Episodes

  • If something is working - add more gas!

    If something is working - add more gas!
    Mar 13 2021
    It's human nature to try to add gas to something to make it work, but this is often the act of a desperate man/woman. Really, fuel should only be added to something already working and when done right, this is a beautiful thing.
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    2 mins
  • Increasing your talent bar over time

    Increasing your talent bar over time
    Mar 12 2021
    As the adage goes - great leaders hire people more talented than them, but I think that's only half the battle. Setting the right expectations and setting these folks up for success is the other half and often is at odds with the former
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    3 mins
  • Getting comfortable by being uncomfortable

    Getting comfortable by being uncomfortable
    Mar 12 2021
    Discomfort in an organization is critical in order to have high quality decision making, but how to enable it is tricky and needs to be carefully thought through
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    3 mins
  • Iterating your way to both authenticity and likeability

    Iterating your way to both authenticity and likeability
    Feb 23 2021
    Being authentic and likeable can seem diametrically opposed. But there's a way forward, and it involves iterating your way to your tribe.
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    4 mins
  • Why Great Leaders Appear So Calm

    Why Great Leaders Appear So Calm
    Feb 7 2021
    Great leaders live two or more abstractions away from the business rollercoaster.
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    4 mins
  • If you don’t have a plan for yourself, someone else does

    If you don’t have a plan for yourself, someone else does
    Feb 6 2021
    "Winging it" has a role, but in a world with so many invisible forces at work, it should not be your primary strategy.
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    3 mins
  • Working better by working easier

    Working better by working easier
    Jan 31 2021
    Often times the path of "less" resistance gets you much further
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    3 mins
  • Jujitsu management

    Jujitsu management
    Jan 27 2021
    Why you should often push back when someone promises to work harder.
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    5 mins