The hottest Management Substack posts right now

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một nghề cho chín còn hơn chín nghề

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jan 09
🕹 Technology Programming Machine Learning Management Software Development IT Industry
  1. To excel in a field, focus on depth rather than breadth. Patience, planning, and method are key.
  2. Starting with basic scientific subjects like math is crucial for a deeper understanding of natural sciences.
  3. Continuous learning and acquiring diverse skills, such as machine learning, enhance job performance and market competitiveness.

A Crash Course on Incident Response, Part 3

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 05 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Incident Response Management Communication Improvement
  1. Conducting high quality retrospectives following incidents is crucial for improving incident response practices by examining real-life incidents.
  2. Facilitate retrospectives effectively by designating a facilitator, ensuring representation from key participants, and maintaining a blameless environment for open discussions.
  3. Creating incident postmortem documents after retrospectives helps in documenting key information, discussing causes, impacts, resolutions, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.

A Crash Course on Incident Response, Part 1

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 20
🕹 Technology Incident Response Communication Stakeholders Management Training
  1. Incidents are inevitable, but effective incident management practices can help recover quickly and efficiently with minimal stress and impact.
  2. Proper incident management involves clear communication to stakeholders, focusing on reducing stress and unnecessary decisions and engaging the minimum resources needed for resolution.
  3. High-quality incident communication is crucial, including standardized formats, clear titles, severity assessments, impact indicators, and information on engaged teams and next updates.

Planting Perennials Next to Potholes

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 26 Apr 19
💼 Business Management Organization Strategy Prioritization Alignment
  1. Focus on what truly matters by avoiding tactical bikeshedding at the individual level. Prioritize efforts effectively to drive meaningful progress.
  2. Combat siloing issues at the team level by fostering alignment and collaboration across different functions within the organization. Break down barriers to enhance productivity and avoid duplication of effort.
  3. Address strategic bikeshedding at the organization level by implementing OKRs as a tool for driving discussions, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring a shared vision. Effective prioritization is key to achieving impactful results.

Trust, Uncertainty, and Being a Great Manager

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 17
💼 Business Management Leadership Teamwork Communication Feedback
  1. Being a manager requires finding the right balance of involvement - too much or too little can lead to different issues.
  2. Learning how to trust, empower, and support employees helps manage uncertainty and improve awareness.
  3. Common management tendencies like micromanagement, absenteeism, and conflict aversion can negatively impact teams, while great leaders build trust, empower their teams, and deliver results.
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OKR Process

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 02 Aug 17
💼 Business Management Planning Performance evaluation
  1. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) provide a framework for high level planning and resource alignment, helping to negotiate and communicate priorities within and between departments/teams.
  2. OKRs are strategic tools, not task lists, and work well alongside tactical project management methods like Agile. They focus on outcomes and business needs, empowering teams to choose the best solutions.
  3. Developing and applying OKRs is an iterative process involving negotiation, cross-team debates, clear objectives, and grading criteria to drive results and continuous improvement.

A good boss is the hardest to find

Stateless Machine • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jul 24
💼 Business Management Leadership Workplace Employee Relations Organizational Behavior
  1. Having a good boss is harder than having good coworkers because you usually only have one boss. With colleagues, you can mix and match different relationships, but there’s less room to do that with your boss.
  2. Relationships with peers often feel like a trade-off. You help each other out, creating a sense of teamwork, while the boss-employee relationship can lack that mutual support.
  3. A boss may not have strong incentives to be a great leader. They prioritize their own goals, which may not align with making you happy, so it can be tough to expect them to act like a supportive figure.

Hard Conway's Law

Space chimp life • 0 implied HN points • 20 Apr 23
💼 Business Management Organizational Behavior Information Systems Decision-making
  1. Organizations reflect their communication styles in the code they produce. This means that how teams talk and work together can directly affect the quality and structure of their software.
  2. Business logic is crucial for both organizations and their code. It acts like a backbone that guides decisions and processes, similar to DNA in living organisms.
  3. We can improve how our institutions work by better understanding and reshaping this business logic. By combining manual processes with systematic coding, we can create more effective and responsive organizations.

A tool to gauge the effectiveness of your succession planning

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 02 Jul 24
💼 Business Leadership Succession Planning Management Training
  1. You need a clear way to check if your team is ready to lead when you're gone. It’s not enough to guess; you want to feel confident in their abilities.
  2. Taking sabbaticals is a smart move for leaders. It lets your team show what they can do without you, which helps you plan for the future.
  3. When planning a sabbatical, set up tasks for both your team and yourself. Preparing them well will help you see how ready they are when you step away.

Friday Thread #03: Running Meetings People Love

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jun 24
💼 Business Management Workplace Productivity Meetings Professional development
  1. Use Decision Agendas to make sure your meetings stay on track and get everything done. This helps keep everyone focused.
  2. Parking Lots are great for managing people who tend to ramble. You can set aside their topics for later, so meetings stay efficient.
  3. Try using Offline Context instead of endless PowerPoint slides to keep people engaged. This can save time and make the meeting more productive.

Measuring the progress and success of a strategy

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 18 Jun 24
💼 Business Strategy Metrics Management Performance Goals
  1. It's important to measure the right things in a strategy, not just rely on numbers. Sometimes, we need to focus on quality rather than quantity to truly understand our success.
  2. Knowing when you’ve achieved a goal is key. You should have clear indicators so you know when to shift focus instead of endlessly trying to improve.
  3. Using the wrong metrics can lead to serious problems. Be careful to choose metrics that actually support your goals, instead of chasing numbers that don't really matter.

How to design your dream board of directors

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jun 24
💼 Business Management Strategy Leadership Organizational Behavior
  1. Understand if your board is passive or active. A passive board doesn't help you and can drain your energy.
  2. An active board can help your organization grow and succeed. Finding the right people is key to making your board better.
  3. You can start changing the makeup of your board right away by following some simple steps shared in the post.

Are you the limiting factor in your strategy?

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 21 May 24
💼 Business Management Strategy Leadership Coaching Organizational Change
  1. Assess if your skills are holding your organization back. It’s good to reflect on whether you are the reason for slow growth.
  2. New strategies need new skills. Leaders must find ways to learn or adapt, so their team can succeed.
  3. Act quickly if you see signs of stagnation. Options like coaching or role changes can help the organization move forward.

What are your decision-making rules?

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
💼 Business Leadership Strategy Entrepreneurship Management Decision-making
  1. Focusing on customers is key for making good decisions. When you think about what the customers want, it helps guide your choices.
  2. Long-term goals should come before short-term profits. Investing for the future can create more success than chasing quick wins.
  3. Measuring the impact of your choices is important. Knowing what works and what doesn’t helps you improve your decision-making.

Interested in Making Dramatically Better Strategic Decisions?

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 29 Nov 23
💼 Business Strategy Leadership Growth Decision-making Management
  1. Making better strategic decisions can help leaders and executives drive growth in their organizations.
  2. Each week, you can receive three new ideas from different industries to help approach tough decisions with more confidence.
  3. Subscribing gets you valuable insights, audio content, and a supportive community for sharing ideas and learning.

Three Things to Change Exercise: A Different Kind of Retrospective

QUALITY BOSS • 0 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
💼 Business Leadership Teamwork Communication Management Agile
  1. Encourage your team to suggest three changes they want to see. This helps everyone share their ideas on what could improve the team's work environment.
  2. Once you gather suggestions, look for common themes and discuss them as a group. This makes it easier to find important issues to focus on.
  3. After identifying top changes, involve the team in brainstorming ways to implement them. Working together on solutions strengthens teamwork and leads to better outcomes.

Deciding What to Work On

QUALITY BOSS • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 23
💼 Business Productivity Management Leadership Time management Strategy
  1. The Eisenhower Matrix helps prioritize tasks by looking at both urgency and importance. This way, you'll focus on what really matters instead of just what's urgent right now.
  2. Tasks fall into four categories: do it now if it's both urgent and important, schedule it later if it's important but not urgent, delegate if it's urgent but not important, and delete it if it's neither.
  3. Using this system can help you manage your time better and make sure that you work on tasks that have the most impact. Consistent practice will make it easier to decide what to work on.

The Rise of Chief Everything Officers

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 05 Jul 24
💼 Business Startups Management Leadership Entrepreneurship Tech industry
  1. Bengaluru is a hub for tech startups, where people often discuss ideas and products in social settings.
  2. There's a growing trend of 'Chief Everything Officers' in Bengaluru, highlighting the flexible roles many leaders take on in startups.
  3. CEOs are now wearing multiple hats and handling various tasks, reflecting the dynamic nature of modern startup culture.

4 GOLDEN RULES for Effective Meeting

Better Engineers • 0 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
💼 Business Productivity Meetings Management Leadership Teamwork
  1. For effective meetings, keep the group small enough that two pizzas can feed everyone. This helps everyone communicate better.
  2. Always have an empty chair in meetings to represent the customer. It reminds everyone that the focus should be on improving the customer experience.
  3. Use detailed memos instead of PowerPoint presentations to share information. This ensures everyone has all the necessary context upfront.

Engineering Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Better Engineers • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jul 23
💼 Business Management Leadership Human Resources Team Dynamics Performance evaluation
  1. Understanding your management style is important. Being flexible and adapting to your team's needs can lead to achieving goals effectively.
  2. Motivating your team through celebrations and clear growth plans can boost performance and morale. When team members see their future, they feel more driven.
  3. Handling conflicts and making tough decisions requires clear communication and a focus on long-term goals. Discussing options and prioritizing what's best for the team can lead to better outcomes.

6 Leadership Principles for New Mangers

Better Engineers • 0 implied HN points • 02 Sep 22
💼 Business Leadership Management Communication Decision-making Team Building
  1. Leaders need to focus on communication to foster positive change in their teams. The right words can motivate and engage everyone more effectively.
  2. Mistakes should be seen as learning opportunities instead of failures. When team members feel safe to make mistakes, it encourages creativity and innovation.
  3. Good leaders should encourage team input and not just impose their ideas. This helps everyone feel valued and helps develop new leaders.

Good feedback, bad feedback, and coaching

Logos • 0 implied HN points • 14 Oct 22
💼 Business Management Coaching Feedback Employee Development Organizational Culture
  1. Good feedback should be relevant and helpful, while bad feedback often lacks understanding and is not constructive. It's important for the person giving feedback to engage fully with the work being done.
  2. Coaching is more effective than just giving feedback. It involves guiding someone on how to approach problems better, which leads to long-term improvement.
  3. Companies need to change their structure to promote good feedback and coaching practices. This includes recognizing those who are good at coaching and ensuring managers are familiar with their team's work.

Financial Management: Introduction

Logos • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jul 20
💼 Business Management Finance Strategy Analysis Performance
  1. Always focus on results in your work. It's important to show how your actions led to success, whether that's through numbers or other methods.
  2. Identify what really drives your business success. Track those important factors so you can influence them effectively.
  3. It's not enough just to track results; you need to have a plan on how to improve them. Without taking action, just watching numbers doesn't help.

✅ Final call for applications for Socially Mobile management training

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 19 Aug 24
💼 Business Management Communications Diversity Public Relations Education
  1. There are two weeks left to apply for a free management training program called Socially Mobile, which helps people from underserved communities in corporate communications.
  2. The program lasts 10 weeks and offers modules on important topics like ethics, financial management, and crisis management.
  3. Most graduates say the program has helped their careers, with many reporting promotions, better job opportunities, and salary increases.

✅ We're all going on a summer holiday

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jul 24
💼 Business Management Public Relations Media Economics Technology
  1. CrowdStrike had a big mistake that caused computers worldwide to break down, and fixing them could take a long time. Businesses might struggle for weeks to get everything back to normal.
  2. The UK is planning new laws to improve the economy and public services, with a focus on things like employment rights and healthcare. This is a major step in making positive changes in the country.
  3. Mumsnet is suing OpenAI for using its content without permission, claiming it threatens their site. This lawsuit highlights the ongoing issues around how data is collected and used online.

✅ Study explores tools and workflow in corporate communications

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 15 Jul 24
💼 Business Corporate Communications Public Relations Management Media Crisis Management
  1. Corporate communications teams are looking for new tools and better processes to make their work more effective. This helps improve how they plan and make decisions in large companies.
  2. There's a gap in how corporate communication roles are viewed by different people in organizations. Communication experts see their role as strategic, while others see it as more tactical. Better alignment is needed.
  3. New laws and initiatives from the Labour government are aiming for more transparency in public inquiries. This should help in managing the reputations of public organizations better.

✅ Apply now: Socially Mobile funded places open for September

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jul 24
💼 Business Management Public Relations Marketing Media Technology
  1. Applications are open for funded places in a ten-week executive education program aimed at helping mid-career professionals from diverse backgrounds gain management skills.
  2. The recent Post Office scandal reminds companies that prioritizing reputation over transparency can lead to serious trust issues and ethical challenges.
  3. Social media is becoming the main source of news for many people, especially younger generations, while some public relations practices need to improve to avoid overwhelming journalists with irrelevant pitches.

✅ Join Socially Mobile: Empowering diversity and driving change in public relations

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 17 Jun 24
💼 Business Public Relations Diversity Education Employment Management
  1. Socially Mobile is a program that helps increase diversity in public relations by providing education and support for practitioners from underrepresented backgrounds. It aims to give them better job opportunities and higher salaries.
  2. Graduates from the Socially Mobile program highlight how it expands their skills and networks, making them feel more hopeful about their careers. The supportive environment helps them believe in their potential.
  3. The program offers fully funded places for people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and other underrepresented groups. This helps ensure that everyone has a chance to succeed in the public relations industry.

✅ Navigating polarisation: Download our latest report on the role of corporate communications

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 20 May 24
💼 Business Management Public Relations Stakeholder engagement Crisis Management
  1. Corporate communications play a key role in managing polarization within organizations. They help balance how a company interacts with both its internal teams and the public.
  2. Issues in the media, especially social media, can trigger polarization. Companies need to be aware of how these topics affect their reputation and relationships with stakeholders.
  3. It's important for companies to shift from a reactive to a proactive stance on polarization. This involves carefully managing values and risks to navigate complex social and political landscapes.

✅ Unlock your management potential in public relations

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 13 May 24
💼 Business Management Public Relations Education Media Industry
  1. There are funded places available for a leadership training program in public relations. It's designed for people from low-income backgrounds and aims to help them move into management roles.
  2. New features on WhatsApp will make it easier for users to plan events within the app and respond to group announcements. This can help communities connect better.
  3. Instagram is changing its algorithm to support original content creators more. This means smaller accounts will get more visibility, which is good news for new creators.

✅ Public relations and management GPT

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 27 Nov 23
💼 Business Public Relations Management Marketing Artificial Intelligence Ethics
  1. Generative AI is popular in marketing, but there's a belief that reductive AI might be even more useful for public relations and management tasks.
  2. OpenAI recently added a feature letting users create and customize their own GPTs, which can analyze a lot of information but should be used carefully with privacy in mind.
  3. Public relations practices are under scrutiny, with examples of both good and bad actions highlighting the industry's influence on sustainability and social responsibility.

✅ Measuring the value of public relations in terms that management understands

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 23
💼 Business Public Relations Management Corporate Communication
  1. Public relations need to show their value in ways that management understands, such as through measurable data related to profits. Many practitioners struggle to do this and instead rely on media coverage examples that don't fully represent their impact.
  2. Recent awards recognized public relations professionals who are using measurement tools to better demonstrate their contributions to companies. This is important for aligning public relations with overall business goals.
  3. There's a growing importance of data and insights in public relations that can aid management in decision-making, especially during crises. This helps reinforce the role of public relations in a company's success.

✅ Exploring the contribution of comms and public relations to management

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 06 Nov 23
💼 Business Management Public Relations Media Marketing Communication
  1. Comms and public relations play a crucial role in helping management respond to issues and understand public opinion. It's important to know when to listen and when to speak out.
  2. Female CEOs tend to have shorter tenures than their male counterparts, especially during crises. This highlights the challenges women face in leadership roles.
  3. Many CMOs are struggling more now than during the pandemic due to economic pressures, but most recognize the need to keep investing in brand marketing.

✅ Monday briefing: Socially Mobile open for applications for 2024

Wadds Inc. newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 23
💼 Business Public Relations Management Marketing Media Education Technology
  1. Applications for the Socially Mobile program in 2024 are now open. This program helps people from diverse backgrounds in public relations develop important management skills.
  2. AI tools can help public relations professionals analyze data better and extract useful insights. This can improve strategies and make sense of complex information.
  3. YouTube is making its platform more inclusive by adding multi-language audio descriptions for videos. This change helps those with visual impairments enjoy and access content more easily.