Deep down, we all know that it’s OK to make mistakes — but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t still hurt in the moment after you realized you’ve messed up on a project or task. No one’s perfect, yet it’s all-too-common to try to hide or deny our mistakes...
No one can do everything themselves — but that doesn’t stop us from trying. While most managers know the value of delegating work, they still try to tackle as much as possible on their own. A Microsoft survey of over 20,000 leaders and workers...
With factors including new stakeholders, technology systems, organizational politics, turbulent economics, and changing sponsor priorities, it’s easy to see why 41% of projects are classed as being highly complex. But even the most complex projects...
While we’re not here to debate the existence of free will, we’ve all looked back on situations where it seemed like our brains went into autopilot. These unconscious biases can influence who we hire (and listen to), the decisions we make, and what...
There’s nothing worse than leaving a productive meeting and then… crickets. While there’s no denying that transferring plans into action is notoriously hard (with some studies showing that, on average, we only complete 66% of our assigned tasks...
When it comes to improving our productivity, most people focus on finding more time. But in reality, it’s not a lack of time that’s our problem — it’s our lack of energy. While we all have the same 24 hours in a day, how we use those hours is...
There’s a famous saying (backed up by an even more famous Gallup survey) that states, people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. Yet, while some bad managers are beyond redemption (i.e.,, the types who shamelessly belittle, overwork...
Making decisions is hard work. When you combine conflicting stakeholder opinions, complex data sets, and tight deadlines, it’s no surprise that 85% of us suffer from decision-making distress. Analysis paralysis restricts our ability to make effective...
In an ideal world, everyone would be able to do great work, get rewarded fairly, and have a realistic workload. Unfortunately, that’s not the reality most of us live in. With the harsh economic conditions of the past few years, companies have...
While “creativity” is often treated as some ethereal quality that materializes when you least expect it, the truth is that creativity cannot exist without order, structure, and planning. Unfortunately, there’s almost always a push and pull between...