Are You a Difficult Person to Work For?
Your success as a manager depends on how effectively you lead. Here are five questions all managers should continually ask themselves about how they establish standards, motivate their teams, and iterate their behaviors to become better leaders.
^ADJ: Now I know that I am definitely challenging to work for, have high expectations on quality, output and want it done soonest, so questions that I am determined to ask more "what can I do, or stop doing that would make it easier to work with me" and "how can I set you up for success in this role, or project or assignment", along with being more focused on what is the critical few that I should be focusing on?
Book to read to inspire Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
What I have been reading
Becoming Bullet Proof: Life Lessons from a Secret Service Agent – a really good read, and could be good to refer on to the family, mix of practical advice, story telling and some great life lessons.
The Health Fix a book recommended by Dr Chatterjee who runs a great podcast – great practical tips to get you back to optimal.
Die with Zero, two quick takeouts 1. Value and have more experiences 2. Don’t wait till you are dead to give your money away to people and causes that you care about
9 Forecasts for The Near Future, With Implications
^ADJ: I am interested in: "Companies will perform rapid resets to eliminate organizational debt and compete with startups."
What are Executive Off-Sites Good For?
A blessed Q4 be upon you. And you as well. It’s that time of year when companies perform the sacred ritual of annual planning. As a strategy consultant, I get pulled into many of these for clients. They’re fun (especially as an outsider!). But are they useful?
^ADJ: There is a real art in constructing useful planning sessions, some good thinking in this article. For me, it is the pre-work, and the pre-conversations that are the most important pre-cursors to success - large upfront investment, typically leads to better results.
How to Get Promoted at Work
^ADJ: Some great advice on being promoted, I really like how Steve breaks it down into some logical components. Some quotes I love "You own your own career progression", "Reframe the problem around things you can control" and "Humility and self-reflection are hugely important factors in more senior roles. Demonstrate them".
NEUROSCIENTIST: "You Will NEVER LACK Motivation Again"
^ADJ: Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman explains how adding certain habits in your day-to-day life can help you stay motivated and disciplined. Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and has a fantastic podcast series which I would highly recommend.
KPIs for Early Stage CTOs
Metrics that you ought to be interested in as an early stage technology leader, for teams, individuals, and the organization as a whole.
^ADJ: I included this article as a prompt to think about all roles, what are the metrics we are expecting - what is important?