Judge success not by the cost of possessions, but by the quality of time spent and richness of experiences.
The purpose of work is to earn freedom so you can spend your time how you want.
Build Great Culture with A.C.T.
Use the ACT Checkup to learn how I went from ignoring culture to using ACT to build high performing teams. It is an exercise that is intended to teach how to build great culture and create high performing, more motivated teams at all levels. If you have direct reports, you are a leader and manager. …
Self-Care is the Best Care
Many leaders see putting themselves first as greedy and self absorbed. But, it can be one of best ways to help others and your business. Here is how self-care makes you a better leader. Putting yourself first does not mean prioritizing your needs and desires at the expense of others'. Instead, it means taking time …
Don’t make Resolutions – Plan the New Year
I am deep into my annual planning process for the New Year. I just reviewed a post from Chris Guillebeau over at the ANOC blog that lays out his process for year-end planning. In short, he advises the following steps: Step 1: Review the Previous Year Step 2: Outline Goals and Overall Focus for Next …
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How To Excel at Anything
I'm certainly late to the band wagon, but I really enjoyed this post from Kathy Sierra at Creating Passionate Users about the mindset to become an expert. Her intro chart alone is worth the click. And if the brain scientists are right, all the aspiring expert needs is a strong dedication to continuous improvement: "That …
Fail Early, Learn Often
While moderating a panel discussion recently, one of the first questions after the introductions was asking to explain what was meant by allowing a team to fail. The important understanding that I think was misunderstood is that failure is not meant to allow releases or products to fail, but to generate learning opportunities to ensure …
Learn from Successes and Failures
Brad Feld has a great post up today titled "What do you Suck At? I love the exercise he describes that asks participants to talk about what they suck at. I was recently listening to a podcast from the Standford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar by Tina Seeling. She has an assignment in one of her …
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