Use Case Studies to Practice Decision Making
Harvard Business School recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first business case used at as part of the management program....
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Brian Watkins
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Examine Your Beliefs
A huge lesson from the pandemic that too many managers haven't learned: there is a good chance that what you believe about your team and...
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Brian Watkins
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Your Time Proves Your Priorities
One of the greatest lessons I learned in business happened in my first year out of college and it has been true every time since. I had a...
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Brian Watkins
- Feb 18, 2022
- 2 min
Rebuild Your Office in the Hybrid World
Great managers will realize that the office has changed - emotionally and intentionally. It makes sense that the physical office would...
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Brian Watkins
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
Expand Your Talent Pool
The obvious answer to the shortage of talent is to expand the talent pool. That is what many businesses are doing right now. However,...
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Brian Watkins
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min
Fact Vs. Opinion
If you pay attention to societal discord in America today, it seems at times like we are speaking 2 (or more) different languages. It is...
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Brian Watkins
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
AI and Interviewing
AI, and automation in general, has been a huge help to managers. Used well, AI helps the manager focus on areas where she is most...
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Brian Watkins
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Hire People Smarter Than You
A quote I hear often in the management world is "A players hire other A players; B players hire C players". The message is clear - great...
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Brian Watkins
- Jan 12, 2022
- 1 min
Reliable Data: Causation or Correlation
When looking at data, the obvious first step is to ensure it is reliable. Once you determine it is reliable, there are certain...
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Brian Watkins
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Plan for Something that Cannot be Planned
Sounds like a strange concept, planning for something that can't be planned for. After all, in early 2020, no one could plan for a global...
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Brian Watkins
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Managers Using HR as Support
Great HR Departments are a support for the manager, not a group that dictates things to the manager or does things in place of the...
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Brian Watkins
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Because Of Vs. In Spite Of
Actions that lead to results can be tricky - they can give us the wrong data that leads us to make bad decisions in the future. The...
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Brian Watkins
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Data Tells a Story, It Doesn't Give the Answer
Many companies are focusing on being "data-centric". I always try to ask questions on what that exactly means because everyone has a...
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Brian Watkins
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Hire More Women Managers
I'm not the first to say it, but it's great advice - Hire More Women Managers. Why? I've written how the role of the manager has changed...
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Brian Watkins
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Actions can Hurt Your Credibility
I warn managers, and anyone in general, to be careful of the words you use. The words may sound great, but if they aren't backed up by...
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Brian Watkins
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
The Curse of Resulting
It is no secret that I love to watch football - pro more than college - but I'll watch it all. I am reminded constantly about the idea of...
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Brian Watkins
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Change the Game
I hear or read things that fundamentally change the way I think. It doesn't happen often, but when it does - wow. My last course for my...
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Brian Watkins
- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
Some Data Can't Be Calculated
One of the hardest things about being a manager is being able to make decisions when you don't have all the information. Data contributes...
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Brian Watkins
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
The Difference Between "Can't" and "Won't"
A huge pet peeve of mine is people who use words wrong - there vs their, your vs you're , you get the point. With managers, one of the...
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