Managing an Under-Resourced Team
Your team is understaffed and overworked. How can you intervene and support your employees—while continuing to deliver results to your organization? Start by being honest with yourself about what you
Organize Meetings Around Outcomes—Not Agendas
While you might assume that detailed agendas will improve your meetings, they can lead to a false sense of accomplishment. Instead of spending a lot of time and effort on
Build Pre-Work into Your Meetings
It’s no secret that the term “pre-work” inspires groans, eye-rolls, and even—during that all-too-familiar moment of realization—a sense of impending doom. It doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of
Beware of Proximity Bias
As a manager, you always need to check your biases. As a manager of a hybrid team, it’s particularly important to quash “proximity” bias—the tendency to prefer employees you see
Time Blocking vs Time Boxing, other techniques, and how it all fits together
In a world with endless distractions, it’s no wonder that we find it difficult to complete tasks. Focus is hard to come by these days. This is especially true when
Is That New Job Right for You?
Interviewing for a job is a two-way street: Just as prospective employers need to evaluate you, you need to evaluate them. To investigate what a role would really entail—and how
Make Yourself Valuable, Not Irreplaceable
Being indispensable in an organization is a good thing, right? Not so fast. If you’re too irreplaceable, you could get stuck in your current role and stymie your career development.
Improve How You Recognize Your Team
Showing recognition—when done well—has huge payoffs, boosting employee morale, productivity, performance, and retention. To get better at giving recognition, you want to focus on both the substance of the recognition
Build a Stronger Work Ethic
Work ethic refers to a set of principles around work, such as reliability, productivity, autonomy, and ability to collaborate. While work ethic may come naturally to some people, it can
Prioritize Listening in a Crisis
Great leaders seek out—and act on—the counsel of others, especially in a crisis. You need a team of advisors that can offer as many perspectives on your situation as possible.