Out of the wartime crisis trap

 In this episode of the Tactics for Tech Leadership podcast, hosts Andy and Mon-Chaio explore where leaders should spend their time, touching on the importance of signaling dedication, performance, identity, and power through time management. They discuss the contrast between crisis, wartime leadership, and peacetime stability, emphasizing the Eisenhower Matrix as a tool to prioritize urgent and important tasks. The hosts share insights from their experiences, including how leaders often misidentify crises and the impact of time use on organizational culture. Listeners will also learn about the surprising benefits of sometimes letting things fail to improve overall system resilience.

References

• Eisenhower Matrix - https://www.mindtools.com/al1e0k5/eisenhowers-urgentimportant-principle
• Signs of Our Time: Time-Use as Dedication, Performance, Identity, and Power in Contemporary Workplaces - https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2018.0148
• Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO - https://a16z.com/peacetime-ceo-wartime-ceo/