Hole-In-Three managementJanuary 17, 2024Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management Delegate not only to get things done but also to grow skills and engagement Read More→
Catch your people right more often than you catch them wrongNovember 5, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management Managers should spend more time catching their employees right. Of course, there are good and bad ways of doing this. Read More→
Managing Remote Teams – a new skillsetNovember 5, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management If you run a remote team as if it were an in-person one, you will get terrible results. A guide on how to adapt. Read More→
SuperclarityNovember 5, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management Don't aim to be so clear that you can be understood but so clear that you cannot be misunderstood. Read More→
Doing the right things vs. doing things rightNovember 5, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management It’s important to teach your people the right things to do AND how to do them right. Here is how to do the latter. Read More→
The Remote TrapJune 2, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management Tips for remote managers. How to manage a team Working From Home (WFH). Common pitfalls and best practices. Read More→
10 ways to kill motivation as a managerMay 11, 2022Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management 1) Ask your people to do things, then do not check whether they did them. 2) Ask your people to do things more carefully, then punish them for being slow. Read More→
Too much micromanagement or too little management?November 11, 2021Luca DellAnnaManagement All micromanagement is bad, but not doing enough management for fear of micromanaging is also bad. Read More→
PRE-mortemsNovember 11, 2021Luca DellAnnaManagement PRE-mortems are questions asked before the project even starts, working backwards from an imagined failure. Read More→
How to ask for suggestions (as a manager)November 8, 2021Luca DellAnnaEssay, Management Whenever a manager asks his people for suggestions, he must avoid them thinking, “I shouldn’t have put any effort into replying.” Read More→