Can You Measure a Technology Team's Efficiency?
A common request is to measure the effectiveness of a team. Is it possible? Is it the right thing to do? Are there alternatives?
A Few School Lessons You Should Cheerfully Forget
School teaches some good lessons, and some bad. Here I walk through a few lessons you should unlearn.
Vanquishing Ownership Ambiguity – Navigating Complexity in the Office
Ambiguous ownership is a necessary part of working in complex situations. Being able to navigate this ambiguity is a part of successful leadership.
How to Miss Your Dates and Fail Your Goals With Finesse
Everyone fails goals. How you fail your goals will determine what type of leader you are.
Goals Setting for Critical Work – Commit to Less and Achieve More
Setting fewer goals and achieving them is a key to success. Finding predictability in unpredictable work is challenging but rewarding.
How I Completely Defeated Procrastination to Achieve My Goals
What do high school students, and experienced professionals have in common? We all unwisely put off our most important work.
Swim Upstream or Float Downstream – Change Your Environment to Change Your Behavior
The situation controls your behavior. If you want to control your behaviors, look at changing your situation.
Stoicism is Not Just For Emperors and Hipsters
Staying calm in a crisis is a necessary component of leadership.
Project Post-Mortem Meetings — It's About Process Improvement, Not Dead People
A Post-Mortem meeting is a review process for identifying organizational improvements on how to run projects.