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Management is not just about managing direct reports or driving your own department’s outcomes—it’s about aligning with peers to move the entire business forward. This is the essence of first team principles [1].
Speed matters, but knowing when and where to apply it is crucial. When should you go slow vs fast?
Newer does not always equal better. In fact, older is often better. Longevity implies resistance to change, obsolescence, competition, and thus odds of continued survival into the future.
One of my biggest takeaways from Frank Slootman’s book Amp It Up, is the concept of drivers versus passengers. Finding, recruiting, rewarding, and retaining drivers should be an organization’s top priority.
Doublethink is a form of self-deception. We’re all capable of holding contradictory beliefs and ideas. The trick is to be aware of these contradictions and manage them to our benefit.
In his book The Coaching Habit, Michael Bungay Stanier suggests using the following seven questions to become a more effective coach. These questions work with anyone: colleagues, bosses, and family members. Ask them in order, one at a time.
Delayed gratification refers to resisting the temptation of an immediate reward to obtain an improved reward in the future. It’s about sacrificing a little satisfaction today to increase your quality of life tomorrow. It’s about being able to trade happiness today for more happiness in the future.
“Have a Mamba Mentality” is all about reminding ourselves that we have earned the confidence to believe the following.
Proper delegation has a small sweet spot with two spectrums. You might under-delegate when you micromanage a delegated task. Or, you might over-delegate when you delegate projects that are too difficult or lack sufficient instruction.
I stumbled across this lesser-known Clayton Christensen article when I was rewriting my notes on his famous article, How Will You Measure Your Life? It discusses four types of tools for cooperation and when it’s appropriate to wield each type.
I recently watched Roger Federer’s 2024 commencement address at Dartmouth. He’s a funny guy and he made some interesting points worth considering:
I’ve been reading a lot about cognitive bias and mental heuristics lately. Here are my notes on 25 common biases.
As part of my research on the power of gratitude, I stumbled upon Shawn Achor’s book, The Happiness Advantage, which inspired this TED talk on the secret to working better.
This book was recommended to me by one of my mentors. I always find my conversations with him super helpful, so I asked him what his secret was. He told me he simply followed the framework in this book.
This book covers the important leadership topic of self-deception. Left unchecked, self-deception corrupts our families and organizations, driving away the most important people in our lives. If you’re unfamiliar with the topic, I encourage you to skim these notes.
I need to get better at asking for help. I also need to improve how I ask for help. And this was a helpful essay on both fronts.
I’m working on a handbook for effective leadership, and this podcast with Marshall Goldsmith and Shane Parrish was perfect for my research.
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I rediscovered this article as part of my research on regret minimization. I’ve followed Clayton Christensen’s work for years and will continue to revisit it over the rest of my life. I also enjoyed watching his son, Matt Christensen, play basketball when he played for the Duke Blue Devils. He was a beast. Here are my notes from a timeless article.