If you do not have time, if you are too busy, if you have many things to do, if you are juggling different tasks. Then avoid sending important messages or giving important speeches. Effective communication requires time and intentional effort. No, you are probably not a natural communicator, and people will not get it one … Continue reading Prepared to communicate
Tag: failure
Doing is boring
Doing is boring. It comes after the excitement of ideation and brainstorming. It is way ahead of the sparkles and glitters of reveal and success. It is repetitive, often solitary, unsung, at times painful, mostly bland. And that is precisely why many fail at it. Showing up day after day to merely do is a … Continue reading Doing is boring
All the time
We will act fairly. Once this bad period is over. As soon as we have launched this very important new service. When the new manager will be up to speed. If only we would win this next bet. The fact is, integrity does not allow conditions. You are either fair, or you are not. And … Continue reading All the time
Existential threat
When failure knocks at your door, you have to greet it, invite it in, make it feel comfortable, and eventually ask it to move in. Failure needs to be absorbed, somehow, in order for the learnings to become a part of you, to make you better, to prevent it from happening again. If you deny … Continue reading Existential threat
Just stick with it
At the end of the day, all you can control is what you do. And all you can do is to behave in such a way that aligns with your core values, with what you want to achieve, with everything that matters. Of course, this is something you have to figure out. The sooner, the … Continue reading Just stick with it
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
Fair
If you look around for fairness, you will find little of it. Different people see the world in different ways, and fair becomes a fluid concept when you change perspective. If you look inside for fairness, on the other hand, that is something you can more easily work with. You can train it, build it, … Continue reading Fair
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?
The helper
You can't fight fear. You cannot pretend it is not there, you cannot walk past it, turn a blind eye to it, give it another name, a different guise, a more appealing shape. You can't run from it, outpace it, hide in the shadow of your strenghts and possessions. That is where fear will eventually … Continue reading The helper
My door is always open
If your door is always open, you should go out in the world and see what's going on. Way to often the open door is a lazy excuse. Sure, come to me with your questions, doubts, concerns, just don't expect me to ask first. Because, well, you do not care. We keep reading of how … Continue reading My door is always open
