Ling- English
The day my boss said: Not one of your best performances?
My boss once addressed a serious misstep with a single question. What he chose not to say taught me more about leadership and respect than any debrief ever could.
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leadership
The Manager's README: A Practice in Radical Honesty and Leadership Evolution
The Manager's README isn't just documentation—it's a mirror that creates accountability between your leadership intentions and actions, fostering trust through visible growth and authentic imperfection.
EME
Let's get rid of the performance review
Samuel Colbert says that a one-side-accountable, boss-administered review is little more than a dysfunctional pretense. It's a negative to corporate performance, an obstacle to straight-talk relationships, and a prime cause of low morale at work. Even the mere knowledge that such an event will
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Dealing with criticism
1. Listen to what a critic is saying. 2. Don’t be defensive. 3. Don’t fire back by criticizing your critic. 4. Delay your reaction. 5. Explain honestly the reason for your actions. 6. Admit your mistakes. 7. Explain what you’ve learned. 8. Enjoy the fun of failure.
management
Reacting to decline, dissatisfaction and dilemmas
I discuss in class the five ways in which people will react when faced with an ethical dilemma: * Exit * Voice * "Loyalty" * Neglect/Sabotage * Whistle-blowing. The first three I paraphrase from a book by Albert Hirschman. The other two I picked up from research sources, as well as,
Conversation
The subtle art of conversation
Now prove you were listening. That’s right. Show me you care. Ask genuine questions that send the conversation in new directions. Talk to me about what I’m talking to you about. Otherwise, we’re just making noise. Don’t worry, you’ll get your turn. It’s not