June 13, 2016
Why Forced Distribution Performance Systems Don’t Work
I want you to consider two possible futures. In one future you get fired from your job. In the other future,…
June 6, 2016
Recruiting: How Not To Approach Candidates
The market for tech jobs in Seattle is hot. A few of my coaching clients are engineers who are actively pursuing…
May 30, 2016
Should You Be Facebook Friends With Your Team?
I was facilitating a Rookie Manager group recently, and the topic of being “Facebook Friends” with members of your team…
May 22, 2016
Work / Life Balance. Choose Wisely
Last week was the anniversary of the death of my mother, Gill, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Her…
May 16, 2016
Mental Illness 101 For Managers
I recently posed the question “Should a manager fire, tolerate or help difficult employees?”. The article picked through the different ways that employees learn problem behaviors; from their current workplace, from previous workplaces, from life in general. I included a…
May 2, 2016
The 4 Ways Employees Learn Problem Behaviors
In my recent article on the value of empathy as a manager, I mentioned the archetype of someone who is…
May 2, 2016
Doing A Re-org or Merger? Start With Culture
Activision recently completed its acquisition of King Digital, author of mobile gaming juggernaut Candy Crush Saga. Activision spent $5.9bn and…
May 1, 2016
The Present Moment Is Right Here, Right Now
Living in the moment is often represented as a grand, wild or spontaneous endeavor. Riding a roller coaster, jumping out of…
April 24, 2016
Is Engagement The Right Metric?
Jacob Morgan, author of The Future Of Work and self-described futurist, publishes a weekly newsletter bringing together his articles, videos…
April 24, 2016
Lily And My Empathy Breakthrough
Last week I published an article about the importance of a manager cultivating and showing empathy. I send out articles…