Yesterday I wrote the final words in the first draft of my book. This book is one reason that I haven’t been posting recently. (That, and a series of PT exercises which eat up prime blogging time and, well – to be honest – a serious bout of languishing...) So what is this book that …
The season of trying to change ourselves is rapidly approaching. Changing yourself can seem hard. Sometimes everything about changing yourself can seem hard. First, you have to recognize that you need to change. Then you have to commit to changing. Only then can you figure out what you need to change to. And then you …
Have you ever noticed how, when things get scary, we may run towards comfort? Comfort may be simple: comfort foods. Foods high in fat and carbs, filling foods that make us feel warm. Comfort may be habitual: when my mother died recently, my sisters and I ran towards the habits that are core to us. …
Back in the dark ages before 2019, I read a great blog post by Stanford Professor, Steve Blank, about Organizational Debt. Organizational Debt includes, as Blank put it, “all the people/culture compromises made to ‘just get it done’”. This includes taking shortcuts in organizational design, such as how you structure and reward your teams. How you communicate …
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When I got engaged, my friend Susan took me out for lunch and gave me the best advice I ever got. It was a long time ago, so I may not be remembering accurately, but I think she even tagged this advice as, "A little recommendation that will save your sanity." It was challenging advice …
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