Notes on leading.
Short essays on decisions, new roles and the teams you lead. One a month, written for people who don’t have time for long ones.
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6 min
The first ninety days are mostly about listening
Everyone expects a new leader to act. The ones who last spend the first month finding out what nobody has told them.
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8 min
How to make a decision you can’t take back
Hard decisions are rarely unclear. They’re hard because someone will be disappointed — and it might be you.
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5 min
Your team isn’t lazy. It’s unclear.
When good people stop delivering, look at the brief before you look at the people.
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7 min
What to do in the week after a bad board meeting
Don’t rewrite the strategy on Monday. Start with the one question you couldn’t answer.
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