Management

Delegating What You Love

Do the work you don’t love and delegate what you enjoy.*

It can seem boring, but if you give away what you don’t love people will recognize you don’t care. If you don’t care about it, you won’t check on it and people will pick that up. Lead by example. Model…

What Would You Expect?

I had a discussion with a friend (at a different company) who lamented how his boss didn’t do ______ for him. He was, of course, annoyed. Why wouldn’t the boss treat him that way and share that relevant information with him?

Sometimes it’s Good to Restrict Yourself to a Hotdog on Stick

When others are “upping their game” by taking wine or crabcakes to a ballgame, perhaps it’s time to stick to a hotdog.

When others go camping and bring their stereo, full kitchen, video games, watch…

Reflections from High Output Management (book)

“You can’t be optimistic about the future until you have survived the crucible of change. The key to survival is to learn to add more value — and that ultimately is what this book is about.” — Andy Grove