I get a lot of questions about how to manage up (In fact, the first 1/3rd of "The Middle Matters" is...
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Delegation as a Leap of Faith
I got a great question last week about delegation - “I look back on decades of delegation and I feel...
Ted Lasso, John Wooden & A Different Way to Lead
It’s probably not a surprise to those who know me that I know very little about sports. I always jok...
The Middle Matters - Book Launch Edition
The Middle Matters: A Toolkit for Middle Managers launches today! As with every new endeavor, it’s b...
The Radical, Extreme, Highly-Effective, Atomic Ownership Mindset
My book, The Middle Matters, launches next week (check out the interactive flip book here). So, I th...
Stop - Don’t Fire the Middle, Train Them
The other day, someone sent me this article about the trend of companies “unbossing” - i.e. removing...
Many years ago, I watched the movie, “The Hunt For Red October.” I don’t remember much, but the one ...
Don’t Quit Yet - Focus on Things You Can Control at Work
Most of the time you don’t get to choose who your boss is or how they lead you. When you have a grea...
Are you a Middle Manager? Roles, Goals & Culture in the Middle
One of the cool things about writing a book on middle management is that it's the perfect conversati...