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Improve your leaders to improve your organization

How one-on-one coaching can help improve your leaders, which will improve your organization in ways that no retreat, training, or reorganization can.

By Peter, 3 weeksJanuary 17, 2023 ago
Career

Is your life designed by committee? If so, claim your role as your own committee chair.

Advice from other people is always based on their own biases and experiences. Take control of your own decisions and don’t live a life designed by committee.

By Peter, 1 monthJanuary 4, 2023 ago
Career

Embracing the middle manager’s role as ignorant speed bump

The middle manager’s role is to manage both up and down the org chart. This means questioning authority and speaking truth to power, as well as managing staff.

By Peter, 2 monthsDecember 12, 2022 ago
Career

Six reasons you betray your future self, and how to stop doing it

Saying yes to something new can be hard. Don’t betray your future self by giving in to all the bad reasons and external pressures telling you “no.”

By Peter, 2 monthsDecember 6, 2022 ago
Career

Learning to love a year-end review, and a daily practice to keep your self-confidence high

I love year-end reviews. They’re a time to reflect on successes and be inspired to grow and improve. Here’s how you can love them, too.

By Peter, 2 monthsNovember 28, 2022 ago
Career

Quiet quitting before it was cool—Counting down to retirement in 1989

When I was 23, I had a coworker who was counting down to retirement. I decided I didn’t want to be him in 20 years, so I made a change. You can, too.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 22, 2022 ago
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Career

Hire for potential, not years of experience… but then what?

Experience is the best teacher. If you hire for potential and not experience, be ready for them to make mistakes. How will you support them through it all?

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 15, 2022 ago
Career

Crisis decisions lead to unintended consequences

In a crisis, avoid reactionary decisions as much as possible, to reduce unintended consequences. The long term damage may be far worse than pausing a moment.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 8, 2022 ago
Career

Do not be afraid. Remote work and hybrid work are not new.

Thousands of businesses already have hybrid work forces, but leaders and consultants can’t stop clutching their pearls over how “hybrid” will change business.

By Peter, 3 monthsOctober 26, 2022 ago
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Career

Don’t hire me to make your employees better at enduring a terrible workplace

Let’s stop patting people on the back for resilience when they’re in a system that’s designed to crush them. Let’s stop crushing them instead.

By Peter, 4 monthsSeptember 29, 2022 ago

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