August 15, 2024
New Teams
New teams… Offer new chances. New possibilities. New directions. New opportunities. New paths. New ideas. If you’re willing to embrace it.
Articles for category: Initiative
August 12, 2024
New Initiatives
New Initiatives need a champion, they need someone to take the lumps and hits and push forward on them. New Initiatives are never easy, because the resistance is great and the pushback is real. That’s why initiatives need champions, with backpacks, because they have a lot to carry.
August 10, 2024
Your Reach
If you’re happy with your reach, you don’t need to do anything. If you want to increase your reach, you’re going to need to do something, it won’t come to you. It won’t “just happen”. Make a plan, buy the tools you need to help you, and ask people for help. But know that if you want to extend your reach, it starts with you, and no one else.
August 6, 2024
Careers and Gaming
Careers are exactly like video games. You start off not knowing what to do so you plod along and stuff “happens”. Then you figure out you want to get better at something, perhaps even “specialize”. So you get good at that thing, invest in yourself, get the tools and you become better at what you do. Then like anything, you get to the point where you need to learn the tips and tricks and master the controls to get farther – what works where, when to apply what to what, etc, etc. Maybe you get to the point where you
August 5, 2024
Know Your Assumptions
Assumptions are needed when you have too many variables at play. When everything is fluid, you need something solid at play to minimize the variables at work. The key then when making assumptions is to make sure you know what you’re assuming, why and knowing what the impact will be. Then your assumption has reason and strength in moving forward. It might change over time, but at least now you’ll have a reason for it.