing constructive feedback.…
Frameworks/Mental Models • 9 min read Ground rules for effective meetings and groups How can you run more effective meetings? One way is to study folks who are masters at running effective meetings,…
public Leadership • 25 min read Amazon's Leadership Principles: A Deep Dive Whether you're preparing for an interview at Amazon, or a leader wanting to get better, there’s something for everyone…
Complexity • 10 min read The Laws of Systems Thinking In The Fifth Discipline, there's a useful primer on systems thinking that I keep going back to. Senge calls it…
Organizations • 7 min read The Amazon Management and Decision Making System Just as the Toyota Production System revolutionized manufacturing, Amazon revolutionized the world of e-commerce. But unlike Toyota's system, Amazon's system…
public Human OS • 7 min read Herzberg Hygiene Factors vs Motivators — Why People Leave Managers, not Jobs How true is the statement that "people leave managers, not jobs"? Should you prioritize compensation, or is it team cohesion…
Leadership • 13 min read The Type of Courage Needed in Modern Leadership and Organizations We don’t usually think of courage in the context of careers and organizations. But this is a mistake. Courage…
Organizations • 4 min read Bolman Deal Four Frames Model of Leadership Organizational life can be a confusing muddle, especially if you are trying to get better at playing the game. Take…
Leadership • 6 min read The Best Leadership Style - There Might Not be One If you're the ambitious type, you've probably had your fair share of leadership books and management training. More than likely…
public Leadership • 10 min read Why Netflix Leads with Context not Control Control was the dominant management paradigm in early twentieth century industrial factories. A century later, in many modern workplaces it…
public Leadership • 11 min read MBWA : The Lost Art of Managing by Wandering Around Managing effectively using data is all the rage today. But most of it is shallow "hard data". The real challenge…
Organizations • 4 min read Still In Search of Excellence — Attributes of the Best Run Companies According to one estimate, around 12,000 business books are published every year. But back in 1982 this was not…