Ask most executives what their company's goals are, and you'll hear some version of one of two answers: something about becoming the market leader, or something about maximizing value for shareholders. Both are variations on the same theme: win. Get to the top. Hit the number.
Most 1:1s are status updates with better eye contact. The manager asks what their direct report is working on. Their direct report summarizes the week. Maybe there's a blocker or two that gets flagged. Then both parties walk away feeling like they've done the thing.
People Leadership
I have a simple test I apply whenever I'm considering promoting someone. When I tell others on the leadership team that I'm recommending this person for promotion, what's their reaction? If it's "that makes sense - they're already doing
Hiring
There's a style of question I've heard in engineering interviews for decades, and it never fails to make me cringe. A real life example of this is "How would you code the game of Boggle?" The intent is good - the interviewer wants to