I rarely do guest posts. This is that rare one. At dinner in New York the other night, my friend and colleague Craig Fisher outlined his model for “sloth management,” a productivity plan based on the presumption that people are lazy, lazy, lazy, and more lazy. His model like an over-the-top, crass version of the [...]
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Fact #1: You are not perfect. Fact #2: You carry many of your imperfections—in the form of concerns, grievances, and even physical pains—every day, from the moment you wake until you go to sleep, without even knowing it. Fact #3: You’d like to get past your imperfections but you don’t know how. (If you did, [...]
There are two kinds of executive coaches in this world: Business people. Complete and total wussballs. Which kind is yours? Find out: Does your coach have the scar tissue that comes with running an operation? Has your coach had to forgo reflection and deliberation because the pace of action was simply too fast to allow [...]
I was approached recently by an attendee at a talk I gave, who asked me what she needed to do to get to “the next level” in her career. I said, “Repeat after me: ‘After 4 years at this level, I’m ready for what’s next.’” She said, “After 4 years at this level, I’m ready [...]
I just got back from a short vacation at one of the most remarkable places I’ve ever been. I’m not saying exactly where I went, but suffice it to say, it was paradise. As is inevitable when traveling, I did see a few instances of people acting with a sense of entitlement along the way, [...]
When testing Mother Nature, or when testing yourself in a new skill, always respect your surroundings: Getting used to a new place takes time. Honing a new skill takes time. When you look at a professional doing something and think, “Pfft, that’s easy,” chances are, the pro is making it look easy. Chances are also [...]
Are you over-engineering your career path? Have you ever taken an opportunity because of the exposure it gave you—or was supposed to give you—to the higher ups? Have you ever taken a job because it seemed like a great stepping stone to bigger and better things? Have you ever carefully plotted out a complicated plan [...]
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