Decision making is hard. When you’re a leader, people often look to you to make decisions. For some leaders, it’s all they do, or the most important part of what they do. For individual decision makers, there’s great advice available. But when you’re part of a team, knowing whose decision it is to make, and ensuring that it’s made at the right time (and well) can be the factor that creates a positive cultural dynamic
Tag: Team Development
The future of work is hybrid. Remote-first cultures are possible, but still rare. Fully in-person workplaces are a requirement in some sectors, but will be an albatross for those who mandate it without a compelling reason. Conventional wisdom at this point is that most companies will adopt, or will be forced to adopt, a hybrid model for their workplaces. Companies that do not risk the ire of their employees, and a loss of competitive advantage
Being a boss is hard, if you let it be. It’s also easy, if you let it be. Autonomy makes the difference. As a manager of managers, you have a choice: take on the responsibilities of your team, increasing your own workload; or trust them to do their work, even delegating some of your own. For me, the choice is always clear. As a leader, I hire and train my team to be highly autonomous
When you become a new manager, and first begin leading a team, it’s important to start with clear expectations. For me, setting expectations one of the first things I do when I begin working with a new team or a new individual. Your expectations are unique. So is how you chose to be a manager. They’re as much about you and your management style as they are about your work and corporate culture. However, there