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How far

At some point, you have to realize that busyness is hurting people around you. It hurts your boss, who cannot count on you to deliver what you should. It hurts colleagues and team members, who have to deal with somebody who is unprepared and unresponsive. It hurts your partner and kids, who never know when … Continue reading How far →

Fabrizio culture, leadership 1 Comment February 7, 2021

Overestimating

We are bad at communicating in written form. We overestimate our capability to share meaning via a written message, and most importantly to share the underlying emotions, mainly because we fail to understand that our audience is often in a different state of mind. Two considerations. If you are about to send a written message, … Continue reading Overestimating →

Fabrizio culture, leadership, marketing 1 Comment February 6, 2021

Rapport

Just because you say it needs to happen, doesn't mean it will happen. If you give somebody an urgency, you better frame it in a way that makes sense to them or to the greater cause. Important is subjective, even when you are close, even when you work in the same team, even when there … Continue reading Rapport →

Fabrizio culture, leadership Leave a comment February 4, 2021

A different way

When you feel like you want to lash out at somebody. Get aggressive, forget about manners, say it as it is. Ask a provocative question, answer in a passive aggressive tone. Send an irate reply, or no reply at all. Take it public, escalate it, raise the flag. There is one question you should ask … Continue reading A different way →

Fabrizio culture, leadership 2 Comments February 3, 2021

Old friends

If you are a manager and you are starting at a new company, it is great that you have already some key people from your past experiences that you would like to bring onboard to fill key roles and take important responsibilities. As you do that, be mindful of two things though. The people in … Continue reading Old friends →

Fabrizio culture, leadership Leave a comment February 2, 2021

Harsh

You can resort to raising your voice to establish a power dynamic in an argument you are having, but you will not make the argument go away. You can rush telling your piece before the other person has even done speaking, but you will not appreciate what the other has to say. You can shout … Continue reading Harsh →

Fabrizio culture, leadership 2 Comments February 1, 2021

Forcing

Nobody is forcing you to stay where you are. Somebody perhaps asked, or maybe it is exactly where you wanted to be, or it might be that it is fear that's sticking you to that seat. You might feel the responsibility. You are probably telling yourself there is no other option. You are asking others … Continue reading Forcing →

Fabrizio culture, leadership, self-help 1 Comment January 30, 2021

No solution

Caring about others, about a situation, about an outcome it's not finding an immediate solution. It is more about persistence. Asking how someone is, inquiring about the status of a project, ensuring people who come to you with issues, fears, troubles, complaints feel heard and respected, coming up with ways to help and continuing doing … Continue reading No solution →

Fabrizio culture, leadership Leave a comment January 28, 2021

Connection

We underestimate the importance of talking with somebody when things are bad. We tend to close, fantasize, make assumptions, build on our own emotions, point fingers, second guess, and in general spiral down in a hole we can't get ourselves out of. There is always somebody to talk to. Sometimes that is your partner, a … Continue reading Connection →

Fabrizio leadership, self-help 1 Comment January 27, 2021

Would you take it?

Are you into leadership because of the power, the role, the status, or because of the challenges, the responsibility, the people that allow you to lead? It seems like a trivial question, and the answer is probably, for most, somewhat in the middle. But I can't count the leaders who stop at the prestige and … Continue reading Would you take it? →

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