Makes sense. I’m a bit worried that people reading this will take away: ‘We’re a small shop, therefore MT doesn’t apply at all.’ This is not the case and I think Howie would agree. I’ve never worked at a big organization and MT still has helped me a lot. I’ve also read and listened to a ton of non-MT material on leadership, doing work, business, processes etc. So I could well be putting MT guidance in its proper context without being aware of it.
I definitely agree that takeaway would be a mistake. I think my view is more like “if the specifics of what MT says on a particular topic don’t feel like they really fit your organisation, you should not feel bound to them. Especially if you’re a small organisation with an unusual culture or if their advice seems to clash with conventional wisdom from other sources, especially in silicon valley.
I’d endorse their book as useful for managers at any org. A lot of the basic takeaways (especially having consistent one on ones) seem pretty robust and it would be surprising if you shouldn’t do them at all.
Makes sense. I’m a bit worried that people reading this will take away: ‘We’re a small shop, therefore MT doesn’t apply at all.’ This is not the case and I think Howie would agree. I’ve never worked at a big organization and MT still has helped me a lot. I’ve also read and listened to a ton of non-MT material on leadership, doing work, business, processes etc. So I could well be putting MT guidance in its proper context without being aware of it.
I definitely agree that takeaway would be a mistake. I think my view is more like “if the specifics of what MT says on a particular topic don’t feel like they really fit your organisation, you should not feel bound to them. Especially if you’re a small organisation with an unusual culture or if their advice seems to clash with conventional wisdom from other sources, especially in silicon valley.
I’d endorse their book as useful for managers at any org. A lot of the basic takeaways (especially having consistent one on ones) seem pretty robust and it would be surprising if you shouldn’t do them at all.
I agree. Thanks for taking the time to hash this out with me!