Are you promoting the right person?

I can’t stress this enough: “Just because a person excels as a contributor does not mean they are suited to lead a team, or even manage a direct report.” I’ve lost count of the number of teams I have helped reorganise because people have been...

10,000 Hours with Reid Hoffman

I have been reading Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman and he references a fascinating article written by Ben Casnocha titled “10,000 Hours with Reid Hoffman”, well worth a read. You can check it our for yourself here… Read...

Peer reviews

“Asking your colleagues to point out errors in your work is a learned — not instinctive — behavior” – this article has lots of good information for developers, managers, leaders on the importance of a balanced peer review process. It’s a great...

Avoiding uncomfortable feedback

“I could have helped team members improve faster, fired people with the wrong fit earlier, had so many more productive meetings. I could have created a more open company culture.” Looking back over the years, one of the common threads that stands out to me...

Nice feedback

I had an unexpected message in my inbox earlier sharing news that a team I worked with last year smashed their Q1 goals and their Q2 planning session was their best ever. It’s feedback like this that inspires me to continue to coach, mentor and help teams reimagine...