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How Effective Are You?
How Effective Are You? A colleague emailed me, asking me how she could tell if...
Read MoreManagement Myth #12: I Must Promote the Best Technical Person to Be a Manager
“I need a little breathing room in my group,” Carl said to Steve. “I have...
Read MoreAgile Has Not Crossed the Chasm, A Contrarian View
Note: I wrote this article in 2011. It was published in 2012. I hope at some...
Read MoreManagement Myth #11: The Team Needs a Cheerleader!
“We have mandatory all-hands meeting this afternoon. I’m going to have a...
Read MoreManagement Myth #8: I Can Still Do Significant Technical Work
“You know, if you want something done, you just have to do it yourself,” Clive...
Read MoreMyth #5: We Can and Must Have an Objective Ranking System
“It’s time for our annual management meeting to rank everyone in engineering,”...
Read MoreManagement Myth #4: I Don’t Need One-on-Ones
“I know what the people in my group are doing, Johanna. Each and every one of...
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I help leaders identify problems and seize opportunities. Those opportunities are most often in managing product development. product development. I help managers, teams, and organizations to become more effective by applying pragmatic approaches to the issues of project management, risk management, and people management. Popular Posts
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