You have to go to the front lines once in a while if you do not want to be completely lost. Information gets diluted, changed, misinterpreted and over time this accumulates. Your decisions will be too of overtime if you… Read More »Working on the lines
Sometimes all you have to do is say something. And a lot of people will agree. But if you have not said it, they would have said nothing. This is also a form of leadership.
Someone told me recently that I have a character. I do not play politics at work and say the same thing to everyone, and do not conceal what I think. It flattered me, but I am not sure if it… Read More »Having a Character or Being Lazy?
People like to hide behind committee or group decision. Ownership and accountability is diluted. If the project succeeds, you can claim a win as the committee member. If the project fails, you can hide behind the group decision. It takes… Read More »Lack of Ownership
It is easy if you are a manager to skip your direct reports and request something from their direct reports. And it is hard for them to say no, because you are boss of their boss. But it creates many… Read More »Skipping Your Reports
“The problem, however, is that things like “mindset theory” are often peddled with little regard for whether they’re true or not, peddling concepts that make the reader feel smart because they sort of make sense. After all, being open to… Read More »Recommended Read: The Cult of Microsoft
Often, when you finally start sleeping well, you feel more tired than when you were not sleeping well. And a lot of people go back to the old, bad habits. It does not mean they are less tired, they just… Read More »Being Tired
You can take the bandages off fast or slow. Most people prefer fast. It hurts more, but it lasts much shorter. Also, nurses prefer it this way as they want to shorten the suffering. However, based on research, retrospectively people… Read More »Taking the Bandages Off
“Processes work like tests in programming. When you find a bug, it’s not enough to just fix it because the same bug could appear next week when someone else makes changes to the code. To properly fix a bug, the… Read More »Recommended Read: Build Systems, Not Heroes
Do not play games. If you criticize someone, you should be willing to tell the same stuff also in front of them or to their face. If you tell the same stuff to everyone in personal or professional life, in… Read More »Avoid politics