Position 01
Sasa Cibula
Founder
Writes on everyday management and workplace power
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Real management. Real working days.
For the Real Work of Management.
By practitioners. For practitioners.
Real problems, practical methods, and resources you can use. Read, watch, download, and put the useful parts to work.
Five Ways to Learn
01 / The Articles
What Experience Teaches.
General Management
The Pressure in the Middle: What Managing People Requires Today
Six pressures are reshaping the workplace. The managers expected to hold everything together are often the least equipped with the authority, time, and resources to do so.
Saša Cibula · Nov 5, 2026 · 9 min read
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Operations & Productivity
03Stop Chasing the Work: Three Simple Rules That Make Management Easier
A practical way to protect your time, make ownership clear, and remove the problems that keep slowing your team down.
Teams & Workplace Culture
All articles How to Restore Motivation After a Setback
Setbacks hit harder than progress lifts. Be honest, run a blame-free review, and rebuild momentum with small, visible wins.
02 / Contributing Voices
Voices From The Field.
Contributor libraryExplore articlesEight featured writers at a time. Every published contribution
credits its author and links directly to their article and professional profile.
Position 02
Maya Okonkwo
Director of Operations
Writes on delegation and team scaling
Position 03
Daniel Reyes
VP, People & Culture
Writes on feedback that actually lands
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Position 04
Priya Nair
Engineering Manager
Writes on leading through change and uncertainty
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Position 05
Marcus Bellow
Regional Store Director
Writes on frontline motivation and retention
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Position 06
Sofia Marchetti
Chief of Staff
Writes on cross-functional conflict and alignment
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Position 07
James Tanaka
Head of Customer Success
Writes on promoting your first manager
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Contributor profile
Approved author name, professional title and featured article will appear here.
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Profiles and articles appear here after contributor approval. All eight positions are reserved.
03 / Free and Ready to Use
Useful today. Ready to use.
Free management tips
50Small changes. Better execution.
Ask, don't assume
Before you escalate a performance issue, ask the person what's getting in their way. Half of 'attitude' problems are actually clarity problems.
Name the trade-off
Every decision closes a door. Say which one out loud and your team will trust the call more, even if they disagree with it.
One question, one answer
If you give feedback and a list of action items in the same breath, the feedback gets lost. Separate them by a day.
Free downloadable forms
20Tools for the working day.
Featured practical form
Delegation Framework
A step-by-step template for deciding what to delegate, to whom, and how much oversight to keep.
Browse free formsTHE WRITE-UP / FORM 01
Delegation Framework
PRINT · USE · RECORD
Ready for use in real operations. Downloadable formats are available in the Tips & Tools collection.
Free white papers
4Research you can count on.
Featured paper
The Handover Trap
Why Shift Changes Break Teams
A practical guide to passing on unfinished work, live risks and clear responsibility. Includes the SHIFT-15 handover conversation, a seven-field shared record and a printable one-page shift handover form.
Also in this collection
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Managing the Unmanageable
The Chronic Complainer, the Quiet Quitter, and the Star Who's Toxic
People Management · 12 pp
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The Overtime Dilemma
Staffing Thin Without Burning Out Your Best People
Operations / Workforce Coverage · 12 pp
- 04
From Buddy to Boss
Leading Friends You Just Got Promoted Over
People Management / New Leaders · 12 pp
All four papers are free to read online or download, no membership required.
04 / Quick Floor Fixes
Quick Floor Fixes
24 free to everyone: three steps to take today and the line to say out loud. The other 76 sit in the member library, with the full written article for each.
Quick Floor FixesFix #1
Building Teams & Training
How to start a shift when half your crew is new
Start a shift with new hires by checking skills, covering critical roles, assigning support, and briefing safety priorities.
Quick Floor FixesFix #2
Communication & Conflict
What to do when two employees refuse to work together
Resolve employee conflict by separating immediate tasks, hearing both sides privately, and setting clear conduct expectations.
Quick Floor FixesFix #6
Coaching & Accountability
How to handle a great worker with a terrible attitude
Address a high performer's poor attitude through specific feedback, clear conduct standards, and consistent follow-up.
Quick Floor FixesFix #7
Coaching & Accountability
When to coach vs when to write up - the 3-strike reality
Decide when to coach, document, or discipline employees based on facts, company policy, and issue severity.
4 of the 24 free fixes shown here. The rest are in the full library.
05 / Perspective & Satire
Two voices. No confusion.
One format is a serious perspective from experience. The other has a little fun with the absurdities of workplace life.
Always serious.Founder's Thought
Founder's Thought.
Saša Cibula · Direct perspectives
Unscripted. From experience.
Serious reflections on leadership, difficult decisions, responsibility and what it actually takes to manage.
16:9 VideoIn production
Rarely serious.The 2057 News Desk
SPECIAL REPORT
THE YEAR 2057THE 2057 NEWS DESKNEWS FROM TOMORROW
THE YEAR 2057THE 2057 NEWS DESKNEWS FROM TOMORROW
Familiar future newsroom.
Satirical workplace reporting with a straight face. The jokes belong here, not in the practical instruction.
9:16 VerticalIn production
06 / The Premium Member Library
More depth.
More to work with.
Video education is the centerpiece
Extended video presentations and 100 practical floor fixes, supported by field manuals, white papers and in-depth insights. Built around the work managers actually do.
44 planned presentations100 floor fixes
THE WRITE-UP / PRESENTATIONS
Workplace
Influence.
Influence.
16:9 / VIDEO SLOT
01 / POWER & INFLUENCE
Workplace Influence
How to build influence, strengthen your position and improve outcomes at work.
20 presentationsIN PRODUCTION
THE WRITE-UP / PRESENTATIONS
Workplace
Influence.
Influence.
16:9 / VIDEO SLOT
01 / POWER & INFLUENCE
Workplace Influence
How to build influence, strengthen your position and improve outcomes at work.
20 presentationsIN PRODUCTION
THE WRITE-UP / PRESENTATIONS
Better
Teams.
Teams.
16:9 / VIDEO SLOT
02 / TEAM PERFORMANCE
Team Building
Practical methods for building teams, coordinating work and sustaining results.
12 presentationsIN PRODUCTION
THE WRITE-UP / PRESENTATIONS
Modern
Operations.
Operations.
16:9 / VIDEO SLOT
03 / TECHNOLOGY & AI
Modern Operating Systems
How technology and AI can help improve the way operations are run.
12 presentationsIN PRODUCTION
The library includes more
Watch the methods.
Keep the references.
01Field Manuals
02White Papers
03In-depth Insights
04Practical Resources
More than 500 minutes of video education planned, with new resources added as they are completed.
Preview: the video thumbnails above are non-playable placeholders. The paid library's current catalog and terms remain on the existing site.
$499$79Founder price / year
Explore the Member Library 07 / About the Publication
Written for the people doing the work.
The Write-Up is a management publication founded by Saša Cibula, bringing together practitioners, practical resources and experience worth sharing. No filler. No unnecessary complexity. Just work that helps with the work.
Meet Saša Cibula