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Create Your Peer Management Team for Fun and Profit (and to Solve Problems)

Create Your Peer Management Team for Fun and Profit (and to Solve Problems) Do you wonder how to get more done in your organization? Your teams are working pretty well, delivering at a reasonable pace. Yet, you have the nagging feeling you could get more done. You can. The secret is management teams, not just …

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Secrets to Catch Yourself Mind-Reading

Secrets to Catch Yourself Mind-Reading The more remote we are, the easier it is for us to assume we know what other people think. I call that mind-reading. I am not clairvoyant—not even with my husband. (We both would like a little clairvoyance, at times!) The more mind-reading we do, the more likely we will …

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Three Predictions About the Future of Remote Work

Three Predictions About the Future of Remote Work We’re now several months into our dispersed work “routines.” (I suspect that anyone with a child at home would love to have a real routine.) And, as I work with my clients, I’ve learned several fascinating details: Many teams are much more effective now. Teams that can’t …

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How to Manage by “Walking Around” When You’re Remote

How to Manage by “Walking Around” When You’re Remote If you’re like me, you learned a lot by walking around and listening when you were in the office. I saw and heard the state of the various teams. I could see in-progress work. I could see and hear how the team members treated each other. …

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Three Ways to Rethink Your Business

Three Ways to Rethink Your Business I received several thank you’s for the previous newsletter, Three Tips for Coping When You’re Supposed to Lead. I’m delighted that the issue resonated with so many of you. I’ve worked with several clients over the past weeks to help them rethink their projects, portfolios, and their business. Here are …

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Three Tips for Coping When You’re Supposed to Lead

Three Tips for Coping When You’re Supposed to Lead We’re several weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, and we still don’t know much about the future. We have some data about the present. But the future? Nope. You might have a title with “lead” or “manager.” And, you might not be sure about what to do …

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Three Tips for Coping when Change Might Make You Nuts (Support Others)

Three Tips for Coping when Change Might Make You Nuts (Support Others) We’re still living in substantial uncertainty and chaos. We don’t know when we might be able to return to work. The kids are home from school for the foreseeable future. Where I live, in Massachusetts, all “non-essential” businesses are closed. (I did not …

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Three Secrets to Building Your Influence, Part 1, Competence

Three Secrets to Building Your Influence, Part 1, Competence If you want to change anything in your organization, you need to influence at least one other person to succeed. Mary, a leader in the organization, wanted to help her colleagues consider a variety of agile approaches. The organization had chosen a framework, and the framework …

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What Happened to the Beautiful Plans? (They Became Experiments)

What Happened to the Beautiful Plans? (They Became Experiments) Tim, a senior manager, loved seeing plans for work and roadmaps. Then, the organization decided to Embrace, Not Manage Change. Tim wasn’t sure how to track the work. This image helps me frame the need for an agile approach. (See the blog series: Where I Think “Agile” is …

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Create Your Agile Culture: Embrace, Not Manage Change

Create Your Agile Culture: Embrace, Not Manage Change Stu, a manager who’d been successful throughout the years by managing risks and managing change was concerned. “I don’t want to move fast and break things,” he said. “I don’t want to move too slowly. I’d like to move fast. But I don’t want to break anything.” …

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Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Embarrassed https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2021/01/leadership-tip-1-always-tell-the-truth-even-when-youre-embarrassed/ #mgmt #leadership #culture

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If you are a consultant/freelancer understanding value is paramount to your success. https://twitter.com/risk2earn/status/1351291544955977734

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Pro Tip: Never bring up price without first discussing value.

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My tip is about knowing your value when it's time to negotiate salary. (You're not surprised!)

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