What do you do when you miss an appointment, forget about something, fail to do what you promised you would? You can hide, delay the difficult conversation until it gets too late to actually have it, never talk about that again, and miss the opportunity to own your lapse and grow. Or you can say … Continue reading Lapse
Tag: change
Third kind
Some companies decide to keep things loose. They have little hierarchy, initiatives can come from a variety of places as a response to a variety of inputs (customers, markets, intuition, experience, data, trials, mistakes, etc.), and the flexibility of the company makes it so it can adapt to changes and decisions fairly quickly without a … Continue reading Third kind
Next level
If after a run your muscle don't hurt and you are not short on breath, it probably means you have not exercised hard enough. You are ready for the next level. Similarly, if you do not feel like you are a fraud and you are letting everyone down with what you do daily, it probably … Continue reading Next level
Agree and disagree
Always make an effort to start with what you agree on. We are wired to focus on the negative feedback, on the opposite opinions, on the rejections, on the new ideas. And so, we need intention to spot agreement. Next time you get a difficult email, a new plan, a lengthy piece of feedback, a … Continue reading Agree and disagree
Raising the bar
Why would I? Wear a mask. Commit to that project. Take the first step to mend a relationship. Respect the rules. Be kind to others. Pay taxes. Give back to the community. Sit down and just listen. Not lie. When nobody else is doing it? It is a way of hiding that lowers the bar. … Continue reading Raising the bar
Three items
If you draft a list of what is important and you end up with more than three items, that is just a to-do list. You can focus on one item at any single time, and you can allow one or two more for when that single, most important one is giving you a break. That … Continue reading Three items
The time for bad
When a crisis happens, we all want to move on. But if the situation is still bad, just say it is bad, do not try to sell the idea of a positive future that nobody can envision in the moment. Of course, every crisis bears opportunities, tomorrow will be better, we will all get past … Continue reading The time for bad
Where you ought to be
One thing I like about the competing value framework is that it puts the emphasis on intentional choices when it comes to culture. You can foster an environment that focuses on results and delivery, and that means you will probably have to forgo the type of company where people work together in harmony. You can … Continue reading Where you ought to be
In these times of change
In these times of change, we are going to stick to the plan. Of course, you do not hear that. And that is proof of how poor plans usually are (for those who have plans at all), as well as of how impatient people grow when things do not work right here and right now. … Continue reading In these times of change
Most awful
Most awful ideas, plans, products, services in business happen because nobody had the courage to speak against them. It is a difficult thing to do when everybody is aligned. The risk (being excluded, being rejected, being fired) is just to big. Many companies preach diversity of thought and the possibility to raise flags, very few … Continue reading Most awful
