13 Important Elements to Consider In Your Year-End Performance Review Process
Many of the people we work with in our workshops ask us what kind of formal performance review process would…
6 Steps for Setting Measurable Goals to Avoid “Productivity Paranoia”
With more people working in remote and hybrid environments than ever before, company, team and individual goals must be explicit…
Micromanagement, Absentee Management or Thought Partnership — Which One Do You Practice?
We call the practice of managers who have low, almost non-existent involvement in their team’s work absentee management. Those with…
6 Ways to Leverage the Untapped Potential of Think Time
Back in the days of pen and paper and interoffice memos, I worked with a university president who had three…
10 Free Resources to Help You Practice Radical Candor
"Getting and giving impromptu feedback is more like brushing and flossing than getting a root canal," Radical Candor author and…
5 Reasons People On a Steep Growth Trajectory Aren’t Performing Well (and What to Do About it)
*This article about poor performance while on a steep growth trajectory has been adapted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass…
The Problem With Passion: Not Everyone Who Works for You Loves their Job, and that’s OK
*This article has been adapted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity with additional reporting by…
How to Get Stuff Done: Never Stop Learning
*This article about learning is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been…
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)…
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…