Personal recommendations
… are a great way to find contractors and colleagues. If someone you trust can recommend someone, you have a chance to save yourself a… Read More »Personal recommendations
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Peter Drucker on performance appraisals
Effective executives usually work out their own unique form of performance appraisal. It starts out with a statement of the major contributions expected from a… Read More »Peter Drucker on performance appraisals
Hard conversations
…aren’t supposed to be easy. The person you need to have the conversation with might be a peer, a friend, a long-term colleague. The conversations… Read More »Hard conversations
A balancing act for leaders (1)
Some types of work that leaders do: Foundational and Directional Work This is the vision and values stuff – identifying needs, thinking through the “why”… Read More »A balancing act for leaders (1)
Eyes. Sawdust. Planks.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can… Read More »Eyes. Sawdust. Planks.
The clothesline paradox
If you take down your clothesline and buy an electric clothes dryer, the electric consumption of the nation rises slightly… If you go in the… Read More »The clothesline paradox
Good jobs for smart people
“Seek out and develop talent.” “Hire the best people.” “Recruit people smarter than you.” “Raise the average.” Good advice from some of the best business… Read More »Good jobs for smart people
Future partners
The next time you’re working a colleague or partner, ask yourself if it’s possible that you’ll still be working together in ten or twenty year’s… Read More »Future partners
What’s the story? (1)
We’re always telling stories about who we are, where we’ve come from and where we going. We tell stories about what’s good and what’s bad,… Read More »What’s the story? (1)
Seth Godin on responsibility
Following on from yesterday’s post about supervision, here are some links to Seth Godin on responsibility: Rules and responsibility “Use your best judgment.” Bureaucracies have… Read More »Seth Godin on responsibility