Why the same fires keep coming back.
Selected pieces on what's really going on when a team keeps depending on its founder, and what actually fixes it.
New writing on building the other half of impact goes out every Monday in The Monday Manager.
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Are you not tired of cleaning up the mess your team could have avoided?
You’re exhausted from putting out the same fires over and over again. Last week, it was the marketing campaign that blindsided customer support. The week before, a…
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Your "async culture" is a lie (and everyone knows it)
Shivam closed his laptop at 8 PM, exhausted. He'd spent the day: Updating Jira tickets (because someone would ask if he didn't)Writing detailed Slack updates (so the…
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The Dangers Of That Cool New Playbook
A few weeks ago I was doing something uncomfortable. I was mapping how fundraising actually happens at a child health organisation. Not how it's supposed to happen. How…
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Have you become the Chief Firefighting Officer at work despite your best efforts?
Anjali* collapsed into her chair at 11 PM, finally closing her laptop after another "emergency" resolved. The proposal was submitted. The crisis was averted. Her team…
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How to help your team make better decisions without you
Your team is waiting for answers. Here's how to stop that forever. Ever notice how many decisions are stuck in your inbox? It starts innocently enough. Your team wants…
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How we moved from work from office to remote work and the mess it created
"I don't know what's happening in my company anymore." That's what my CEO told me in my first meeting as Chief of Staff. Not ideal is it? But in our shift from in office…
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A workplace that needs daily heroics isn't high-performing. It's quietly burning.
"Going above and beyond" has become a disease in modern workplaces. Not a badge of honor. Not a sign of dedication. A disease. Here's what it does to your team: 1.…
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HOW TO: Stop drowning in your team's decisions (without being a bad boss)
Ever noticed how every decision somehow lands on your desk? From pricing tweaks to project timelines. Customer responses to resource requests. Small decisions. Big…
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Are you leading your team or just rescuing them?
They said I was too young to lead 100 people. They were right....... and that's exactly why it worked. At 25, I was leading 100+ people, many of them veterans, in a…
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The best companies don't need heroes
"Most companies are rewarding failure." Here's what I mean, remember the last all hands? Who got praised? The person who solved the big crisis. Who got the bonus? The…
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