Take the Longcut
We could take shortcuts. We could try to entice, lull, force, trick, or beg our clients and colleagues into doing what we want them to do. …
Leading Has (almost) Nothing To Do With Getting Stuff Done
Growing up, our adults taught us to get our stuff done. “It’s important,” they all said. We learned how to sleep through the night, eat …
How Would People Say They Benefit from Your Work?
We can best describe what we do by imagining how clients or bosses would say that they benefit from our work. Try completing this template …
How to See Failure
We can see failure in two ways: as something we work (damn) hard to avoid or as no big deal. When it’s the former, we …
Success and What We Really May Believe
In daily life, we assume as certain many things which, on closer scrutiny, are found to be so full of apparent contradictions that only a …
Let’s Not Fight the Low-Buzzers
There are people in our world who have chronically low buzzes. Some of them appear quite angry, vengeful, or out to cheat. When we find …
Another Manic Monday
Welcome to another Monday morning: email overflowing, task lists jam-packed, and calendars stuffed with meetings. Ugh. Feeling the pressure, our response to another manic Monday is often to get …
Oh, ho ho!
1. If we believe something can go wrong, our belief adds to that possibility happening. It’s as if we go looking for trouble and find …
Networking Quid Pro Quo: What To Give In Return
We’ve heard that good networking is a two-way street: we are supposed to give and get, not only one or the other. Makes sense; sounds fair. …
The Networking 20-60-20
Many of us fear networking. We often think people will feel put upon or even angry if we ask them for help. And that may …