It's tough demanding somebody to do something you are not doing yourself in the first place. Try ask your kids to spend less time in front of the screen when that's all you do as soon as you have a moment of free time. You can play the "I'm-the-adult" card for a while, and yet … Continue reading Walk the walk
Leading juniors
When you hire somebody junior in your team, there are few things you need to make sure of in order to have this person develop, perform and be more than a cheap source of labor. Allocate time to support them. In small teams, this can be complicated, and yet a junior member is most likely … Continue reading Leading juniors
Time for a change
You are at a party. You have been nervous lately at the idea of coming to this party, so while you drive there you rehearse some situations in your mind. You prepare interesting stories, a couple of funny anecdotes, think about how to invite people to your own party next week, and mentally remind faces … Continue reading Time for a change
Clinging is not the answer
Beliefs are constructs, and so two things can happen. They can fail you. When you least expect it, when you start thinking at beliefs as reality, when you put a lot of pressure on them, the world will shift and they might not be relevant anymore. They can change. It takes probably more time than … Continue reading Clinging is not the answer
Offer problems
When leading people, it's better to be careful about pushing urgencies down the line. An urgency is always something personal. Something that is urgent for you is rarely urgent for another person, and when you leverage your position of power to get that done, two things happen. First, the machine gets stuck. The member of … Continue reading Offer problems
Strategy and tactics
While I was writing Secret Recipes the other day, I noticed I wrote another post a while back on a similar topic and yet with an apparently contrasting message. I now want to try to make better sense of my thoughts around doing. Secret Recipes is about approaching information in a critical way. I say … Continue reading Strategy and tactics
The role of integrity
There is no such thing a minor lapse of integrity.Tom Peters At some point in life, you have to become extremely clear on what you stand for. It's not about knowing what you will become, it's more getting serious about the how. Will you lie? Will you look for shortcuts? Would it be ok to … Continue reading The role of integrity
