March 2, 2016
Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek
I can’t decide if Simon Sinek is a brilliant author or just skilled at pointing out the blindingly obvious. If…
February 23, 2016
Employee Conflict Is A Matter Of Perspective. The Parable of Talia Jane and Stefanie
Talia Jane Have you had to resolve conflict or a difference of an opinion between two team members? If you haven't, you will eventually and you need to learn that conflict resolution isn't about finding out who is right or…
February 21, 2016
14 Concepts For A New Manager
There are a lot of books and articles about "how to be a manager". Being an effective manager doesn't have…
February 20, 2016
Cultivating The 4 Types Of Transparency In Business
We're tackling the topic of transparency within a team or organization. Part one concluded by arguing that transparency is hard because…
February 15, 2016
There Are 4 Types Of Transparency In Business
Questions for the Reflective Manager is a regular column where managers and their employees ask questions about the management topics top of mind for them and their organizations. Send your question to the Reflective Manager at [email protected] The Question Matt…
February 9, 2016
Cam Newton Teaches Us About The Danger of Expectations. Twice.
Last weekend saw the culmination of the American NFL season with the Denver Broncos, lead by veteran Peyton Manning, getting…
February 2, 2016
Conversations To Create A KPI
Brad is a Technical Recruiter for a staffing and professional services company. He works in business development and sales, connecting…
February 1, 2016
Story About Anonymous Is A Guide To Self Management
At some point between 2008 and now, you probably became aware of a group of computer hackers going by the…
January 27, 2016
Giving An Estimate For Work Is Hard
The Scene I’ve worked in software engineering organizations for more than 20 years. At some point every software developer is…
January 25, 2016
Discussion : How Much Sleep Are You Getting?
We've all stayed up late working. Trying to get an important presentation finished. A proposal out of the door. A…