A Tactical Guide to Working with EAs: How to Make Delegation Your Superpower
Delegation is a superpower. It also takes practice.
^ADJ: Does not matter if you have an EA, borrow one or just need to delegate within your team, this article has some great thinking about how you can operate at the next level.
The Making of a Corporate Athlete
Some executives thrive under pressure. Others wilt. Is the reason all in their heads? Hardly. Sustained high achievement demands physical and emotional strength as well as a sharp intellect. If there is one quality that executives seek for themselves and their employees, it is sustained high performance in the face of ever-increasing pressure and rapid change. But the source of such performance is as elusive as the fountain of youth.
^ADJ: Some good reminders about how to operate consistently in a high performance state.
Indra Nooyi, Former CEO of PepsiCo, on Nurturing Talent in Turbulent Times
For episode 2 of the HBR video series “The New World of Work”, editor in chief Adi Ignatius sits down with former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Noori, to discuss her ideas for how the corporate world needs to evolve. She pushes for leaders to realize the importance of their role in setting the tone to achieve equitable workplaces. Diversity is about numbers, she says, while inclusiveness is a mindset–a mindset that needs to come from the top. She also talks about steps necessary to realize a more humane form of capitalism, one that realizes that workers are the engines of the economy and that they all come from families, communities, and larger contexts that need to be part of the discussion around what fair work looks like.
^ADJ: Indra has had an amazing career, gives good practical insights as to how she made it to the top, her leadership style, her book is definitely worth a read.
Four Steps to Organisation Change without DRAMA
Today’s organizations are all about adaptation. Adaptation implies change. As a leader of an engineering organization in a rapidly growing scale-up, I’ve been through and led my fair share of organizational change.
^ADJ: Change is really hard, we experience so much of it, yet it is rarely done well. Some great thinking about what you can do differently.
Our Brains Were Not Built for This Much Uncertainty
As the pandemic wears on, leaders across industries are feverishly trying to figure out what the “new normal” needs to look like, which seems to be constantly shifting under their feet. To stay motivated as we encounter unprecedented levels of uncertainty in every aspect of our lives, we should understand that the human brain simply was not built for this. Knowing what your brain does well — and what it does surprisingly poorly — can give you a much clearer sense of the strategies you need to not just endure, but to thrive. Whether you’re trying to keep yourself motivated and engaged, or you’re a leader trying to help those in your care, the authors present three strategies based in science that can keep the brain in a good place
^ADJ: I love the tip about Radical Candor - so much more of this required