Who is speaking up in support of the change you seek to make? If it is always, only you, you most likely have one of two problems. Problem number 1: you are seeking the wrong change. There is nothing to change, everything works just fine. Or there is something to change, just not what you … Continue reading Not permanent
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Simplify
This is a very well crafted video that tells of how ahrefs went about redesigning their home page. It is about the company, but it is not about the product. It is something the target audience wants to know about (web page redesign). It has a twist right at the beginning (the 3 copywriters) that … Continue reading Simplify
Things done right
The moment we think: "if you want things done right, do it yourself". That is the moment things actually stop being done. No matter the level we reach in our career, we are not responsible for everything and we are not capable of doing everything. The illusion that telling others what needs to be done … Continue reading Things done right
Overwhelmed
What is your tactic when you fell overwhelmed? Those moments when you cannot think clear, you have tens of forces from different places pushing on your skulls, and the amygdala is about to take control with your favourite version of fight, flight or freeze? Moments like that happen many times throughout the days, and it … Continue reading Overwhelmed
Gap
And of course, this is a direct consequence of the fact that concepts are susceptible to different interpretations. As long as organizations will continue approaching culture as a list of evocative words, the gap between culture (what management wants) and climate (what employees experience) will remain wide. And values statement will be abstract, generic and … Continue reading Gap
Merely
Acceptance is not about understanding and appreciating that the world (your friends, acquaintances, family, colleagues, your context, your work, your environment, your company) is wrong, and then spending your life complaining, regretting, plotting. Acceptance is about understanding and appreciating that the world merely is. What is around you does not change, it is the degree … Continue reading Merely
What is holding you back?
Your boss is not appreciating your work as they should. That colleague of yours never invites you to important meetings. Your family does not grant you enough time to cultivate your passion. The company you want to work for did not answer your application. Recruiters in your area are simply looking for a different profile. … Continue reading What is holding you back?
Fear, anger, pain
Fear, anger, pain. In certain cases, they can start an action. Yet, you need to leave them behind as soon as your action crystallizes and takes a concrete shape. If you fail to do it, you'll soon find yourself projecting that initial, important emotion on every body and every thing around you. You will burn … Continue reading Fear, anger, pain
Let go
To be a leader, in life and at work, you need to let go. Let go of schedules and outcomes, experience and opinions, details and plans. Let go of control. Let go of yourself. Let go of your definition of reality. Let go of your certainties. If you cling to any of these, being a … Continue reading Let go
Not a straight line
Checking for others' motives is a futile exercise, whose only purpose is to strengthen our internal narratives. If I believe my work is not good enough, then the person asking how it is going is doing that only to mock me and enjoy my failure. If I am not worth of the love of anybody, … Continue reading Not a straight line
