“The only way to motivate people is with money.” This is the exact wrong mindset to have as a leader, but too many people think that’s the only way to thank your employees. There’s a better way, especially this time of year. Whether you just celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving, or are getting ready […]
“Nope.” “I don’t know.” *shrugs* 1:1s can be hard. It takes two people to have a great conversation. Even if you know what makes a great 1:1, you’re not guaranteed your team members will do their part and contribute. So what do you do when you have 1:1s with your team and someone isn’t engaging […]
More and more companies are embracing remote workers. As this happens the challenge becomes: how do you manage a remote team? And what do you do when half your team is with you in your office, and the other half are remote employees? For many managers, this is the new reality they must deal with. […]
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo Today is our Demo Day at 500 Startups. We just completed their program to help us take Lighthouse to another level. We also launched our software to make you a better manager, Lighthouse, on Product Hunt last week. After working closely […]
“So….how’s it going?” Asking a question like that is a weak way to start a one on one. The answer you get is only as strong as the will of your team member to want to share their feelings with you. Too often you’ll both accept “good” or “okay” and move on, until one day […]
“I’ve already said it, why would I need to repeat it?” It’s an innocent sounding thought, but it’s a dangerous one for any leader that wants to be truly effective. The power of repetition is any leader’s best friend. Repeating yourself may seem annoying to you at first, but it’s important to make sure your […]
Marcus Buckingham has been working to help managers for decades. His research with Gallup is some of the most comprehensive in the world. The culmination of much of that research is in the book, “First, Break All the Rules.” It looks at dozens of Gallup’s best surveys and studies from over 1 million employees and […]
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or get all the credit for […]
Being a top manager takes hard work and thoughtful action. But it may be easier than you think. Over and over we see that managers are missing out on one habit that is essential to both attracting talent, and keeping them for the long term. The Top Manager Mistake Causing Turnover The top mistake managers […]
Kate Matsudaira has been leading engineering teams for over a decade. She’s worked at major companies like Amazon, and great startups like Decide (acquired by Ebay) and Moz. Through these experiences, she’s accumulated a lot of knowledge on leading and motivating teams. We recently interviewed Kate hoping to learn some of her secrets. We were […]
