The impact of feedback is greatest when received as close as possible to the behavior in question. If you have feedback for someone and don’t tell them, then they don’t have a problem. You have a problem. It only becomes their problem once you tell them. | Continue reading
It is tempting to communicate with rhetorical flourish but it is more optimal over the long term to communicate humbly | Continue reading
It is not what we have learned that makes us valuable over time but rather our ability to learn. It is not the impact we have had but the impact we are capable of having. | Continue reading
Our greatest strengths cover for our greatest weaknesses | Continue reading
While the rate of failure can be reduced over time that often comes at the expense of introducing the possibility of more catastrophic failures. It can be helpful to model failure as a fixed sum which will be released either in a large number of small increments or a small number … | Continue reading
The work of personal growth is what happens between the revelations that trigger it | Continue reading
Executive is not a real job, but if it were here would be its description | Continue reading
People care about their direct manager and the CEO, and everyone in between gets a lot less attention, which is an opportunity to do other work | Continue reading
You do not make money by trying to make money but rather by creating value | Continue reading
Every company has people who agitate for change. It is important to embrace those people and harness their energy but they also need to learn how to be more effective. | Continue reading
Starting a new job can be stressful so I've developed an algorithm that has helped me get up to speed quickly. | Continue reading
Product reviews are a staple of development at Facebook. This is a very practical description of how they work. | Continue reading
Without an API people don't know how to use software. The same is true of careers. | Continue reading
Being kind is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your impact on the people around you. It requires you be mindful of their feelings and considerate of the way your presence affects them. | Continue reading
Sometimes leadership means forcing the team to step up and take responsibility for themselves | Continue reading
Disagree & Commit is easy to say but hard to do. Here is what happens if you do not. | Continue reading
Winning an argument is about being right, and if you are confident about being right you shouldn't fear being proven so. | Continue reading
Mutual Knowledge is perhaps the most powerful concept I have come across to describe what is required for successful collaboration. | Continue reading
People often try to soften the blow of bad news. It doesn't work. | Continue reading
Being kind is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your impact on the people around you. It requires you be mindful of their feelings and considerate of the way your presence affects them. | Continue reading
Supervising successful meetings isn't about the content but rather the people | Continue reading
People look down on companies that prioritize growth but there is evidence it isn't just the best thing for the company but the best thing for the product too | Continue reading