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Know What's Happening in Management
Promoting Top Frontline Workers May Undermine Team Engagement
Promoting high‑performing frontline staff into supervisory roles often backfires because leadership ability isn’t guaranteed. Gallup data shows 65% of supervisors earned their positions through performance, while only 30% were selected for supervisory experience. Those promoted without leadership preparation tend to be less engaged, dragging down overall team engagement.
Julio M. Ottino argues that true innovation emerges when art and science intersect, citing origami‑inspired NASA hardware as a modern example. He frames creativity as "cloud" thinking and execution as "clock" thinking, urging leaders to bridge these modes. Ottino offers three tactics—cultivating curiosity, dismantling silos, and communicating a clear vision—to embed both mindsets across the organization. The piece highlights historic collaborations, from Bell Labs to 3M, to illustrate how cross‑disciplinary partnerships spark breakthrough solutions.
Toxic culture kills small businesses. Stress, gossip, and hostility cut output by 20% and drive turnover that cost U.S. firms $223B in five years. Leaders who ignore bad behavior fuel burnout, distrust, and exits. You set the tone through direct feedback, clear roles,...
Our system isn’t broken. It’s just being tested by real life. Steve Jobs once said deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. In this week’s episode of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast, we unpack what...
Slack announced a February 2024 feature rollout that deepens AI‑data integration and streamlines real‑time collaboration. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is now generally available, allowing developers to connect AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Notion directly to...
The CEO’s job isn’t to run the company. It’s to align it. Operations can be delegated. Alignment cannot. A CEO stuck in execution becomes an operator. A CEO who aligns vision, strategy, people, and incentives builds scale. Execution is the engine. Alignment is the steering wheel. Drive...
Your strategy execution is failing: here is why- https://t.co/elZ3WF6N7v Fix it in 2026. Easy if you avoid these 10 pitfalls.
Restaurant owners must focus on three core metrics—prime cost, breakeven point, and weekly profit benchmark—to turn profit from a guessing game into a predictable outcome. Prime cost, the sum of food and labor expenses, should sit around 55% of sales...
This “Top 15 AI Tools Everyone Must Use” list is useful — but the real value isn’t the tools. It’s the operating model behind them. A few strategic takeaways 👇 1️⃣ Tools cluster around workflows, not roles Notice the pattern:...
Using AI wrong is now more dangerous than not using it at all. That should terrify you. Most early stage founders think the risk is moving too slow with AI. The real risk is moving fast in the wrong direction. Here are the...
The article presents a practical blueprint for achieving steady, predictable, and sustainable business growth. It stresses a balanced strategy that couples incremental revenue gains with market‑share expansion, anchored by rigorous market research and data‑driven insights. The piece also highlights the...
10 questions I ask myself at the end of each week (to set up a better week ahead) 1️⃣ What did I do this week that actually mattered to me? 2️⃣ Where did my time go that I didn’t intend it to? 3️⃣ What...
If your to-do list feels overwhelming, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It just means you haven’t matched your tasks with real, available time yet. Productivity isn’t about doing more. It’s about choosing wisely. When you align your list with your calendar and your priorities,...
Manufacturers face rising maintenance costs, unplanned downtime, and aging assets, forcing a choice between costly early replacements or reactive run‑to‑failure strategies. The article argues that “good enough” maintenance stems from fragmented processes and outdated condition monitoring. By marrying process excellence—lean,...
Folks asked me "what's your plan for gwenchmarks"? At first, it was a joke. But... teaching people how to plan, execute and read benchmarks is a good goal. So I wrote The Gwenchmarks Manifesto as a start. Still a bit...
Staying too focused on one metric creates blind spots. While it’s not necessarily a “balance” -- because they’re not equally important -- there isn’t “one metric to rule them all.” https://t.co/IwJzk6iCpu
The guide outlines the 2026 landscape of project management software, emphasizing Slack’s role as a central communication hub that integrates with a curated list of top-rated tools. It categorizes solutions by function—communication‑centered, task/workflow, Agile/Scrum, Gantt, specialized, and all‑in‑one platforms—and highlights...
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🚨 Perplexity just dropped their own OpenClaw version and it changes how AI actually works. Not a chatbot. Not an agent. A complete operating system for complex work. I gave it a single prompt about a $10M equity portfolio. Here's how:↓ https://t.co/AiDbotnpWf
Camunda’s new “Meet a Camundi” series spotlights its go‑to‑market organization, beginning with Strategic Account Executive Aurélien Cresp. Cresp describes how his background in technology sales informs a relationship‑first approach that emphasizes executive alignment and measurable value. He recounts turning a bank...
The behind-the-scenes of an AI film workflow is something most creators never share. From idea → experiment → production pipeline, all of it is now public. This is worth studying.
If your CEO sets all the OKRs… You don’t have alignment. You have cascading a mandate. If teams set OKRs in isolation, you don’t have empowerment. You have fragmentation. The best approach is nuanced: https://t.co/IwsxuUiNa0
The 2026 B2B Summit in Phoenix centered on turning AI concepts into executable strategies for B2B marketers. Sessions emphasized realistic, hands‑on methods rather than hype, guiding leaders through alignment, gap mapping, and governance of AI agents. Attendees collaborated in peer‑driven...
Early positioning beats late capital every time. Amazon just invested $50 billion in OpenAI for 6 percent ownership and distribution rights. Microsoft invested $13.8 billion starting in 2019 and owns 23.5 percent with exclusive IP, revenue sharing, and API control locked through...
Could you operate your company with half the people? Jack Dorsey’s announcement yesterday, reducing Block’s headcount from 10,000 to 6,000, should provoke this question in every management team. The stock surged 24%. Dorsey’s memo framed it as inevitable : Within...
Forrester’s Q1 2026 Wave reveals that enterprise adoption of Microsoft Copilot remains cautious, with most organizations still in pilot phases across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365. CIOs demand concrete, outcome‑based use cases rather than generic productivity promises, emphasizing ROI, data readiness,...
From Clouded Judgement: The Poison of Inertia https://lnkd.in/g_HwrFac
The article outlines twelve practical planning habits that help small, fast‑moving teams retain velocity as they grow from three to a dozen members. It emphasizes protecting deep‑work time, shifting daily stand‑ups to asynchronous updates, and limiting each person to a...
the size of a public ceo’s workforce is shifting from being a flex if large to a flex if small. the next few years of refactoring will be significant (and seat-based models will shift to value-based), but I also think...
How to regain focus (Hint: The trick isn’t resisting distractions.) Most people think focus is about gritting your teeth or finding the next productivity hack. But both approaches often make things worse. Why? Hacks create a constant chase for the “perfect system,” which turns...
Moving from a hands‑on founder to a strategic CEO is essential for scaling a startup. The transition demands trusting a carefully chosen executive team, delegating operational details, and focusing on long‑term vision. CEOs must replace task‑completion metrics with strategic KPIs...
What real focus looks like: - One task only - No tab hopping - Notifications off - Timed deep work - Phone out of reach - Silence when needed - Boredom without escape - Finish before switching - Protect peak hours - Log off at night Stop feeding the distractions.
When nothing happens, it is the greatest drain on human energy. Are these familiar to you? 1. You spend hours in a meeting and nothing happens. No decision. No clarity. No outcome. 2. You traveled across the world and never got to the...
In this episode, Charles Groom (VP of Marketing at Insightful) and Heather Atkins (CMO of Trimble) discuss how modern CMOs can design marketing organizations that stay agile amid rapid tech change, shifting buyer behavior, and tighter budgets. They introduce a...
You can fix symptoms, but if you ignore the root cause, it returns. In business and life, we chase quick fixes because they feel like progress. But fast isn’t finished if you repeat it next week. A Band-Aid on a deep wound...
We met in 2009 through MIT’s MITEF program. Now we’re spending the next two days at the @Outthinker Network Strategy Summit. @scaleupwithjen Grateful for brilliant minds and even better friends. #Strategy #Leadership #Innovation #Outthinker #BusinessStrategy https://t.co/SJsXWrUwzP
A mindset specialist warns that current employee wellbeing programs miss a critical component. Mark Jones, a coach and author, argues that beyond nutrition, sleep, exercise, and healthy relationships, employees must manage their mindsets to prevent burnout. He emphasizes that individuals...
I used to think procrastination was laziness. But it's really just an unclear next action. If a task feels heavy, it’s too vague. The solution is to define the first mechanical step: Literally like this: 1. Open file. 2. Write headline. 3. Outline bullets.
Block built two parallel company structures during COVID and is now collapsing them. That's a management correction, not an AI story. Worth watching which other companies use "AI restructuring" as branding for decisions they would've made anyway. Expect a...
A hospital leader asked ChatGPT how to use Lean to cut staff, and the generic model produced a detailed, seemingly helpful headcount‑reduction plan despite warning against layoffs. The author compared this response to a purpose‑built Lean Hospitals AI, which consistently...
When you put a project on hold for a new idea, ask yourself, How would this make my original course of action easier or more effective? If you can't immediately think of two convincing ways, it's probably a distraction.
Procrastination is often a perfectly rational reaction to a situation with unclear direction and uncertain payoff.
ClearPoint Strategy examined more than 485 local‑government strategic plans to identify how top‑level themes are structured. The analysis grouped 1,514 objectives into eight canonical themes, with Economic Health accounting for 25.9% of objectives and the most widely used theme. High‑performing...
To Thrive in the AI Era, Companies Need Agent Managers https://t.co/5kEKrzEC7v [Reg Req] #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/UUV6jamuJD
Ambition and personal time are not enemies. Time-based productivity helps you create boundaries that protect your energy while still driving results. Work well. Rest well. Live fully. Enrol now and build your sustainable system. https://t.co/E53E31bsZG https://t.co/HtWmQNUzZD
ICYMI: Fresh new article dropped: The Opposite Test: "Good design" isn't strategic because "bad design" was never smart. But “all-in-one” vs “small core + ecosystem” is real because both result in beloved, successful products. If both sides work, "both" is incoherent. “Strategy” means making...
The graveyard isn't full of SaaS companies. It's full of "asset-light" companies that confused information with truth. Carvana beat Beepi. DoorDash killed Grubhub. The winner was always the one willing to do the dirty work. Now AI makes "heavy" infinitely scalable. That changes...
Another interesting story #TGIF 🤷♀️ How MinIO went from open source darling to cautionary tale https://t.co/2AlN7GTWKp #OpenSource #FridayVibes #Software
the advantages of keeping a team - and company - small will continue to grow
⚡️ WEEKLY VLOG 02 @ @ChoppityAI Founders are never truly satisfied with the speed of shipping, but looking back at this week... we’ve had some absolute bangers. We hit an all-time high of 295 signups in a single day (We broke...
The real cost of distraction isn’t the you lose. It's the depth of the work that breaks. And every time you tap back into the deep work, there's a cost for re entry. Continuity > duration.
