Organizations
A Guide to Writing Status Reports - I'm Not Joking, I Totally Wrote an Article About That
Writing status reports has a bad reputation. Learn how they can be valuable, and a great tool for your toolbox.
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Why Big Groups Shouldn't Make Big Decisions
Big groups tend to make boring, slow, and wrong decisions. Clean up the quality of your decision-making by making smaller decision-making groups.
Organizations
Stack Ranking, Ratings, PIPs, and Performance Management – A Summary
A summary of the performance management process, from ratings to stack ranking to PIPs, and everything in between.
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Decisions at Scale. The Ownership Model and Organizational Structure at Amazon.
Amazon's leadership model focuses on ownership and bias for action. Why does this help with decision-making?
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A Complete Guide to Tenets
Tenets are a key tool for delegation and scaling decision-making. Learn how high-quality tenets can be written and used.
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The Impacts of How Your On-Call is Managed
On-call is an unpopular concept for many. However, I think it has many hidden benefits.
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When Are Office Politics a Good Thing?
Most people view office politics as a bad thing. I'm here to convince you otherwise.
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New Employee Ramp Up Costs – How to Improve the Experience
Ramping up at a new company can be frustrating for a new employee. It's also a large cost for companies. Learn how to reduce that expensive tax.
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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?
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A Guide to Escaping a High-Operations Cycle
High-operations is a painful cost to a company, employees, and customers. This walks through the causes and resolution of high-operations cycles.
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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.
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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.