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Leaders: Take off the mask

  Who you are seeps out. It can’t be helped. I tripped over this thought today: Leadership is less about what you do and more about who you are. In the past few months I have been placing more attention on “the who” instead of “the what.”...

WFH: What you do rivals who you are

WFH means being unable to hide. Heard this concept on a podcast. It went against my intuition. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. Per the podcast guest: When you are in an office, creating work theater is much easier. You can attend the impromptu...

What workplace coaching is

Workplace coaching is about engineering the interaction to balance or even offload the thinking. Team members come to leaders with questions. Usually the questions are sticky, hence the consultation. I encourage you not to answer. Even if the answer is right there,...

The evolution of routine

Keep experimenting with your morning. I believe good days are a function of good mornings. What I’ve noticed over the past several months is that my morning routines have continuously evolved. I stopped working out early (now it’s a pm workout). I started...

Clear your inbox twice as fast

How to clear your inbox twice as fast when you are sick to your stomach with email: Step 1 – Do a select all so all the messages in your inbox are highlighted. Step 2 – Go down the list asking yourself this for each line: “Do I want to look at...