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Deltas to the Global Maxima
Better conversations beyond the career track
Jun 25
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James Stanier
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May 2024
The Disappointment Frontier
Keeping your team far from reality can cause a big fat mess.
May 24
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James Stanier
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April 2024
The Tarzan Method
Sometimes you should take the path less travelled.
Apr 23
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James Stanier
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March 2024
Performance management: the rising tide
Why are we doing this anyway?
Mar 31
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James Stanier
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February 2024
Parkinson's Law: It's Real, So Use It
Yes, just set that deadline.
Feb 29
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James Stanier
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January 2024
Trifectas go all the way up
Yes, right into senior leadership.
Jan 27
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James Stanier
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December 2023
The problem with your manager...
It's probably nothing to do with them.
Dec 30, 2023
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James Stanier
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November 2023
The tragedy of the common leader
Having an effective peer group, especially in middle management, might be harder than you think.
Nov 30, 2023
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James Stanier
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It's all just leadership after all
Managers and senior individual contributors: it's all the same.
Nov 7, 2023
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James Stanier
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October 2023
Manage your capacity, not your time
We obsess over managing our time. However, we should focus on managing our capacity instead: it's our ability to do our best work.
Oct 15, 2023
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James Stanier
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September 2023
How many direct reports should a manager have?
Don’t worry, this won’t be a flamewar.
Sep 24, 2023
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James Stanier
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Growth in a downturn
Progressing when you can't progress.
Sep 8, 2023
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James Stanier
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