Author, public speaker, and coach for managers and leaders across the tech industry.
Blog Posts
Easy check-in questions for your 1:1s during times of crisis
Here are the questions I’ve been asking in coaching calls with managers and individual contributors alike, to get a gut check on how folks are feeling during this awful, strange season—without making the conversation too heavy. read more
3 steps for leaders to take in emergencies
I’ll keep this intro short, because I know your energy and attention are precious resources during this season. read more
Creating predictability and stability in times of rapid change
A few years back, spurred by the effects of the 2016 election, I published a blog post called “Managering in terrible times”. It begins: read more
How to manage up effectively
Is managing up a bad thing?
One of the topics I’m asked to write about with some frequency is “managing up”. So I asked on Twitter: read more
Socially visible progress
Our brains are trained to look for socially visible progress. read more
On direction 'versus' empowerment
I first learned the phrase “balance direction and empowerment” from Dana Trader, Meetup’s former VP of HR (now she’s a VP at Teachers Pay Teachers). read more
How to offer challenges to your teammates
Think about when a manager’s helped skyrocket your growth—what did they do? Did they teach you a new skill? Did they give you hard feedback? read more
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