Articles for category: Initiative

September 10, 2019

Greg Thomas

Good Teams Gone Bad

Good environments, great teams, amazing delivery environments, go bad. In can be a result of any number of factors; familiarity, history, hubris, laziness, indifference, whichever the factor you choose. But good teams can go bad. The goal is to make sure it doesn’t happen to yours and to always keep the focus where it should be. To that end; Keep them on target – distractions are a team’s worst enemy. Remind them why they are here – we all forget. Keep Levelling Up- don’t let them rest on their laurels, encourage them to reach for more. Focus on each member

August 12, 2019

Greg Thomas

Actions are where it’s At

It doesn’t matter, what you say or how many times you say it. How often you stand up in front of people to deliver that slick powerpoint that checks all the boxes for how good you can be. It doesn’t matter. Because no one will remember. They will remember how you acted and that’s what matters. Translation: Words are nice, but when not backed up by actions they mean very little and are only taken at face value.

July 17, 2019

Greg Thomas

Don’t Get Rid of Your Outlet

We all need an outlet, somewhere to escape to where we think of nothing else but the outlet and if we’re lucky, all of our ideas percolate in the back of our heads. And if they are not percolating in the back of our mind, you still need that outlet. That outlet should not be a side hustle or a money making venture. It shouldn’t be something that focuses you to learn something new. It shouldn’t require anyone and in most cases is better if it doesn’t so it can give you that moment of respite solely so you can

July 16, 2019

Greg Thomas

That whole Soft Skills Thing

I enjoy reading the Gaping Void – it’s a great mix of word and art that drives the point home, all day, every day. But their recent article on Soft Skills – re-ignited that argument that has always been raging inside of me – Soft skills, hard, skills, medium-baked skills, school educated skills, street skills, etc, etc. They are all skills, you don’t need to differentiate them, it’s time to move on and understand that they are all critical to your success. You need skills to survive.