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Solving the Puzzle of Communicating Well with Execs
.... and anyone else who isn't on your project team.
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
July 2023
Invest in Yourself (Dear, New Ops Leader | Part 5)
Beware of the backslide, and other sage advice from the Op pros.
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
June 2023
The Silent Killer of Your Operating Practice: Fear
A must-read for any new Ops leader (guest post for First Round Review)
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
Stay Heads Up, While Heads Down (Dear, New Ops Leader | Part 4)
The art of using context to focus on what matters to the business
May 2023
Don't Lick the Cookie (Dear, New Ops Leader | Part 3)
Why you should own temporarily, and master the art of the transition
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
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Pick Your Boulders (Dear, New Ops Leader | Part 2)
Part 2 in a quick series on the things I wish someone would have told me about Ops leadership roles...
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
Dear, New Ops Leader... (Part 1)
A quick series on the things I wish someone would have told me about Ops leadership roles...
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
The (Scary) Thing With Org Charts…
Four reasons they are hated, and why it’s never the document that’s the problem
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
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April 2023
Why People Drop the Ball
In a coaching session recently, we discussed the curious case of chronically missed commitments. I’m not talking about the one-off stuff — like those of…
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
I'd love to hear from you
Just a quick 👋 and offer for you ...
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
Alignment: The Buzz Word Worth Keeping
Startups, and management overall, is a topic area rife with buzzwords. While it’s fun to jab at how everything nowadays is a “flywheel” (or how we need…
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
The Underrated Art of Building Peer Relationships
As you become more senior in an organization and start to manage organizations of people, your effectiveness (over time) is dependent on your ability to…
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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
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