Tag: Leadership

2025 Weeknote 29 : Can leaders be individual contributors? (Technically, yes. But try to avoid it.)

July 14 - 20 My weeknotes capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, often focused on work, but with home life stuff, too. Learn more about weeknotes here. Professional weeknotes Had a solid meeting with our legal folks this week and confirmed they are on board with making the case for brand … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 29 : Can leaders be individual contributors? (Technically, yes. But try to avoid it.) →

2025 Weeknote 15 : You manage things; you lead people —Grace Hopper

April 7 - 13 My weeknotes capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, typically focused on work. Learn more about weeknotes here. Leading vs. Managing vs. Doing Last week I talked about context switching and the trouble it causes me. Calendars like the one below—a snapshot of my own calendar from this … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 15 : You manage things; you lead people —Grace Hopper →

2025 Weeknote 14 : Rome did not fall in a day, but it fell nonetheless

March 31 - April 6 My weeknotes capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, typically focused on work. Learn more about weeknotes here. Professional weeknotes Photo by capt.sopon on Pexels.com Context switching The life of a manager or leader is always busy. That's not new. But as I look back over the … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 14 : Rome did not fall in a day, but it fell nonetheless →