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The Contractor vs. the Hammer
If you needed to renovate your house, are you going to hire a hammer or a contractor? That question may sound ridiculous, but many companies chasing growth make the same mistake, they feel the pressures of a process failure and reach for the newest tool to try and solve it without understanding goals and objectives…
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The Hidden Time-Killer: Why Your Team Gets Nothing Done
On a large-scale project for a global surf brand, one of my lead architects was struggling. He was a brilliant, in-demand resource, but his work was falling behind. The heat was on from leadership, but I couldn’t understand why he wasn’t delivering. We had a team policy to limit meetings to no more than half…
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The Surprising Power of Staying Silent: A Critical Lesson for New Leaders
Early in my career, I was always trying to prove my worth. In meetings, I’d jump in first, eager to show I understood the problem, could keep up with the conversation, and had a great idea of my own, not just agree with someone else. A turning point came when a junior PM approached me…