Wouldn’t it be nice if work was a simple meritocracy? The rules and metrics would be clear. As a result, knowing who is performing well would also be very clear. Promotions would go to the most capable, the process would have no ambiguity, perceived fairness would be high, and so on. It’s simple, right? Not […]
3 RULES TO LIVE BY
Reduce ambiguity, be fair, stay positive! The manager survival guide in a nutshell 😉 Be sure to check out all my videos on my YouTube page here https://www.youtube.com/c/DrToddDewett
STOP KEEPING SCORE
This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book The Ten Delusions (a practical relationship book). As I think about the concepts I’m addressing, I’m struck by the fact that many of them apply to professional relationships as well. I’ll let you be the judge. Stop Keeping Score To move forward you need a level playing […]
GOOGLE AND THE SIMPLE NARRATIVE
I’ve been a big fan of Google for a long time. They get so much right, though, like all organizations, they are imperfect. There are many colorful commentaries flooding the net about the recent diversity debacle, but nearly all feel terribly incomplete. I believe this aspect of the Google issue is very similar to many other events dominating […]
SOMETIMES GOOD FEEDBACK HURTS
I was recently fortunate enough to receive some honest and useful feedback. The first piece of feedback concerned a slang phrase I sometimes use. The second focused on everyone’s favorite mascot, Danny the Devil Duck (for the uninitiated, this is a cute little red bathtub duck with tiny black devil horns). In both cases I […]
