When I say Productivity, what do you think of? Does it have something to do with how many tasks you can complete over time? Is it about the number of deliverables produced by the teams you are on or lead? Are you thinking about the types of reports you’d run? While all of those things […]
Mise en place
There was a period in my life where I thought I was destined to be a chef. While that didn’t work out, there are a number of lessons I learned from that period of my life that I carry with me to this day. If you want to unlock your potential and be a leader […]
My Annual Planning Process
I love the beginning and end of the year more than any other time. As a strategy-obsessed and goal-oriented person with countless projects, ideas, and ambitions, only January and December present an opportunity where I feel that I can truly breath, think, reflect, and plan. For me, the rest of the year is for executing […]
Commitment Issues
Let’s talk about two made-up ideas. Multitasking is largely an illusion and over-committed is a misnomer. “Multi-Tasking” When you are multitasking what you are really doing is quickly task switching. The brain is virtually incapable of thinking about two things at once. You’re not good at it, I’m not good at it, no one is […]
The 3-Step Productivity Audit
Over the years, I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with productivity or, as I prefer to talk about it, efficiency. The concepts of getting more done, managing my time more effectively, and being able to focus on accomplishing my most important work, have all been lifelong endeavors as I seek to counter-act the deficiencies […]
The Working Strategy We Don’t Talk About Enough
Today, I want to give you permission to consider that maybe, you might just work differently. Before finishing my book, I remember speaking with various authors, all of whom were willing to share their writing process. What I found was that most of the authors I spoke to adhered to some form of disciplined writing […]