I’ve been scratching my head lately regarding management, and what is it good for. So I’m probably going to spend some time on the subject in this here blog. Long time readers of this blog (you poor guys, thanks for sticking with me!) know I’m a fan of Manager Tools. For the last seven years,
Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the Agile Practitioner in Israel meeting. Roy Osherove gave a splendid presentation on the “10 mistakes team leaders make” (and if that’s the sample, you better go check the entire course). As the presentation went on, it was evident there’s some division between the crowd and
A funny thing happened to me last week. As I was driving to work, I was listening to another brilliant podcast from Manager-Tools on Assumptive Goal Settings. The curious name (for me, at least) is actually something we’ve done before. AGS is about reaching a goal, when you don’t have a clue how to get
I’m a big fan of Manager Tools. I’ve been listening to the podcast and recommending it to anyone, manager or not, for the last five years. A recurring topic in the podcast is Manager Tools co-founder Mark Horstman’s laws: It’s all about people More communication is better. And there are more, and I invite you