#150 - Project Management Is Communications

Plus: The limits of quantitative metrics; "Nicer" feedback holds women back; Usefully uncomfortable 1:1s; Bringing the band back together; If you really want to send that email, don't send it yet.

#149 - Get good at the work, then choose a tool

Plus: Selling our jobs in closing calls; we can't make people change their behaviours; encouraging healthy disagreement; your interview answer database; sounding less negative

#148 - Task Relevant Maturity: or, "micromanaging" is context dependant

Plus: Accountability with compassion; Coaching teams as a whole; Async is more inclusive; Retrospective antipatterns; Becoming a lead-of-leads

#147 - Build Buy-In Before The Meeting

Plus: Doing more with less; Aligning strategies; Project retrospectives; Building a relationship with your boss; Your leave document; Behavioural interviews

#147 - Build Buy-In Before The Meeting

Plus: Doing more with less; Aligning strategies; Project retrospectives; Building a relationship with your boss; Your leave document; Behavioural interviews

#146 - Structural Problems Don't Yield to Local Solutions

Plus: Flexible work arrangement survey; Talking after mass shooting; Write SOPs; Minimize WIP

#145 - Facilitating Meetings Well

Plus: Layoffs won’t make it as easy to hire as you'd hope; Quit factor

#145 - Facilitating Meetings Well

Plus: Layoffs won’t make it as easy to hire as you'd hope; Quit factor

#144 - Engaging meetings have multiple valuable interactions

Plus Giving bad news; Making decisions; Women's potential is underestimated

#143 - Good Meetings Have Purpose(s)

Authenticity doesn’t mean not doing uncomfortable things; sponsoring, and mentoring growth; communicate more; don’t underestimate your influence

#142 - Feedback eBook

Plus: Leaders choose their own problems; No is positive; Managers matter; Effective training and effective communication; Your first months as a director

#141 - Your End-of-year Review. You Did Great.