What is your big, audacious, hairy goal?
And more importantly, how do you find it and protect it, with all the noise and distractions we are constantly facing?
"If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority".
The hard part isn’t knowing this.
It’s practicing it.
How do you cut through the noise and land on the one thing that matters most?
Is there a strategy that has worked well for you?
#productivity
Most meeting agendas are worthless. Here's what actually works.
Rule #1: Make meetings harder to schedule
Once you’ve eliminated the nonessential meetings, how do you ensure the meetings you do have are easy, efficient, and effective?
I had been in a meeting I wished I hadn’t…
Most people don't know how to listen.
So it takes a concerted effort to shift our mindset to this new way of listening.
One way to do this is to evaluate your intent before or during a conversation.
Is your intent:
- to reply
- to prove you are right
- to avoid conflict
- to…
Personality tests are often unhelpful for hiring.
A 20-min quiz can’t predict a 2-year contribution.
But they can be useful post-hire, to understand how we think & work once we are on the same team.
What personality tests have you found helpful for you and your team?
According to Google, the biggest driver of team performance is "psychological safety".
When people feel safe to take risks, share ideas, and admit mistakes, teams thrive.
No fear of embarrassment or punishment.
The question is: How do you build that trust?
The question isn't how much you can do today. It's what you'll choose to keep doing tomorrow.
It's easy to overvalue a big effort and undervalue a small one repeated.
It feels good to give something your all. But intensity is unpredictable.
It relies on motivation and…
The biggest paradox of modern work:
We have more communication tools than ever, but many people still feel disconnected.
A sense of community and belonging isn't a perk. It’s ESSENTIAL.
How are you building real community at work, beyond tools and titles?
Project Managers Are the Ultimate Change Agents
Every project is a shift from where we are to where we need to be.
And at the center of that transformation? The project manager.
True PMs don’t just track progress—they drive change.
They challenge the status quo, align…
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