May 3, 2023
On where you are. On how far you have come. On where you are going. On what it will take to get there. We all need these moments in life to recenter ourselves, appreciate how far we have come and what is up next for us, and get ready for it. Take the Moment
May 1, 2023
Everything will go wrong. Despite your best efforts. It, or something like it, will not go your way. The question isn’t about how you are going to react when things go wrong. The question is whether you are going to keep working towards getting that one thing right.
April 28, 2023
I can get into the coding zone. I can get into the coaching zone. I can get into the process delivery zone. But man, getting into that creative zone, especially when I’m tired, had a long day, and my mind is filled with questions – that takes work. Odd that it takes work to get into a zone where I can be creative and do something different. If your team is struggling to get into a zone, figure out what they need to get there and get it for them. We all know how successful we are in those moments
April 27, 2023
You used to be able to walk past a meeting room, stick your foot through the door, poke your head in, and go – “Hey what’s shaking? Can I help out here?” Not so anymore, now you don’t know what calls are going on where, only the ones in your purview, only the ones that affect you. If you’re new to the company, there are big, global, wide-open channels you now need to take the plunge and jump into, not knowing who is going to respond, what they are going to respond with, or if they are a bot for
April 22, 2023
We add pinches of ingredients to recipes, not the entire container. If the taste is still off, we add a little more. Little tweaks are the changes we make that improve what we are doing. They are a great way to make a minuscule improvement that could have a great impact on what you are doing. Only if you’re brave enough to do them. There is comfort in what we have always done, and that has always worked even if we are doing a few dozen other tasks to make them work. Tweaks are the little test benches to see
