people management
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Are You a Micromanager?There's a difference between hands-on management, which can be positive, and micromanagement, which means you must make every decision, you take a lead role in all significant tasks, and you ignore others' ideas. Naomi Karten reveals more warning signs—plus ways to deal with being a micromanager. | 
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Tips for Managing Conflict You can’t avoid conflict at work. Once differences surface, a catalyst for serious conflict is the tendency for the parties to treat their differences as a zero sum game: For one party to win, the other has to lose. It doesn't have to be that way. Naomi Karten gives some tips for managing conflict. |
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What Is an Expert?Many people these days tout themselves as experts. But they can't all be, can they? Naomi Karten explores several opinions of what makes someone an expert, how easy it is to be misled into seeing expertise where it may not exist, and the risks and responsibility that come with the label. |
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Three Tips to Help Form a Highly Productive Agile TeamThe dynamic of working in a team is vastly different from working on your own. But if a team is assembled well, it can accomplish more than the individuals could have separately. These suggestions will help you form a team that will work together well and be greater than the sum of its parts. | 
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Apologize If a coworker, employee, or manager is offended by something you said or did, it can make for a tense workplace. But a simple "I'm sorry" won't always smooth things over. Here are some guidelines to make sure your apology is thoughtful, sincere, and well-received. |
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The Value of UncertaintySteve Berczuk writes that while it can be difficult to express uncertainty, especially in an area where we consider ourselves expert, the teams we work with can benefit when we do. A bit of uncertainty can help you identify whether your solution is the best one. | 
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A Helpful Guide to Daily Standup Scrum Meetings The daily standup meeting is a critical element of scrum teams. Its simplicity and benefits have even attracted the attention of practitioners of waterfall development. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy presents a helpful guide to the daily standup meeting. |
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Are Most Meetings a Waste of Time?Despite the many articles on holding fewer meetings, there doesn’t seem to be a difference in the number of meetings being held. As many as 85 percent of managers think their companies’ meetings are unproductive. How can you prevent your meetings from being a waste of everyone's time? Read on. |
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