The Art of Letting Go: A Stoic Approach to Mastering Delegation in Management
Recently I’ve been thinking a little about delegation. I wanted to address some stumbling blocks I’ve faced myself, and give a little thought to how they can be overcome. As usual, mainly with a view towards helping me in my own efforts to be a better manager. Hopefully they’ll be of some service to you […]
How to Learn a New Product as a PM: Advanced Tips
While I’m still getting to grips with my new writing cadence, I’m in the process of figuring out what best to write about and how. Thankfully, the process was made somewhat easier this week when I saw a question asking…
On Signals & Noise
Most days, while I’m fresh, and with a jug of freshly brewed black coffee to hand, I try to fit in three hours or so of deep work. Before I can do that though, I need to check my emails…
On Unplanned Work
Picture this: You have a plan for a thing your team needs to accomplish. It’s quite complicated. And you’ve planned extensively for it. It’s a cross-functional, multi-phased programme of works, with numerous milestones and dependencies. The plan is somewhat tricky…
How to Handle Change in Your Team
Something I’ve been thinking about recently is how best to adapt to newcomers on your team; particularly when they have authority over you (i.e. a new “boss” or manager), or when they’re moving the goalposts of your current working practices.…