How to Manage a Micromanager (Before It Puts Your Job at Risk)

How to Manage a Micromanager (Before It Puts Your Job at Risk)

Micromanagement is rarely about your work. Learn how to recognize the pattern early, lower your manager's fear, and use 10 proven moves rooted in Mary Abbajay's Managing Up to protect your role.

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Freedom at Work. Bring it On!

Freedom at Work. Bring it On!

As we finish out the 4th of July week, I started to consider what is ‘freedom’ when it comes to the workplace. Fundamentally, it comes down to embracing our humanity at work and being able to bring our true self to work.

The First 30 Days After a Reorg are Critical

The First 30 Days After a Reorg are Critical

Reorgs don’t hurt careers because the work changed. They hurt careers because the story around the work changed. High performers often get sidelined when they assume their reputation, relationships, & priorities automatically transfer to the new org

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Why Hard Work Alone Will Not Get Your Promoted

Why Hard Work Alone Will Not Get Your Promoted

Promotion to Director is not a reward for hard work. It is a selection process with entirely different criteria. Your value shifts from what you personally deliver to what changes in the business because of your work. In flatter orgs with fewer seats

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Performative Availability: Why Remote Tech Workers Are Working More, Not Less

Performative Availability: Why Remote Tech Workers Are Working More, Not Less

Remote tech workers aren't working less. They're proving commitment through nonstop availability. Here's why visibility-based culture is costing companies their best people.

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Courage at work. Lessons from Brene Brown

Courage at work. Lessons from Brene Brown

Courageous leaders cultivate a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the norm. Courageous leaders understand that “heart matters” at work.

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