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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="manager mailbag cartoon. Girl look at her watch thinking about when she&#039;ll have time to work on important tasks" decoding="async" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3.jpg 1044w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Manager Mailbag #3: One-on-ones, aligning on priorities & layoffs<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
This column is part of the Spinach AI series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their greatest…
Sep 28, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/manager-mailbag-ep-2-feature-image.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/manager-mailbag-ep-2-feature-image.jpg 1044w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/manager-mailbag-ep-2-feature-image-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/manager-mailbag-ep-2-feature-image-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/manager-mailbag-ep-2-feature-image-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Manager Mailbag #2: KPIs, interruptions, and a high-performance death spiral<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
This column is part of the Spinach AI series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their…
Aug 30, 2022
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/manager-mailbag-blog-4-med-font-v3.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Manager Mailbag 1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/manager-mailbag-blog-4-med-font-v3.jpg 1044w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/manager-mailbag-blog-4-med-font-v3-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/manager-mailbag-blog-4-med-font-v3-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/manager-mailbag-blog-4-med-font-v3-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Manager Mailbag #1: Retention, unfair policies and no support<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
This column is part of the new Spinach AI series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about…
Jul 26, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs.png 1280w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-300x230.png 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-1024x785.png 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-768x589.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />29,000 tech layoffs in 3 months: Steps every manager needs to take<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
Tesla, Superhuman, Loom, Bolt, Clickup, Netflix, Canva. What do all of these companies have in common?  They’ve all done a…
Jun 8, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="new year new approach" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4.jpg 2088w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4-768x589.jpg 768w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-years-v4-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />2022 New years resolutions for leaders<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
It’s common to start off the new year with ambitious plans for self-improvement. Gyms get busier, grocery carts get healthier,…
Jan 5, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="you can&#039;t run fast with a parachute tied to your waist- reducing engineering team drag" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2.jpg 2088w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2-768x589.jpg 768w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/engineering-drag2-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Engineering managers: How to reduce drag on your team<img alt='Chris Fraser&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa7569f1c3756368f294aef7ff9a444?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa7569f1c3756368f294aef7ff9a444?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Chris Fraser
On the Spinach AI engineering team, velocity is always top of mind. How many story points are being completed each…
Dec 15, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/great-resignation-blog-image.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Navigating the great resignation: how to retain and engage your team" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/great-resignation-blog-image.jpg 1044w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/great-resignation-blog-image-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/great-resignation-blog-image-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/great-resignation-blog-image-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to retain your employees through The Great Resignation with feedback<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
Millions of people are quitting their jobs. According to the US labor department, in April alone, 4 million people left…
Aug 10, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="dear first time manager" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager.png 1044w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-300x230.png 300w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-1024x785.png 1024w, https://wordpress.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-768x589.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Dear first-time manager…30 leaders share lessons for new managers<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
It’s no secret that the average manager goes 10 years into their management career without any formal training. Zero. Zilch.…
Aug 3, 2021
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