Articles for category: Delivery

September 5, 2019

Greg Thomas

Help Out or Get Out

It’s blunt. It’s direct. It might hurt people’s feelings. But it’s the truth. You have enough distractors. You have enough critics. You don’t need a big team of critics. You need a core team that can deliver, you need a force that will help you reach your goals. (this goes for everything in life).

September 4, 2019

Greg Thomas

Changing Roles

I ended on this yesterday and wanted to expand on it more. If you have someone on your team that isn’t succeeding in their role but they are an incredible talent to the team. It could be they are in the wrong role and don’t know how to get out. Help them – if it’s moving to another team, giving them a different role to perform, whatever – help them. Having a great resource on your team that is continually frustrated because they are not doing what they are meant for is a hard sell to stay. You don’t want

September 3, 2019

Greg Thomas

People Enjoy What They Do Best

It’s not rocket science, it’s truth. So find something you love, something you enjoy and make it work. If it’s an end goal, find the steps to get there and if you aren’t enjoying the steps to get there, maybe that’s a sign. There is no rush to get to the top, there’s only disappointment in knowing you’re on the wrong mountain and not going to where you want to be. And the same goes for your team, you know when people aren’t doing what they do best, so help them find that path. Positions can always change, but good

September 2, 2019

Greg Thomas

The First 10 seconds of your Idea

The first 10 seconds of your idea, your pitch, your description of it are the most important. Not because of the content, not because of what it is. But because of how you start. I’ve listened to people talk about ideas that they are so excited about they have to start over again – but I’m hooked. I’ve listened to people talk slowly and with purpose and draw me in – and I’m hooked. So many approaches and the only one that doesn’t work is the one where you are holding your notes, reading off your deck or looking at

August 30, 2019

Greg Thomas

A Word on Textbooks

I went to a University bookstore a few months ago and found some old courses I took when I attended University. The concepts were similar with some welcome updates. But the prices, the prices blew me away. A standard business book was $134.95. I never paid that much for a textbook but looking through it, I could see why. Hardcover Glossy finish In Colour Updated multiple edition Students don’t need that, if you’re learning a subject for the first time you don’t need that. You need; Paperback Cheapest finish Black and white Tuition will go up over time, but books