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The Six Steps to Saying No — Why Being a Team Player is Not Necessarily Great
Frequently, saying no is better than saying yes. Our teams can concentrate on the highest value work if we set clear boundaries.
Feb 17
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Failure is Necessary for Achievement and Growth — Why Success is Dangerous for Learning
You can only succeed if you are willing to fail. You can only learn if you are willing to be terrible at first.
Feb 10
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Dave Anderson
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Failure is Necessary for Achievement and Growth — Why Success is Dangerous for Learning
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From Star Employee to Struggling Leader — A Simple Explanation of Your Manager's Incompetence
No manager wants to be a terrible boss. Yet even with the best of intentions, it's hard to avoid being at least moderately incompetent.
Feb 2
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Dave Anderson
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From Star Employee to Struggling Leader — A Simple Explanation of Your Manager's Incompetence
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January 2025
You Can't Schedule Creativity: Putting Inspiration Into Your Outlook Calendar
Creation can't be forced, but it can certainly be encouraged gently.
Jan 27
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Dave Anderson
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The Hidden Advantage of Sharp Edges — Why Being Disagreeable is Best
Anyone can be valuable if they have the right motivation, but strangely enough, being disagreeable multiplies that value.
Jan 20
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Dave Anderson
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4 Common But Insidious Patterns That Derail Software Projects
With experience, you can recognize the less obvious patterns which lead to costly disasters.
Jan 13
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Dave Anderson
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4 Common But Insidious Patterns That Derail Software Projects
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Managers Make Teams Deliver More Value, Not Deliver More Output
True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a manager is to focus on the value hidden behind the…
Jan 6
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Dave Anderson
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Managers Make Teams Deliver More Value, Not Deliver More Output
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December 2024
My 61k subscriber newsletter, about marketing, and a bit about relationships. An off-topic holiday note from Dave.
An off-topic holiday newsletter. And a happy New Year to you!
Dec 30, 2024
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Dave Anderson
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My 61k subscriber newsletter, about marketing, and a bit about relationships. An off-topic holiday note from Dave.
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Start With Your Vision — Not With Goals. Measure What Really Matters.
Goals Without Vision Are Worse Than Useless. They can lead you in an expensive wrong direction.
Dec 22, 2024
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Dave Anderson
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Start With Your Vision — Not With Goals. Measure What Really Matters.
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Don't Let Others Run Your Life — Cut Your Schedule Like a Slasher Movie
If you don't make hard choices to focus on your top priorities, then you're choosing to fail at your top priorities.
Dec 16, 2024
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Dave Anderson
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How I Transformed Amazon's Internal Transfer Process
Anecdotes, ranting, and some personal philosophy.
Dec 9, 2024
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Dave Anderson
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6 Ways that Good People Build Trust, and Become Leaders That Others Follow
What type of leader do you want to be? One core identifying feature of admired leaders is how many people follow them to their next role. And trust is…
Dec 2, 2024
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Dave Anderson
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