Think Pieces

🥁 The OffBeat #89: Building a Team Quickly

Getting into a band-like flow state, fast

Jun 1

🥁 The OffBeat #85: Being, And Doing, Enough

Stop overproducing the track

May 4

🥁 The OffBeat #83: How to Work With Urgency When You're Exhausted

Three cues from music to keep the tempo up

Apr 20

🥁 The OffBeat #81: Conducting Without a Baton

The art of managing up

Apr 6 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

🥁 The OffBeat #77: Networking in the Key of Authenticity

A music-inflected take on how to network in a non-ugh way

Mar 9 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

🥁 The OffBeat #75: How to Hire Well, Duke Ellington Style

Including my go-to interview questions

Feb 23 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

🥁 The OffBeat #71: Riffing on What I've Learned From My Best and Worst Bosses

Leadership learnings from two decades of corporate work

Jan 26 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

The OffBeat #60: Boreout vs. Burnout

Keeping your curiosity cup full

Sep 1, 2024 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

The OffBeat #59: Leading is Like Sound-Mixing

Balancing all the tracks

Aug 18, 2024 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

The OffBeat #56: Shop—And Lead—Like a Collector, not a Buyer

Leading for the long term

Jul 7, 2024 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

The OffBeat #54: What's in Your Stick Bag?

Drumsticks, brushes, mallets, and more

Jun 9, 2024 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

The OffBeat #48: Taking a Leadership Cue From "Over-Listening" in Jazz

Channeling your inner Miles Davis

Mar 17, 2024 •

Allison Stadd 🥁

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