Author: CrossLead
The Verdict is in: Performance Reviews are out
The Verdict is in Performance reviews are out. What will replace them? Traditional performance management — the annual exercise of a manager reviewing the contributions of his…
Managing Knowledge Work (and Knowledge Workers)
Managing Knowledge Work and Knowledge Workers What’s the first thing that you do when you start work each morning? Do you open your email and…
What Good is Your Strategy if You Can’t Find It?
What Good is Your Strategy if You Can’t Find It? In the 1960s, academics like Michael Porter at Harvard Business School and Bill Bain at…
The New Workplace is Agile and Nonstop
The Daily Stand-up On the morning of August 14, 1914, General Joseph-Simon Gallieni, military governor and commander of the Armies of Paris, called a…
The Daily Stand-up
The Daily Stand-up On the morning of August 14, 1914, General Joseph-Simon Gallieni, military governor and commander of the Armies of Paris, called a…
Myth-Busting
Myth-Busting: Three Common Myths About Alignment and What Your Organization Really Needs to be Aligned Most leaders will tell you that they believe alignment is…
Why You Need to Write Down Your To-Do List
Why You Need to Write Down Your To-Do List There are a thousand and one articles reminding us that productivity improves when we write down…
Rules to Live By
Rules to Live By — Three Requirements to Optimize Your Meetings “There’s no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.” — Helen Mirren…
Sorry, Can You Say That Again?
Sorry, can you say that again? You might not be communicating as well as you think “ ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy” — Not Jimi Hendrix…