“Do you feel encouraged in your work?”
I was asked this question recently by an older colleague, and it seemed such a warm invitation to share – with an optimistic slant but… Read More »“Do you feel encouraged in your work?”
teams
Robert Merki on Wildcard People
You know that person on your team who seems to be good at everything? I mean the literal definition of the word good. Not master.… Read More »Robert Merki on Wildcard People
Meetings as metric
Holding a meeting – getting people in the same place at the same time with a shared agenda – is the very simplest thing a… Read More »Meetings as metric
“Do the things we plan actually happen?”
This simple question gives a reasonable at-a-glance assessment of your team’s effectiveness. It diagnoses: If anyone is making clear plans at all; If you have… Read More »“Do the things we plan actually happen?”
Jordan Peterson on the Five Factor Model of Personality (2): Going Deeper with The Big 5 and IQ
Jordan Peterson on the Five Factor Model of Personality and the disadvantages of openness is one of the most frequently visited posts on Driverlesscroc. I’m… Read More »Jordan Peterson on the Five Factor Model of Personality (2): Going Deeper with The Big 5 and IQ
Thesis: Interpersonal Conflict
“Most conflict in relationships is caused by unshared and unmet expectations.” Discuss for your team / friendship / organisation / family / building project /… Read More »Thesis: Interpersonal Conflict
Whose timeline?
Some people (you?) get an enormous amount done without any kind of timeline or plan. If the timeline was up to other people there would… Read More »Whose timeline?
Dominic Cummings on High Performing Teams
Creating high performance teams is obviously hard but in what ways is it really hard? It is not hard in the same sense that some things are… Read More »Dominic Cummings on High Performing Teams
Crap Arising; or, Catch It
A neighbourhood cat has been leaving unwelcome deposits on our porch with impressive (and elusive) regularity. You can’t let things like this bother you: dealing… Read More »Crap Arising; or, Catch It
Special Forces, Elite Performance and Your Team (1)
You and your team are not the special forces.* You are not a skydiving team, a cycling team, or the inner circle or a presidential… Read More »Special Forces, Elite Performance and Your Team (1)