Joe PairmanJan 12 minHow do curious leaders make teams think?An curious-minded director kept her team improving and growing.
Joe PairmanDec 1, 20232 minHow skim-reading may have sealed the fate of a space shuttleSkimming when reading can cost us time, hurt working relationships, and occasionally even have tragic consequences.
Joe PairmanDec 1, 20238 minSkim-Reading Less Helps our Teams and our TimeSkimming has a hidden cost — here’s how to retrain our brains to avoid it.
Joe PairmanNov 1, 20238 minLeaders need to read beyond a bullet point or threeOver-simplifying messages makes work more complicated. Let’s write and read with more attention.
Joe PairmanSep 1, 20235 minWriting is really listeningWriting feels a bit like listening, and if I’m aware of it as listening, it helps me write better.
Joe PairmanJul 1, 20239 minServe your stakeholders’ NEEDS, not their wantsTo help your stakeholders and customers most, understand their underlying needs and their Jobs To Be Done.
Joe PairmanFeb 1, 20234 minOne-on-one meetings: don’t miss the best partOne-on-ones can resolve concerns and conflicts or try out ideas. Here's how to make space for that to happen
Joe PairmanSep 1, 20224 min“Fear Missing Out” what’s here and nowAt work, we listen to much, but hear just a part, absorb less than we’d like, and miss more than we know.