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Leadership

Leadership

The stabilizing influence in the room

Being the stabilizing influence in a crisis is great until it’s not. Calm is a good trait in a leader, but leaders need a diversity of opinions around them.

By Peter, 2 weeksSeptember 12, 2023 ago
Leadership

Structural bias at the buffet

If you can see the structural bias in the buffet, you can fix your organization’s dysfunctional workplace culture. Also, water faucets.

By Peter, 3 weeksSeptember 5, 2023 ago
Leadership

How paperweight wisdom can kill critical thinking

We like paperweight wisdom because it reinforces our own values and worldview. It absolves us of having to think deeply. Don’t be one of the shallow thinkers.

By Peter, 2 monthsAugust 1, 2023 ago
Conflict

What do a 7-year-old, a slice of cake, and a self-destructive project manager have to do with being a better leader?

A 7 year old’s moral relativism, a clash of cultures, and a self-destructive project manager show how a shift in perspective can help us be better leaders.

By Peter, 2 monthsJuly 18, 2023 ago
Courage

Racing to mediocrity: how to rationalize minus-one hiring

When a manager rationalizes hiring the lesser candidate, that’s minus-one hiring. It leads to institutionalized reliable mediocrity.

By Peter, 3 monthsJune 21, 2023 ago
Decisions

Controlling the answers by controlling the questions

Some leaders manufacture outcomes by manipulating data and controlling the questions that get asked. That can lead to spectacular failure, and often does.

By Peter, 3 monthsJune 12, 2023 ago
Communication

To think outside the box, they first must perceive the box

Expecting your team to think outside the box when they don’t even know there is a box will frustrate and baffle you. But there are things you can do to help.

By Peter, 4 monthsMay 17, 2023 ago
Community

Knowing when to break the rules

This post is about roles and responsibilities, both in a team and in society. It includes a sports metaphor and a picture of me wearing an orange safety vest.

By Peter, 6 monthsApril 4, 2023 ago
Leadership

Why a leader’s opinion on working from home or returning to the office shouldn’t matter

Leaders often think that everyone who doesn’t agree with them is simply wrong. Sometimes this is due to the false consensus effect, and it can kill morale.

By Peter, 6 monthsMarch 22, 2023 ago
Decisions

Overcoming magical thinking

Leaders are responsible for overcoming magical thinking before it can sink their team or organization… or the entire economy.

By Peter, 6 monthsMarch 14, 2023 ago

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