A Manager’s Handbook to Effective and Useful One on Ones I briefly touched upon this topic in the previous article, ‘Meetings that don’t suck.’ It is a subject particularly close to my heart because I have wrestled with it, danced around it, and dodged it for quite some time. …

Your Guide to Effective and Meaningful Discussions I found myself in a curious meeting not too long ago, seated across from an engineer who regarded my tightly packed calendar with disdain. It was a familiar refrain, one I’d heard more times than I cared to count. “Your calendar looks insane,”…

Mastering Leadership Communication: The Art of Tackling Disruptions Head-On When my manager asked asked me to step into the role of a Team Lead, I faced a not-so-unique challenge that accompanies this new role. I was about to manage a group of people who were not just my colleagues but…

Apparently this is my circus and these are my monkeys. When I took on the role of leading leaders, I was eager to excel but found myself seeking feedback and guidance from my manager on what I should prioritize or change. His advice was simple yet perplexing: “Don’t be a…

The Unconventional Guide to Leadership Growth: unlocking career success by mastering the art of decision making. In a recent one-on-one, one of my managers asked me about the direction he must take to ascend the corporate ladder. Usually, I’m quick to provide constructive challenges — areas for improvement or ways…

The on-call situation in my office can be absurdly intense. It’s so turbulent that if my phone isn’t buzzing with alerts, I start double-checking to make sure that my phone is not broken. Usually, I prefer working from home during my on-call shifts. …