Interview with Pooja Brown, VP of Platform Engineering at Stitch Fix.
Author: Claire Lew
CEO of Canopy. My mission in life is to help people become happier at work. Say hi to me on Twitter at @clairejlew.
When to give feedback to an employee?
A perfect time to give feedback doesn’t exist – but some times are better than others. In deciding when to give feedback to a direct report, consider these 4 things. “When is the right time to give feedback to an employee?” A manager asked me this last week during a workshop I gave at the…
Newsletter Issue 46
Interview with Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media.
How to motivate employees? Don’t.
Do this instead. Here are 6 ways to motivate your team that doesn’t undermine intrinsic employee motivation that they already have. “I need to figure out how to motivate my employees.” When was the last time thought that to yourself? It could’ve been the other week when you noticed one of your direct reports dragging…
7 ways of giving feedback that encourage change
You’re giving feedback because you want your team to improve. Here’s how to give feedback that precisely helps nudge your team in the right direction. The reason you’re giving feedback is that you want something to be different, in the first place. You want a direct report to make sure he’s not rubbing the rest…
Newsletter Issue 45
Interview with Will Larson, Head of Foundation Engineering at Stripe, and Author of An Elegant Puzzle
How to collaborate effectively in a remote team
Based on research from almost 400 people and insights from 1,000+ managers, here are the processes and tools to collaborate effectively in a remote team. “How do you collaborate effectively if your team is remote?” Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, a famed British technology pioneer answered this question at the Business of Software Conference in Cambridge,…
How to manage up effectively
5 not-so-often-shared ways to manage up and have a better relationship with your boss.
How to run a successful team retreat
The 4 essential elements to include in your team retreat – and the exact 3-day team retreat agenda we held for Know Your Team. This was a first for us: We held a team retreat for Know Your Team. Though we’ve been in business for the past five years, we’d never had an official team retreat.…
Newsletter Issue 44
Interview with Esther Derby, Organizational Dynamics Expert, Consultant, and Author
