#26 The Hard Thing About Disagree and Commit
What should you do when your entire team disagrees with your boss, but you have to commit to the decision anyway?
What should you do when your entire team disagrees with your boss, but you have to commit to the decision anyway?
Jeff Bezos popularised the concept of 'disagree and commit'. But what do you do when your boss decides to do something that your entire team disagrees with, and you have to do it anyway?
How do you manage your down days now that other people depend on you?
Part of being the manager is protecting your team from the randomness of your organisation. But this begs an important question: how much should you tell them? How much should you keep from them? In this post, we find out.
How do you find motivation in management, when you no longer get to code?
Say you're new to a team, and you need to build up your toolbox of leading indicators as manager. One trick you have available to you is to watch your boss — because the likelihood is high that they're better at it than you are.