The moment we think: "if you want things done right, do it yourself". That is the moment things actually stop being done. No matter the level we reach in our career, we are not responsible for everything and we are not capable of doing everything. The illusion that telling others what needs to be done … Continue reading Things done right
Category: leadership
Gap
And of course, this is a direct consequence of the fact that concepts are susceptible to different interpretations. As long as organizations will continue approaching culture as a list of evocative words, the gap between culture (what management wants) and climate (what employees experience) will remain wide. And values statement will be abstract, generic and … Continue reading Gap
The distance
You have spent resources improving your product with features analysts said are necessary in your category. You have hired hundreds of new employees and built an organization that can sustain higher revenue. You have rolled out a new tool because the old one was clunky and not providing enough flexibility. You have gone all-in on … Continue reading The distance
Fear, anger, pain
Fear, anger, pain. In certain cases, they can start an action. Yet, you need to leave them behind as soon as your action crystallizes and takes a concrete shape. If you fail to do it, you'll soon find yourself projecting that initial, important emotion on every body and every thing around you. You will burn … Continue reading Fear, anger, pain
Let go
To be a leader, in life and at work, you need to let go. Let go of schedules and outcomes, experience and opinions, details and plans. Let go of control. Let go of yourself. Let go of your definition of reality. Let go of your certainties. If you cling to any of these, being a … Continue reading Let go
Here to stay
When somebody attacks you on some of the features that define you (your work, your values, your reputation), all you can do is continue nurturing those very same features. Going head-to-head can be fascinating in a sense. Demolishing the attacker's argument, pointing out all the good that you have done, bringing people onboard to testify … Continue reading Here to stay
In the middle
As it often happens with complex issues, even the discourse around the current pandemic has been shrinked to a binary matter: economy vs (public) health. And of course, as with any complex issue, there is much more to take into consideration. There is the problem of parents who are taking care of their kids full-time … Continue reading In the middle
Weak signal
Companies are about to send a signal to Facebook. But a signal, as strong as it can be, is stuck in a single moment in time. What about when July is over? Losing 1% of ad revenue for one month is not going to change the way Facebook carries out its business. So, what is … Continue reading Weak signal
Right
Right is not a good way to describe your work and the work of your team. Innovative, passionate, committed, engaged, consistent, challenging, concerted, exciting, inspiring, intentional, purposeful, additive, reinvigorating, ameliorating, thoughtful, driven. These are all better words to use when you talk about what you and your team are trying to achieve. Do not settle … Continue reading Right
In check
Most of the decisions we take are evaluated based on their outcomes. And so we find ourselves telling a story around how we chose that option over the other one because of that last minute information we got, or because of the underlying trend we picked up, or because of that opportunity that suddenly presented … Continue reading In check
