There comes a time in every manager’s career when they ask: Is it time to fire this person? The longer you manage people, and the more people you manage, the more often you will wrestle with this question.
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Dear Hunter,
I have a colleague who is always causing drama over email. I realized today that I avoid opening emails from her. It’s that bad.
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“These consultants have very different communication habits.” “I’m not on her team. I’m a consultant.” The unique dynamics of managing consultants, and being managed as a consultant, have come up a lot in my recent workshops and coaching sessions.
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Coaster (noun)
A little mat that keeps water rings from glassware off your nice mid-century coffee table, thank you.
The San Diego regional commuter train.
An underperforming employee who has been allowed to underperform for six months or more.
Dear Hunter, My organization has grown quickly over the past 3 years, growing from about 80 people to over 200. There are benefits to this change, but the pace of changes and the way the executive team and managers are going about these changes is driving people crazy and making people feel unheard and unimportant.
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This morning, February 1st, 2024, was an epic mess. It started with a flood warning, the second set of floods here in San Diego in the past two weeks.
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