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Maybe It’s Your Culture

Maybe It’s Your Culture

Every company has a culture. And no, we’re not talking about beanbag chairs and kombucha on tap. We’re talking about what you DO to get great work done. Not your plans and OKRs. How you...
Long Live the Ski-Time CEO

Long Live the Ski-Time CEO

For years, Silicon Valley CEOs and investors have held the simplistic belief that CEOs have two modes: wartime and peacetime. Wartime CEOs take no prisoners and believe sacrifice and loss are central to victory. Peacetime...
Be Careful What You Give Thanks For

Be Careful What You Give Thanks For

Articles everywhere this month will tell you to express gratitude to your teams, build gratitude into your culture, and give thanks for all you have as leaders and organizations. And that’s all well and good—leaders...
3 Silicon Valley Myths That Should Scare You

3 Silicon Valley Myths That Should Scare You

Silicon Valley has been a hotbed of leadership myths since its earliest days. The dot-com boom brought about the rise of the biggest companies of the modern era, and because of their success, the leadership...
Nice Teams Finish Last : Why (and How) Great Companies Embrace Healthy Debate

Nice Teams Finish Last : Why (and How) Great Companies Embrace Healthy Debate

While having acrimonious, mismanaged conflict is culturally detrimental and costly for organizations, having healthy conflict among colleagues is actually a sign of organizational health. And it’s something leaders and teams need to embrace and pursue...
Leaders: Here Are 3 Warning Signs to Look for When Returning from Vacation

Leaders: Here Are 3 Warning Signs to Look for When Returning from Vacation

Believe it or not, as a leader, taking a vacation is part of your job. It’s actually part of everyone’s job, and it’s critical that leaders model that. While we all know that vacation is...
Don’t Help Your Teams “Cope” with Change. Pump Them Up for It.

Don’t Help Your Teams “Cope” with Change. Pump Them Up for It.

“I’ve got all these people complaining about there being too much change at work.” Edward’s client sat wringing his hands. “I don’t see things slowing down anytime soon, so how can I help my team...
Micro-Nudges > Macro-Corrections: What In-Person Work Enables That Remote Work Does Not

Micro-Nudges > Macro-Corrections: What In-Person Work Enables That Remote Work Does Not

It’s Monday morning, and Shannon strides into her company’s office in the Nomad neighborhood of New York City. En route to her desk, she pauses in front of a whiteboard listing out another team’s goals...
What AI Can’t Do for Organizations

What AI Can’t Do for Organizations

There’s been a deafening sense of “meh” in the American workplace for the last few years, and now we are adding to it a feeling of existential dread. Prompted by the pandemic, we moved to...