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August 2023
10 things I wish I knew about careers when I started
I wrote this for all your college-age or new grad buddies...
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Layoff lessons: Four things I wish I knew
Just a quick reminder that applications for the Fall cohort of the Club for the Glue People are due August 18. A few years ago, during the first string…
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Compensation for Startups: Implementing and “Defending” Your Compensation System
This post is part of a series that outlines a compensation system for startups that can help you be systematic about compensation and also not worry…
July 2023
Manage the What, Not the How
When I first became a manager, I had a tendency to micromanage my employees’ process — “how” they did things instead of “what” they produced. This is a…
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Compensation for Startups: Designing Your Compensation Philosophy
This post outlines a compensation system for startups that can help you be systematic about compensation and also not worry about it all the time. We’ve…
Apply now for the Fall cohort of the Glue People Club!
Applications for our Club for the Glue People Fall cohort are now open! Head over here if you want to learn more and apply. What is it? A decision to…
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
Minimum Viable Process
I’ve been talking to a few people lately about Process. As you start to grow the number of employees in a startup, adding process can be one of the…
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What are your job's lighthouse questions?
One of the earliest lessons I learned about surviving or thriving inside a rapidly scaling organization is that job descriptions expire immediately. As…
Time is emphasis: planning your calendar as a leader
A calendar skeleton helps you focus on your top priorities. Here’s a template – you’ll be able to copy it if you’re logged in to Google. This piece is a…
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