“What can I do?”
… is the question you’ve been waiting to be asked, and it deserves your full attention. Who’s asking? What are they doing now? What can… Read More »“What can I do?”
leadership
Forward together!
Does anyone know which way is forward?! (Working this out might be the first question of leadership.)
Example and influence
You are always both.* *No pressure – that’s just how it is.
“What should I do?”
If you desperately need a job, you are just another problem for a boss; if you can solve many of the problems the boss has… Read More »“What should I do?”
The next shell up
As your organisation grows you’ll discover yourself passing through awkward, vulnerable seeming inbetween stages, like when you’re… Too big to operate out of your house… Read More »The next shell up
Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena (extended cut)
If you already know it, you may not have read this extended cut. If you haven’t come across it, it’s time you did. The Man… Read More »Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena (extended cut)
“It’s right there.”
It’s much easier to look for something you’ve lost when you know it’s there: When you know that it exists When you know what it… Read More »“It’s right there.”
Chief Problem Solver
You’re not just the CEO or the CIO … Expand your title to see your role as the CPS – the Chief Problem Solver. In… Read More »Chief Problem Solver
Short of something
Have you ever been in an organisation that had enough of everything? Enough time Enough resources Enough of the right tools Enough natural light in… Read More »Short of something
Podcast recommendation: Ben Horowitz on organisational culture vs product (a16z podcast)
Episode 503 of the a16z podcast, The Stories and Code of Culture Change, is a great overview of Horowitz’s book, You Are What You Do,… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Ben Horowitz on organisational culture vs product (a16z podcast)