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We have a hard time appreciating what drag does to our lives and work. If you're used to sifting through your junk to find your clothes, notebooks, gadgets or everything to help you in a day, the friction may be lost on you. It's become a
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Every handoff in your business is a failure point. When one person is handling information and moving execution to the next step, often you can get things done without many mistakes or delays. When you have to hand off a lead, support call, requirements, or project task, it's
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I left a message for a company yesterday again. They have still not called me back. I am thinking about moving on. Too bad. There's a lot of business that could come their way. I tend to be a loyal person to the things I like. In this
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Pushing on your work takes an intense amount of energy. And without energy, it's hard to maintain consistency, perseverance and results. Energy is not a given. You have to foster your routines and habits to keep peak performance going. I like to hike, play tennis, trail run and
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I am a big fan of working meetings. They cut through the back and forth of getting something done. It actually creates time and space to get real work done in real-time with another person or group. Too often, we talk about the secondary stuff: What we are going to
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Let My People Go Surfing Knowledge is always accessible and allows you to need less indeed. Compare how pros approach their work versus amateurs. Pros, people that know what they are doing, have the following characteristics: * Relaxed * Focused * Simplified * Efficient Amateurs throw a lot at problems. They have to. New,
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The saying in French, mise en place, roughly translates to everything in its place. French cooks use this approach to keep order and readiness in their work. I have done this for decades, and I even train my kids on this important practice, not only for survival and getting things
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Your routines set you up for performance, creativity and peace of mind. We have this long road ahead to accomplish projects that matter day in and day out. And if we simply go with the randomness and urgencies of the day, we don't win the long game. We
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There's a big consequence for winging it. If you allow your days to be dictated by the demands of others or the urgencies that days tend to push on us, it is difficult, if not impossible, to do the things that you want or matter to you. Furthermore,
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Starting something means you committed in some way. You gave a, "Yes," and now you are in. Your new yes is one of the items that are in your life and now demands attention, whether small or large. The temptation is always there to commit on the front
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I think people lament too much about email. The reality is that for many of us, email is our work. It's easy. Everyone knows how to manage their own email without learning a new system. It's how information moves to action. It's not going
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The next thing. Isn't that it? It sounds simple. It is simple. But it's hard. It's simple and hard. The ability to be clear about the next thing is not common. Most people you encounter dialogue or procrastinate around decisions and actions that could