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Get Stuff Done: 4 Steps to Implementing Your Ideas at Work

*This article about how to successfully implement ideas is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. Read the previous post about...

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You Don't Have to Pay the A**hole Tax: How to Avoid Working for a Bad Boss

Until about five years ago it never occurred to me to check out who my potential new boss would be when looking for a job. I had always focused on the job itself versus worrying about who I would be working for.

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How to Persuade Others You’ve Made the Right Decisions

*This article about persuasion is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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4 Things to Consider When Making Decisions to Get Shit Done

*This article about making decisions is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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6 Steps to Successfully Debating (Not Killing) Ideas

*This article about debating ideas is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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Emotional Labor and The Great Resignation — 2 Things to Know

The story below is from a time in my career 20 years ago, long before we were in the grips of the current global Covid-19 pandemic. I’m sharing it now because I thought it might help managers who are struggling with the emotional labor of being the...

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Get Stuff Done: 2 Ways to Use Radical Candor to Clarify Thoughts and Ideas

*This article about clarifying your thinking is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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How Do You Get Stuff Done Without Telling People What to Do? Talk Less, Listen More

*This article about creating a culture of listening is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.

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The Biggest Problem With Problem Solving

Kim’s friend Jeremy Utley has been writing about remaining cognitively open. He is sharing some early thoughts with us in the post below. He’s a director and adjunct professor at the Stanford d.school, where he leads executive education, leadership...

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7 Reasons Mentorship is Integral to Growing Your Career

It’s likely we see the value in having mentors that help us navigate our careers. We see mentors as guides and advisors that can help us take our careers to the next level.

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