Yesterday I read a quote on LinkedIn that I loved: You can tell the values of an organization by the worst behavior that it tolerates. It reminded me of a presentation that I saw by a guy who had successfully grown a number of start-ups (it may have been the COO of Digital Ocean), in …
I used to work with a guy that drove me nuts. A typical conversation: Me: You know, I really admire how you’re able to keep your team focused on those priorities. When other people bring you work that falls outside those priorities, you do just enough to satisfy them, but without committing your team to …
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When you notice a problem at work, what do you do? Does your heart sink? Do you close the email and go on to something else? Or do you do something about it? Good managers don’t turn away from problems they discover. If it makes sense for them to fix the problem on their own, they …
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