This is an OKR-based model to define what a good manager actually produces. It’s hard to be good at something without beginning with the end in mind, after all.
All in Management and Leadership
To scale impact, every team leader has to build their team. Building a team is hard, but it’s not complicated.
To set us up for success, they key thing to do is get specific about the role, and the top 2-3 things we can’t compromise on in a candidate.
Learning how to win ugly is an essential skill. And yet, I feel like the world has conspired to keep me from learning it.
If we’re lucky, the Great Resignation may only be the beginning.
Hot take: the shift to remote work will finally expose bad managers, and help good managers to thrive.
In hindsight, approaching organizational life - whether it’s in our family, marriage, our work, or our community groups - with the expectation that we’ll have conflict is so obviously a good idea. If we’re intentional, we can design conflict resolution into our routines and make our relationships and teams stronger because of it.
I was listening to a terrific podcast where Ezra Klein interviewed Tyler Cowen. And Tyler alluded to how weird ideas float around more freely these days - presumably because of diversity, the internet, social media, etc.
I think there’s a lot of implication for people who choose to lead teams and enterprises. How they manage and navigate teams with radically more diversity seems to be a central question of leadership today.
If you have any insights on how to operate in radically diverse environments, I’m all ears. Truly.
Organizations fail when they don’t adhere to high standards. Creating that kind of culture that starts with us as individuals.
We have exclusive programs for people with “high-potential”. If we do that, then who exactly is “low-potential”?
What to do if your company feels like a high-school cafeteria.
Management is so much more than getting people to do what we want.
We planned for how we would handle a Covid exposure (so we wouldn’t have to scramble when it happened).
I don’t want to start the next four years with infighting over the starting lineup.
Simple is not only enough, simple might be better than smart.
Understanding the difference really matters.
I want you to come to Mars with me, any questions?
It’s not the title that matters.