Articles by Steven Sinofsky
Writing is Thinking - an annotated twitter threadSteven explains how business writing can help companies move faster and communicate strategic choices better than verbal communication.
- A Leader’s Guide To Deciding: What, When, and How To Decide
Steven explains how to make sure decision-making frameworks don't get in the way of velocity by making sure that a CEO or executive identifies whether they are an initiator, connector, amplifier, or editor of a decision.
- Performance of Performance Reviews
Steven describes 5 realities around the performance of individuals, teams, and organizations, which all point to the same conclusion: • some• type of performance review system is needed. He then provides ten of the most common attributes that must be considered and balanced when developing a performance review system.
- Functional versus Unit Organizations
Steven explains two of the most common high-level organization structures: Functional: Each functional department covers all business units (e.g. there is one marketing department for all business units). Business Unit: Each business unit has their own functional teams (e.g. their own marketing team).
- Delegating or micromanaging, threading the needle
Steven provides detail on how to delegate, get status updates, and increase the chances of project success without micromanaging.
