Work week: How we view it is a joke
“I put in 88 last week, baby! I’m building the biz!” This is wrong on at least six different levels. Continue Reading
Goals
Work smarter not harder: The Firehouse Idea
We deify the workaholic and tend to care more about quantity of work than quality, so this is hard — but can it be done? Yes. Yes, it can. Continue Reading
Your strategic road map is pointless, sir
Another thing that many middle managers tend to shroud in process — as opposed to pursuing the effectiveness of the idea. Continue Reading
Work stress is fixed with better priorities
You beat stress by being calm, and you get calm by knowing what matters. But at work, that’s often nearly impossible. Let’s fix it. Continue Reading
Business development: 94% of challenges are internal
Cosmic shift from even the early 1990s. Continue Reading
Tight deadlines: Managers create the mess
The intersection point of no-ROI deliverables and “sense of urgency.” Continue Reading
Strategic management: The four pillars
Digital paper-pushing is often confused for ‘strategic management,’ but it doesn’t have to be. You just need to change how and what you focus on by a few degrees. Continue Reading
The cancelled meetings culture
“We’ll just cancel Thursday’s meeting! Got a lot on my plate after all! Gotta get some higher-priority stuff out the door!” Continue Reading