Focus is a simple concept and a very challenging practice. Focus is understanding what is important and what not in your life, what you want to achieve and what is your end game. Where do you want to get before your time is over? Focus is making short and medium term decisions about what to … Continue reading Focus
Tag: team work
Audacity and deduction
When you research your audience's needs and wants, asking is only the first step. It is good to have a set of questions prepared to conduct either a survey or a live interview, yet the answers you will get will probably not be as insightful as you would have hoped. Often people struggle to elaborate … Continue reading Audacity and deduction
Out of fear
I was enjoying some of the early Spring ("early" for Finnish standards) with my daugther yesterday, as she was playing on the trampoline. She was jumping amazingly, doing flips I had never seen her doing before. She was gaining confidence, until she miscalculated and slightly hit her head on the rubber surface of the trampoline. … Continue reading Out of fear
Messages that spread and stick
Few days back, I was skimming through a book I found at work (Lencioni's The Advantage), and I found a very appropriate metaphor for how communication works in the workplace. According to the author, it's like in the old sketch where the wife is mad at her husband since he never says that he loves … Continue reading Messages that spread and stick
Time
Time is limited and it is one of the most critical resources. Contrary to money, that can be spent on multiple different things (when you have it), time is a trade-off matter. And for this reason, how it is invested is extremely important. I do not have time to develop my team members. I am … Continue reading Time
Developing
Before you start implementing career development plans for your employees, or ask one of your team members to embark in a personal development plans, you have to sit with yourself (and your managers, and the board), and be honest about a very simple fact. Are you ready to commit to helping your people to potentially … Continue reading Developing
Meetings
Few rules to get the most out of meetings. Come prepared. A meeting should have a clear agenda, make sure you know what it is about and you have an important contribution to give. If you don't, you can sit this out and be updated later. For 1-1 meetings, be sure you have reviewed previous … Continue reading Meetings
