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Don’t Set Targets for Teams!

Seems simple. Set targets for teams and watch them reach for them. My leadership work is done here. Not so fast! Setting targets and incentivizing teams to meet those targets is a fantastic way to destroy the very measurement you want to use!

In this video, we'll explore exactly why this happens through the lens of two laws and an effect. Goodhart's Law, Campbell's Law, and the Cobra Effect. All three conspire to make it a very bad idea to incentivize targets and behaviors without careful consideration.

21st Century Leadership Values

An introduction to the 21st Century Leadership Manifesto. Can your company pledge to these values? If not, why not?

Remote Working
Three-Part Series

There's a tug-of-war happening between workers and their companies. Those of us working remotely want to keep it that way and many of our companies want us all back in the office. Here is a three-part series on remote working.

In part one, we covered what employees and companies are gaining and losing from remote work.

In part two, we covered how video conferencing messes with our brains, why we get "Zoom Fatigue", why it gets in the way of connection, and some suggestions on mitigating these neurological impacts.

In part three, we tackled what companies and employees need to do to make remote working successful and feel like a win-win.

10 Reasons to Avoid Being Data Driven

Being "data driven" is the latest trend in business. But when can relying solely on data bite us? And where does intuition and wisdom fit into it all. Here’s a brief dive into data and the pitfalls that come along with it.