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Category: Management

July 8, 2018January 30, 2019 by CD

Where to Begin the Journey?

When a new person joins your team, the first impression you make on them sets the foundation for the rest of your journey together. Before you impress upon them your intentions and objectives as a leader, you should first establish with yourself what you believe to be the foundation of such as relationship. As a… Read More

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April 21, 2018January 30, 2019 by CD

Vectors of Influence

In helping leaders manage the dynamics of teams navigating the uncertainty in the market or new approaches in the work-place, it is not uncommon for them to be confronted with team members having differences of opinion. In fact, to arrive at the best solutions, there is a lot of value in fostering discussions based on… Read More

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March 17, 2018December 31, 2018 by CD

The Confidence Villains (Continued)

This is a follow-up post I’d written after completing the inspirational book The Confidence Code. For the original post see: The Confidence Villains. At the office: Management can instill confidence or rob it. I discovered the importance of leaders that recognize that as a quality while working at Intuit as Brad Smith pulled me aside after… Read More

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December 16, 2017September 22, 2018 by CD

Handling Interrupts

For any team that is responsible for existing systems that are already in use while also iterating on those systems to enhance and/or improve them there is also typically the burden of interrupts from the existing system. Forward progress is best made with concentrated effort that is focused and uninterrupted. How does one balance these… Read More

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October 15, 2017August 19, 2018 by CD

Making Rules

My first early childhood education exercise was to go to a pre-school where a teacher was having particular trouble with three very disruptive boys she could not get under control. She hoped just to get a day of relief by having me take them for the day. I approached the boys and told them that… Read More

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  • Lean Out – a Collaborative Approach September 9, 2018
  • The Root Cause of the 10x Engineer July 15, 2018
  • Where to Begin the Journey? July 8, 2018
  • The Confidence Villains July 3, 2018
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