Traits you’ll find in good managers
Work with your manager to get what you need, when you need it.
Business
Insights, tools, and strategies for building 21st century businesses.
How do I use Microsoft Word 2016 to create address labels from an Excel file?
Watch how Microsoft Word 2016 pulls contact information from Excel and uses the data to print a set of mailing labels.
How can I use the formula command to calculate a total in a Microsoft Word 2016 table?
Learn about the math operations a Microsoft Word 2016 table is capable of without having to use Excel.
How can I have different headers and footers on pages in my Microsoft Word 2016 document?
Watch a demonstration that shows you how Microsoft Word 2016 lets you vary the footers and headers on different pages in your Word documents.
Some businesses bleed black
Many successful businesses have played by an entirely different set of rules.
Business transformation starts with leadership transformation
Set a good example, and everyone will follow.
How to cut your innovation speed in half
Focus on your customer’s needs and iterate.
Guidelines for keeping pace with innovation and tech adoption
This ebook explores guidelines that can help you make crucial "right item, right time" decisions and assist in the integration of new technology into existing business processes.
Niko Triulzi on IoT toys
The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Designing and manufacturing a screenless tech device.
Improve the quality of your leadership decisions
Decision science can help you get better at making tough calls.
Scaling oneself: Delegating as a leader means letting go
It’s important to be willing to delegate tasks to the experts who can best help achieve the company vision.
Learning How to Delegate as a Leader
This report examines the best ways to delegate work so you not only end up with successfully completed tasks, but also a team of cheerful people—including a cheerful you.
How leaders can build a great culture: Own it, articulate it, live it
Don’t underestimate this emergent property of your organization.
Mark Wright and Darren Beck on the IoT and sustainability
The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: How connected devices are leading to energy and cost savings.
Small businesses can gain a significant edge using IoT technologies
As the cost of instrumenting things with sensors and wireless transmitters drops, every "thing" will be a candidate for measurement and optimization.
If you’re going from engineer to manager, give yourself time to settle into the role
An interview with Marcus Blankenship, author, trainer, and consultant at MarcusBlankenship.com.
5 reasons why the company you want to work for won’t hire telecommuters (and 4 ways to get hired anyway)
Hiring managers share their sincere reasons to insist you work in the office—and a few tips for how you might convince them otherwise.
The Remote Worker’s Survival Guide
In this report, you’ll learn to address two main challenges: How to organize your own life as a telecommuter, and how to work as part of a larger team.
Ask the CTO: Defeat micromanagement by trusting more and controlling less
Let the systems and your team do the work.
Ask the CTO: Completing projects is difficult with a changing business roadmap
Anticipate change, but keep an eye on technical debt.
Ask the CTO: A peer manager is trying to take my engineers
Build up your “first team” relationships to avoid conflict.
Designing culture
This report examines how your organization can use behavioral science to design a workplace culture that supports creativity, collaboration, and innovation among your employees.
3 reasons to stop hating one-on-one meetings
Weekly check-ins are critical for managers and team members.
The Secrets Behind Great One-on-One Meetings
Learn best practices for one-on-one meetings that promote productivity and team loyalty within your business