Take the Meeting
Networking done well is a highly effective way to change careers, get a job, get advice, and make sales. But what about when we are …
Standard Stress Strategy Backfires
When we fall a bit behind in our work, we deploy our standard strategy: working a bit harder. But when we are feeling overwhelmed, our …
Worthy Investment
Which will deliver better results? An action taken while in fear, uncertainty, doubt, worry, anger, regret, or guilt or the same action taken while in …
Solutions Simply Emerge
Many of the solutions we want and need are only available when we pause, notice, set aside judgment, and wait. Guided by curiosity (“I wonder …
That Successful
Measuring up, beating the other guy, and doing what we’re supposed to do are sad substitutes for success. What really gets us there are creativity, …
Chasing
Hyper, unexamined, superhuman, the need to keep up, and racing to it. Not the product of a strategic decision but an unexamined ramping up of …
Ask, Don’t Tell
Tell me the answers, what I should do, what’s right, and you may get my grudging compliance. You certainly will be training me to distrust …
Task Systems Too Full
Have you ever started using a new productivity system (app, list, notebook, cards, etc.) then abandoned it? This usually happens because we let our systems …
What Does Your Work Pie Look Like?
We can categorize any work into three types: routine, project, and fire-fighting. Routine work is mostly repetitive. Examples include cranking the same widget over and …
Clear
Get clear on the what and the why. The how, who, and when will become silly simple. Any focus on the who, how, and when …