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The Tarzan Method
Sometimes you should take the path less travelled.
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James Stanier
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March 2024

Performance management: the rising tide
Why are we doing this anyway?
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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.
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James Stanier
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January 2024

Trifectas go all the way up
Yes, right into senior leadership.
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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.
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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.
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It's all just leadership after all
Managers and senior individual contributors: it's all the same.
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James Stanier

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.
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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.
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James Stanier
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Growth in a downturn
Progressing when you can't progress.
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James Stanier
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August 2023

Read widely, apply selectively, share regardless
I encourage you to do the same.
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James Stanier
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Should I change job?
Earn, learn or quit.
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