There is one important thing to keep in mind when someone in the team has to be dismissed: the impact on those remaining. For what I have seen so far, there are two reasons why a team member is let go. The first one is behavioural. The person does not get along well with the … Continue reading Dismissals
Category: leadership
Consider future costs
Everything you do is a trade-off. When you are lucky, it's between two options. More often than not, it involves multiple options, some of which are equally appealing. If you go to the movie, you cannot stay home with your family or spend time reading a book. If you buy a new car, you'll have … Continue reading Consider future costs
Begin with listening
An important reminder by Bernadette Jiwa. If you want to be listened, begin with listening. If you want to be heard, begin with hearing. If you want to lead, begin with opening to the people you want to lead. If you want to sell something, begin with understanding the people you want to sell to. … Continue reading Begin with listening
The illusion
The first time I was in a leadership role, I struggled very much to understand the unwanted consequences of what a leader says and does. The illusion is often that you can still behave like a peer, or a friend. Yet people will look for direction, not for jokes. They will look for reassurance, not … Continue reading The illusion
Growing managers
There's a fairly common practice in growing start-ups. When the headcount ramps up and a more complicated structure is needed, the natural tendency is to promote founders or early stage employees into managerial roles. This happens only marginally because people making or vetting the decision believe those employees are the best for the job. Most … Continue reading Growing managers
Bridges over gaps
There's a gap between you and everyone else. A gap between what you do and what they do. A gap between what you want and what they want. A gap between how you think things should be run and how they think things should be run. A gap between what you believe is true and … Continue reading Bridges over gaps
Positioning
What does a book from the 80s have to teach to marketers today? Let's see. Advertising is, for the most part, unwanted and unliked. In some cases, advertising is thoroughly detested. [...] In general, the mind accepts only that which matches prior knowledge or experience. Millions of dollars have been wasted trying to change minds … Continue reading Positioning
