Using Generative AI to Keep Up with New Reading MaterialA step-by-step, how-to guide for using GenAI to produce summaries and extract actionable recommendations that are tailored to your context.Sep 26Sep 26
The Case for Creating Advisory ArtifactsWhen your job calls for you to serve as an internal consultant or advisor on a cross-functional project, create Advisory Artifacts.Mar 31Mar 31
Policy Personas: A Useful Mental ModelPolicy Personas offer a mental model and vocabulary for everyday interactions, job definitions, and career planning.Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Getting Better with CoachingIf professional athletes who are arguably among the best in the world need coaches, why wouldn’t we?Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023
Should my company become the reseller for this software?Questions to answer before signing on as a reseller for a software product.Sep 7, 2019Sep 7, 2019
How to Start Strong at a Management JobWhen a friend landed a senior management job, we brainstormed ideas for how he could start strong. This post summarizes our discussion.Aug 22, 2018Aug 22, 2018
Are you a Newly-Hired Project Manager? Here are some questions to ask.When you’re working on a project with a team, department, or company for the first time, there are nuances and political undercurrents…Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2017
Getting a Chromecast to work with Hotel Wi-FiI just spent a week in Hong Kong, and thanks to some great advice online, I had decided to bring one of my Airport Express devices with me…Apr 3, 20161Apr 3, 20161
A Metaphor for How to DelegateMy favorite mentor liked to explain the concept of Delegating through the metaphor of teaching kids how to catch a ball.Oct 27, 2015Oct 27, 2015
Published inPersonal GrowthA Four-Day Work Week isn’t as Crazy as It SoundsI know because I had it for eight years.Oct 17, 20157Oct 17, 20157