If you're on a team or happen to lead one, chances are you still have a boss. If so, you've probably got a nagging itch at the back of your neck, one you can't seem to shake:
The layoffs are coming. It's only a matter of time.
If you've ever felt helpless in the face of times likes these, you must wonder to yourself: is there anything I can do to save my job/my team?
Plenty.
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Like me, you've probably said to yourself "I've heard this all before." It's the sort of thing you see on awful motivational posters plastered up on the wall at work:
Lead by example.
Accept no excuses!
Empower your teams.
Do things that matter.
...and (again, like me) you've probably thought to yourself "How is any of this valuable?"
You're right. It isn't.
Vague, self-help style platitudes mean well, but are worth practically nothing when it comes time for you to put them into action. If you want to know the reason, just add the word "how" at the beginning of each:
How do you lead by example?
How do you accept no excuses?
How do you empower your teams?
How do you do things that matter?
Funny how those motivational posters don't have an answer, do they?
The Accidental Boss is focused on delivering tangible, real-world steps that you'll put into place every day in order to tip the scales in your favor.
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The layoffs are coming. It's only a matter of time.
If you've ever felt helpless in the face of times likes these, you must wonder to yourself: is there anything I can do to save my job/my team?
Plenty.
The Accidental Boss is a site dedicated to collecting and sharing tips, tactics, and resources from around the 'net that will give you a competitive edge in the face of a downturn economy.
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Motivational Posters Are Garbage
Lead by example.
Accept no excuses!
Empower your teams.
Do things that matter.
...and (again, like me) you've probably thought to yourself "How is any of this valuable?"
You're right. It isn't.
Vague, self-help style platitudes mean well, but are worth practically nothing when it comes time for you to put them into action. If you want to know the reason, just add the word "how" at the beginning of each:
How do you lead by example?
How do you accept no excuses?
How do you empower your teams?
How do you do things that matter?
Funny how those motivational posters don't have an answer, do they?
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Start CRUSHING it (literally)
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- How to assess the accountability of your team, what to measure, and the necessary steps you'll take to improve it.
- What drives decision making when organizations attempt to downsize, and how you'll make it clear they can't afford to lose you.
- Applying the techniques of a former 10x developer at scale to produce a highly efficient team -- one an organization is forced to think twice about cutting.
- Maximizing your team's efficacy while hewing to 40 hours a week (or less!)
- The necessary tactics to foster trust and ownership in team, why it matters, and how the side-effects are just as (if not more) important that the main effects.
- ...and so much more!
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