Discussions Incentivized? Ted Bauer takes a look at some of the most productive companies and determines: It’s all about how you group people and then how you reward people. — Ted BauerBuild
Toxicity Fairness beats abuse Manuela Priesemuth has summarized research she's done regarding abuse in the workplace and ways to prevent it. They define abuse as either physical violence or psychological aggression where the latter
Culture Flip your job A flipped workspace is similar to a flipped classroom, where students are first introduced to material outside of school and instead get support during class. Allison Baum makes the argument
Fundamentals Change for people Jock Busuttil writes about change management as it was presented in July 2014's ProductTank London meetup. Derek Morrison, Group Product Manager at Tesco, presented a key point: Take people with
Creativity Staying creative It might be hard as a manager or team lead, to get your team to make room for creativity. Aviv Ben-Yosef has some tried and tested rules to make sure
Feedback Radical candor Have you worked in an environment with little empathy? Major corporations are applying the lessons of radical candor which pairs up care with directness. In this oh-so-American approach to feedback,
Fundamentals Leading in crisis Vision isn't everything! According to Gianpiero Petriglieri, the ability to "hold" is an essential skill for leaders. Positivity and commitment are two outcomes behind the psychological principle of holding. Good
Failure Falling to bias Risk assessment is one area where our biases can cause faults in logic. Michele Wucker looks at how we can overcome these problems. Here are some key takeaways: Leaders can
Creativity Learn better Nat Eliason has written a fantastic summary of the book Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt. Here's our favorite points: Know what you don’t know, be humble about
Relationships Managing up What do you do when you disagree with the actions of you boss? Lara Hogan has thought about this quite a bit. She recommends that you answer the following questions
Culture Setting boundaries Many of us are working remotely for the first time. Because of that, the line between work and life has blurred. It's important to create boundaries and stick to them.
Creativity Consumption hurts creativity A couple years ago Srinivas Rao posted a fantastic article about how social media damages creativity. By shaping your environment, you can create one that is suited for deep work.
Toxicity Toxic bosses Chris Sowers recently wrote about how to handle a toxic manager. Their advice is spot on. In summary: Toxic bosses isolate you to maintain power. This has a big impact
