Yaniv Preiss

Most directors were never taught how to manage managers, so I wrote the book I wish had existed when I first started leading managers.

We all have things we are naturally good at, either innate or learned.

In the early days of tech, the default team structure was simple: organize by craft.

In 1964, psychiatrist Eric Berne published Games People Play, a fascinating look at common human behaviors.

In many conversations I held with senior engineering leaders from multiple company sizes and locations, a dangerous obsession has taken over.

It is sad and true: usually, people don’t leave companies; they leave managers.

The integration of AI into the workplace is not just a minor upgrade or an incremental change, but a fundamental shift in how business is conducted.

Real tyranny, meaning doing anything to reach power and preserve it, is beautifully captured in The Prince by Machiavelli and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene.

There are two common managerial tools that sometimes get confused despite having very different purposes: the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) and the Individual Development Plan (IDP).

Funding your professional growth is a benefit many companies offer, but it’s not always used.