Problem-Solving is Overrated. Problem-Setting is More Critical.
Almost everyone has the term “problem-solving” featured prominently in their resumes. Conversely, barely anyone uses the term “problem-setting”. Except in…
Leadership
Most of the widely disseminated information on leadership is just plain fluff or borderline useless, disconnected from the reality of what practicing managers and leaders face on a daily basis.
I try to cut through the noise and uncover actionable, proven frameworks that lie further upstream.
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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…
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How Double-Loop Learning Improves Performance
Our actions, and by extension performance, stem from thinking that is based on a set of hidden mental models. How…
Authentic leadership as knowing what your people actually do
There are scores of tomes written on “authentic” leadership, but all too often in practice they come across as farce.…
The Power of Framing in Creating Psychological Safety
Over the past two decades, psychological safety has gotten significant traction both in academia and in real world applications. It’…
How Leaders Botch OKRs and Strategy
OKRs and strategy are considered key responsibilities of leadership. But more often than not, managers end up doing more harm…
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…
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Blake Mouton Leadership Grid - A Model on Leadership Styles
Most leaders and managers tend to fall into patterns in how they go about balancing between prioritizing people concerns vs…
Design Principles for Practicing Reflection
For leaders and managers, the art and practice of doing regular reflection is essential to functioning at peak levels. The…
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Do Leaders Have to Be Confident?
What's the role of confidence in leadership? Is it a requirement for being an effective leader? How confident…
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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…
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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…