You don’t have to hire an expert and spend days to make progress in your team’s strategy. Apologies to all my brilliant and valuable friends and colleagues who do strategic planning. (Even my sister is one!) Big-S Strategy work, with a multi-phase process with multiple meetings and the input of multiple stakeholders, is crucial.
Read MoreDear Hunter,
I have an employee who seems to struggle with perfectionism. She argues and pushes back whenever I make any corrections to her work. When I give her constructive feedback, I include an example, and she immediately asks for another example. No matter how many examples I give her, nothing seems to sink in and she gets defensive.
Read MoreI am just back at work from the longest break of my career. Four weeks. Longer even than breaks from work when I was all the way back in high school. I have always worked.
Read MoreDear Hunter, I supervise a team of 12 people. I am working with the group to support and trust each other, listen to each other. I want a team where I don’t have to answer every question for people, don’t micromanage, and where nobody is afraid of getting in trouble for not being perfect.
Read MoreIt’s the complex dance of people who lead from the middle of the organization: Getting what we need and want from our boss, while serving the needs and wants of our staff team
Read MoreDear Hunter, About a year ago, I encouraged a friend of mine to apply for an open manager position where I work. She was hired. We were both happy about it, and it was fun to have her here.
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