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A colleague once told me, “I never enter a meeting without asking myself what does the other person want out of this?” A remarkably simple question. One…
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From the Archives: 2 Years of Ways of Working!
Hello! Ways of Working turns 2 today so I wanted to thank you all for joining me along the way. I started this newsletter to explore ideas on how to…
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Paradoxes at Work
A few paradoxes I’ve been reflecting on. People can be both smart and incompetent. Some of the smartest people I’ve ever met were terrible at their…
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Want to change company culture? Start by changing communications.
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The Alchemy of an Unhappy Job
Over the past few months I’ve received a steady stream of messages from friends saying they’re unhappy at work. Occasionally it's just a bad day that…
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How Process Impacts Your Culture
To process or not to process, that is the question.
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On Career Decisions
Quotes from a few wise people
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Elephants at Work: The missing, the herds, and the infamous one in the room
What you avoid often rules.
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Discovering Steve
I felt a bit awkward writing this. Cringe to be precise. The world is already filled with odes to Steve Jobs. Who needs one more? Yet, undoubtedly…
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Strategy for Startups
If there is a word that gets bandied around endlessly in the startup-sphere it’s strategy. Everyone knows they should have one, but few can readily…
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The Talent Wasteland
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much talent is wasted. There is talent which is never realised due to circumstance. These are often the…
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