4 Common Email Phrases to Avoid
That "flexible and accommodating" tone can be interpreted as passive-aggressive.
10 Words or Less: Job Descriptions Get Simplified
Exchange traditional job descriptions for "Figure out what needs to be done, and do it."
Is Busywork Holding Your Career Back?
People treat busyness as a badge of honor, but it can damage your career and organization.
7 Bad Habits that Google, Twitter, + LinkedIn Employees Are Kicking
Pens, insomnia, and perfectionism are a few surprising answers.
How to Ditch Performance Ratings...But Keep Metrics
Quality conversations and continuous feedback are central to this approach.
Starting Point for Simplicity: Draw Your Business Model
To untangle complexity, forget over-engineered PowerPoint presentations or lengthy reports.
The Competitive Advantage of Simplification: 14 Easy Ways to Harness It
The company that can quickly adapt to new conditions wins.
A Wish for 2017: Effective Leadership
In the spirit of the New Year, let's set a goal or two for 2017.
Administration is Killing Productivity
Estimated annual cost of unnecessary admin is $687B or $4.5k per employee.
The Case for Combining Customer + Employee Feedback Systems
Listen to your employees, not just your customers.
What Simplicity Sounds Like
Straight talk on stupid rules + our cultural addiction to "more."
Does Your Work...Matter?
Do any of these habits sound familiar? If you haven’t yet embraced them, well, it’s time to start.
Avoid The 6 Most Common Mistakes of 360-Feedback
A guide for introducing 360-feedback into your workplace.
Need Some Monday Inspiration? Just Press Play
If it seems like your life, work, and business has gotten way too complex, you're in good company.
9 HR Tactics for Less Workplace Complexity
HR can’t afford to view simplification as a one-off project: it must become our daily mindset.
This Card Game Can Make Your Work More Meaningful
How one deck of cards can shuffle the deck on your values, passion, and work.
How to Be Awesome at Your Job
Lisa Bodell shares simplification tips on how to declutter our work lives to better focus on what truly matters.
Empower Your People
In this 60-second QuickWin video, author Tré Miller Rodríguez explains how "Empowerment Rules" can transform organizations (and enable leaders to reclaim a chunk of valuable time).