Managing your time is a political issue
I have never yet heard a coaching client say "I have so much time, please give me something to do" (well if I did it wouldn't be for very long, someone would certainly…
Strategy from Lego
Check out this interesting interview with the former CEO of Lego from 2014. Here are some of my highlights: for 2 years, we didn't have a strategy; we had a detailed…
Making offsites work
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Approaches to strategic planning
This approach to strategic planning seems sound. Look for profitability, remove the obstacles and formulate rules for people to know how to work towards it. If…
Culture eats strategy for breakfast
It doesn't matter how good your strategy is if the culture isn't aligned with it. And when your culture IS aligned with strategy, then things magically happen. David…
Take notes by hand — not on a laptop
Whenever you are learning, you should take notes by hand — not on a laptop, according to the research. Engages different parts of the brain, makes you think…
How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done
How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done - 5 Expert Tips
Forget Resolutions, What’s Your “Beautiful Question”
when people are trying to motivate themselves to do something, questions actually work better than statements or commands. In other words, asking "Will I do X?"…
Three Provocative Questions to Set Up Your 2015
Three Provocative Questions to Set Up Your 2015 gives you a way to think about your next year. Michael Bungay Stanier spends a lot of time looking at how to do…
5 approaches to planning the new year
How do you plan for the new year? from Michael Bungay Stanier offers 5 approaches to planning for the new year.