5 thoughts on management + a question for my readers + pandemic response
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In today's edition:
5 thoughts on managementPeople perform up to your clarity People believe you up to your consistency People listen to you up to your helpfulness People are motivated up to the rewards they experience What gets discussed, not merely measured, gets improved Of course, that's not true for the most motivated and talented people around, but it's pretty accurate for everyone else. What's the title of a management book you'd buy for your team if it were good?If you have an opinion on this, please reply to this email – I read all replies personally. Educational material for pandemic response and preventionI've recently been awarded a small grant (courtesy of Kanro, Vitalik Buterin's foundation) to produce some educational materials regarding the pandemic response. These 10 one-pagers are the first batch of educational materials. I presented them on Twitter last Sunday, incorporated some feedback, and here is the second iteration. You can read a sample below and download the 10 using the button further down. Feel free to share them widely!
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Luca Dellanna
I increase revenue through better people management.
Pulled-forward growth (read this as a webpage) We often pull growth forward, taking the time we should dedicate to building skills and instead use it to meet prospects or do more work. This always backfires. I get it, though. Bosses, investors, peers, society, and our egos set aggressive objectives, which pressure us into adopting short-term tactics. Moreover, when we look left and right and see those around us pursuing short-term objectives, we feel like we’re falling behind, which also...
In this issue: How to train people fast The Italian Tech Week My Singapore book signings Quotes of the week How to train people fast A recurring topic I'm asked to consult on is how to train people fast and how to teach not just procedures but also agency and good judgment. Here is a short overview of how I do it (an excerpt from this essay of mine). The problem A core reason employees don’t receive enough training is that it is very time-consuming, and many teams are already overworked....
Culture Wars (read this on my blog) The real culture war isn’t left vs right, urban vs rural, capitalism vs communism, etc. The real culture war is between people who want to win (a more prosperous country) vs people who want to win the argument (more status even if it means less prosperity). Positive-sum vs negative-sum people. Who won the elections? If you look within a country, it’s easy to see who won the elections. It’s either this or that party. However, if you look from outside the...