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One of the most frequently asked questions we get about feedback is why we recommend waiting to give feedback until after you have started One On Ones. It's a reasonable question. But the answer is simple: it's dangerous not to wait, and it works better to wait. Find out how to b ... Show More

When you become a manager, you start getting exposed to systems, processes, and principles that organizations rely on or understand to help them succeed. One of those hidden principles that too few managers and executives understand is the Principle of Sub-Optimization. For indiv ... Show More

When you become a manager, you start getting exposed to systems, processes, and principles that organizations rely on or understand to help them succeed. One of those hidden principles that too few managers and executives understand is the Principle of Sub-Optimization. Find our ... Show More

Part 1 of our guidance on the foundations of presentation mastery. 

Part 1 of our guidance for the 2021 employment market. 

In this cast, we share the First Rule For New Managers: the most important recommendation for someone taking over a team. 

Part 1 of our guidance on deciding whether your goal should be efficiency or effectiveness. 

Part 1 of our guidance about ways to think about improving relationships using the communication matrix. 

Our guidance on the first stage of managing your own projects: breaking them down into something manageable. 

Part 1 of our guidance on discovering and mitigating your weaknesses. 

Part 1 of our guidance on giving multiple pieces of Feedback to your peer around one event. 

Part 1 of our guidance on working when you’re suffering from a mental or physical illness. 

Part 1 of our guidance on the stupid email mistakes we see, and what to do instead.