My Favorite Books of 2022

A few years ago I discovered that the best way to read more books is to set a specific reading goal. I like winning.

90 Pieces of Advice for 90 Days

One of my favorite parts of working at TeamSnap is the opportunity to mentor people. It's how I learn the most. Before I head out on sabbatical next week, here are 90 pieces of advice I shared with the company for the 90 days I'll be gone.

My 20 Favorite Books of 2021

I set a target of reading 53 books in 2021 and ended up reading … 53. I am nothing if not goal-oriented.

Don't make a $23,000 massage mistake

I have a friend who accidentally paid $23,000 for 12 massages. She's a smart professional who works with million-dollar budgets. When she was comparing job offers from two competing companies she made a classic mistake One company was offering $160,000 and the other $184,000. Both

Your job had better be awesome

Here's how you will spend your life: * Your job — 90,000 hours. * Sleeping — 230,000 hours. * Family, eating, hobbies, travel, pets, faith, entertainment, sex, exercise, shopping, TikTok, waiting in line at the post office — Whatever time is left over. You should love your career. Not like it. Not

The dirty little secret you didn't know about your manager

People worry WAY too much about getting fired: "If I speak up about my workload I'll lose my job." "If I ask for a raise they'll replace me." "If I give my boss candid feedback I'll get axed."

You suck at your résumé

Creating a great résumé that gets noticed is a powerful skill. Unfortunately, you suck at it. What's worse, even if you're the rare exception with mad résumé skills, chances are you'll still create something terrible because we're all bad at self-promotion. Just

Talk about how much money you make (with anyone who will listen)

You probably think it's in bad taste (or forbidden) to share how much you make with co-workers. It's not. Sharing salary information gives every employee more power In a world of "information asymmetry," those who hold the data hold the power. It's

How to get your employees to go to war against each another in one easy step

My company wanted to move faster. "Why aren't we building new things as fast our forecast?" we shouted, shaking our fists at the sky. Then we hit on a brilliant idea! Let's add variable compensation incentive plans! This was GENIUS. People would work much

I don't have a lot of rules as a manager. Except this one.

Conflict at work is inevitable. In a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and individual goals, signals get missed, wires get crossed, priorities clash. So I have one rule as a manager: You can't complain ABOUT someone until you complain TO them Most conflict at work isn't

Is it time to put your company on a performance improvement plan?

If you're not productive enough your boss will put you on a performance improvement plan. Thirty days to shape up or you're fired. After all, you made a deal to do your job in exchange for money. But what happens when the deal no longer works

Don't give 120% at work. Give 100% + 20%

Working hard is a great way to advance in your career. What isn't obvious is HOW you should work hard. The best way to get noticed, build new skills and make yourself indispensable isn't to do more of your own job—it's to find