On management

Procrastination isn't just an individual problem. Teams procrastinate too. It's just harder to spot. Team procrastination is when they delay decisions, intentionally or not. It feels productive because we label it differently: "building consensus," "we're aligning," "gathering more data,

I used to think team motivation was something I had control over. Eventually I started to learn I can't make someone motivated about a specific topic or project. Motivation is inherently intrinsic; it happens naturally. As a leader, you can't really motivate a person on your

I've noticed something on teams I've been part of: when there's misalignment, the best managers start with direct, private feedback to that individual rather than immediately jumping to team feedback or a new process. Unlike in software, where we want to generalize solutions, with