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Resisting urgency (opens the original)
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I’ve officially lived in NYC for more than half of my life (!). Worth it for the friends, professional opportunities, and bagels.But one of the things I’ve picked up from the city that I don’t love is an unwarranted sense of urgency. Recently:I was on the subway and the train stalled. There was literally nothing I could do. But I still felt my heart racing, chest tightening, stomach churning. Feeling anxious wasn’t going to get me to my appointment any faster. And yet.Walking behind a slow walke
Why do so many great managers hate managing people? (opens the original)
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I’ve long held a theory that I can’t prove or find research around, but believe in deeply: managers who are actually good at managing people often kind of hate it.Not their team, usually. They just hate managing. The one-on-ones, the feedback conversations, the work planning, the “do you have a minute?” cortisol spikes. I don’t have one single, unified theory explaining this. But I have a few hypotheses for why being a People Manager is so uncomfortable even (especially?!) when you’re good at it
Nice vs. Kind (opens the original)
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A friend sent me a text out of the blue: “You know what you should write a newsletter about? Being nice vs. being kind.”And because I take requests — and it was a great idea — here we are.As a people pleaser, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the difference between superficial “niceness” and true personal and professional kindness. The way I see it, being “nice” is managing how you’re perceived, and being “kind” is managing what’s actually good for the other person, even at some personal c
What the heck does 'ownership' mean? (opens the original)
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I found myself using the same metaphor twice this week, so there might be something to it.It’s about getting your air conditioner fixed.HEAR ME OUT.A common complaint I hear from leaders is that they wish their teams exhibited more ownership. But when I ask them exactly what that means, it starts to get blurry.I want to know that when I delegate something, it’s truly off my plate.I want my direct reports to feel like they’re the CEO of whatever problem they’re working on.I want my team to care a
Are you standing for something, or just against something? (opens the original)
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There’s a quote from Mother Teresa that I think about a lot:“I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you have a peace rally, invite me.”She understood the psychological difference between organizing against something and organizing for something. It’s not just semantics! I asked Claude how it would characterize the difference and I sort of love the response: “One rally is a protest. The other is a vision.”So what does standing FOR something look like at work (for those of us who aren’t Mother
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