Everyone You Need Works for Someone Else
Influence is a lever, and the lever isn't always there to pull. It's a critical skill for getting work done through people you don't control
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What Your Managers Need Before You Spend on AI
Under pressure to spend on AI and unsure what it's for? Start with the four ordinary things slowing your team, before you buy anything.
Why Your Team Is Going Through the Motions
Exploring why your team is going through the motions and why fixing it is possible but not straightforward
Why Hasn’t the Distraction Problem Been Solved?
Solving distraction at work is more than just changing individual habits, when the systems we use create distraction in the first place
When Feedback Waits
It's tempting to delay it but when feedback waits for whatever reason there can be negative consequences for the individual and the team
THE GO-TO PERSON TAX
Read about the tax on a go to person where help requests aren’t evenly spread, and they carry far more of the load than leaders realize.
Keep Me in the Loop is not neutral
Saying "just keep me in the loop" is not the positive step that leaders think and better ways to manage risk are needed
Why Prioritization Feels Harder Than It Should
This post explores why prioritization feels harder than it should and what leaders can do to make it easier for their teams
How Leaders Can Create Space to Think
How a team leader can manage the conditions to create space to think, rather than just creating pressure to do more