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Cross-Pollination is also Cross-Pollution

TeamCraft • 6 implied HN points • 06 Nov 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Cross-functional dependencies can make middle manager's life difficult.
  2. Tech middle managers in cross-functional tech companies may lack clear objectives and authority.
  3. Middle managers in cross-functional teams must navigate limited authority and negotiate to influence change.

Shadow Leave: How to Hand off Work

Patrick Auld: It Depends • 2 implied HN points • 21 Nov 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Prepare before taking time off to avoid chaos. Let your team know you will be away and give them a chance to handle responsibilities.
  2. Creating a 'shadow leave' phase allows you to see where help is needed. This way, you can fix any issues before your break.
  3. Enjoying peace of mind is important. By preparing well, you can relax knowing your team can manage while you're away.
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(Re)Introducing myself + Elpha AMA + Something special...

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 6 implied HN points • 18 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Leadership
  1. Irina has had a diverse career journey from software engineer to tech lead to manager at big tech companies like Google and Uber.
  2. Coaching became a passion for Irina after realizing the joy of helping her team find their own solutions.
  3. Big tech companies have more structured and hierarchical leadership styles, while startups lean towards entrepreneurial and hands-on leadership.

Avoid these risk communication anti-patterns

Building Rome(s) • 9 implied HN points • 22 Feb 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Risk communication patterns can be ineffective, even with simple green, yellow, red indicators.
  2. Teams reporting different patterns of risk may reveal underlying issues like confidence, uncertainty, or fear.
  3. To improve risk communication, dig deeper into dependencies, shift uncertainties to red, and promote clear reporting and decision-making.

Quitting

Fish Food for Thought • 5 implied HN points • 20 Dec 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Quitting can sometimes be advantageous, even though it's often seen negatively in society.
  2. Knowing when to quit is as important as knowing when to persist, especially in decision-making and project management.
  3. Strategic quitting requires establishing clear criteria, listening to experienced voices, and making rational decisions for better outcomes.

The Slasher Revolution

Perspective Agents • 6 implied HN points • 14 Sep 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Leaders need to be multiliterate to navigate future worlds.
  2. Disruptions challenge leaders, creating perspective deficits.
  3. Future leaders should embody qualities of guardians, guides, pioneers, and innovators, like Slashers.

Valid Concerns of Middle Management

TeamCraft • 6 implied HN points • 04 Sep 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Middle managers face challenges in being sandwiched between executives and individual contributors.
  2. Sharing power as a middle manager can be difficult, especially when dealing with power dynamics and responsibilities.
  3. Being an effective interface between executives and teams is crucial for middle managers, requiring transparency about their power and educating teams on company operations.

Hope

Fish Food for Thought • 5 implied HN points • 06 Dec 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Appreciative inquiry focuses on strengths and positivity rather than weaknesses.
  2. Hope plays a crucial role in driving positive actions and outcomes in organizations.
  3. Empowering employees with hope can lead to innovation, growth, and organizational success.

TWH#S6: What I Read This Week

The Hagakure • 8 implied HN points • 12 Mar 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Tech companies often struggle with planning and hitting targets despite available wisdom.
  2. Being a great manager of managers involves coaching, developing the team, and sensing the organization.
  3. Life and work should focus on enjoying the journey, not just winning finite games.

Ask Aadil - Wrong way to use the TPM function

Building Rome(s) • 7 implied HN points • 12 May 23
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Technical Program Managers operate on two planes: strategic and tactical.
  2. The real value of TPMs comes from operating on both strategic and tactical planes.
  3. To fix the situation of using TPMs in the wrong way, help evangelize the TPM role, ensure the culture is right for a TPM, and ease in the TPM role while establishing a Program Charter.

GRANTED: The value of going outdoors, outside your expertise, and to the outsiders inside your team

Granted • 19 implied HN points • 03 Mar 19
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Spending time outdoors has benefits like increased test scores for kids in Finland and lower mental health disorders for adults near green spaces
  2. Hiring versatile individuals who excel in at least one area can lead to more innovation in companies
  3. Creating a sense of belonging for remote workers is important for their well-being and productivity

Leadership in Context

Range Widely • 1 HN point • 11 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Leadership
  1. Leadership is more complex than the simplified narratives we often rely on.
  2. The interplay between individuals and institutions is crucial in understanding effective leadership.
  3. Balancing visionary ambition with real constraints is a key challenge for successful leadership.

Blank Space

The Weasel Speaks • 1 HN point • 11 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Leadership
  1. Discovering new books can come from authors you like, blogs, podcasts, and even random internet reviews.
  2. Reading a moderate amount can lead to impactful takeaways from a few select books that might make it to your re-read list.
  3. Having a 'short list' of impactful books as go-to references can provide valuable insights and reminders for personal and professional growth.

GRANTED: When to trust your gut and how to get people to embrace change

Granted • 19 implied HN points • 29 Nov 18
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Hire based on motivation and ability to learn rather than talent or credentials to be future-ready.
  2. Trust your gut only in predictable environments with regular practice and immediate feedback; if not, gather evidence to test your intuition.
  3. Encourage employees to speak up by rewarding them for raising problems, concerns, suggestions, and solutions to foster a positive company culture.

A quiet week sheds light on the value of 'thought leadership'

Fund Marketer • 3 implied HN points • 10 Apr 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Media coverage is really important for investment firms. Good press can lead to more money coming in, especially for smaller funds.
  2. Having a strong 'thought leader' in the media can boost a company's image and stock price. For example, Jamie Dimon's influence seems to have helped JP Morgan's stock rise significantly.
  3. Companies like Robinhood are starting their own media outlets to control their press coverage. This trend shows how important it is to own the narrative in finance.

20 Obvious Learnings From Our Best Founders

Venture Prose • 19 implied HN points • 11 Oct 18
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Best founders excel at attention to details while maintaining high performance velocity.
  2. Best founders understand the power of aiming beyond 100% to achieve exponential growth.
  3. Best founders prioritize surrounding themselves with intelligent individuals to challenge and learn from.

Leadership

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards • 3 implied HN points • 19 Mar 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Leadership styles vary - from raising stress levels to inspiring by example or delegating effectively like Elon Musk.
  2. Effective leadership doesn't always require yelling or being a hardass, but can be achieved through setting high standards and providing incentives.
  3. Different people respond to different leadership incentives - some may be motivated by money, titles, causes, or personal charisma.

Keys to Success: The 3 Dualities.

The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past • 3 HN points • 17 Mar 24
🚌 Education Leadership
  1. Successful leaders balance opposing dualities into a harmonious approach, like Roots and Wings, to adapt to changing times while maintaining tradition.
  2. Combining Story and Spreadsheet is crucial for creating true wealth and differentiation in a data-driven world, emphasizing the importance of creativity and storytelling alongside data.
  3. Companies should blend Centralized Control and Edge Power, finding the balance between a coordinated approach for efficiency and tailoring services to the unique needs of diverse markets for innovation.

022. The People Leader vs. Business Leader Debate

Safe For Work (SFW) • 3 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. HR leaders should focus on being more business-oriented to have a broader impact.
  2. HR functions need to prioritize understanding core business challenges and focus on strategic initiatives.
  3. HR professionals should seek exposure to other areas of the business and prioritize tasks that directly impact critical company objectives.

TBM 274: How Capable Leaders Navigate Uncertainty and Ambiguity

The Beautiful Mess • 3 HN points • 25 Feb 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Accepting one's role in a problem is vital for capable leadership. Recognizing personal contributions to a situation allows for growth and improvement.
  2. Encouraging new interaction patterns fosters creativity and growth. Facilitating connections and exposure to new experiences can lead to positive outcomes.
  3. Patiently allowing for divergence and exploring multiple solutions is key. Resisting the urge to rush towards solutions can yield more innovative and effective approaches.

History

Fish Food for Thought • 4 implied HN points • 20 Sep 23
💾 History Leadership
  1. The origins of words and symbols can teach us valuable lessons about history.
  2. Understanding the history of an organization can help integrate new members and create a sense of unity.
  3. Knowledge of history in a society fosters patriotism, informed decision-making, tolerance, and well-rounded individuals.

Bringing Strategic Foresight Back To The Future

Theology • 3 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership
  1. Strategic foresight is limited by relying solely on numbers and trends.
  2. A new approach involves imagining desirable futures unconstrained by current limitations.
  3. Using speculative narratives and threat analysis helps prepare for potential challenges in achieving desired futures.