by Jonathan | Aug 30, 2018 | Leadership
Step 1 – Identify those precious few hours each day where you are at peak awesome. What two to three hours of each day are your most productive? Step 2 – Ruthlessly guard that time. Get out of meetings. Turn off the email. Forget LinkedIn. Move away from...
by Jonathan | Dec 1, 2017 | Future Leader
Yes, it is December, but I want to transport you back to the hot of our most recent summer. If you have ever lived in a house without air conditioning, you know the drill. The sun cooks the house all day long. At bedtime the bedroom’s temperature is at least in...
by Jonathan | Nov 18, 2017 | Future of Work
The other day I found myself reeling as I was reading through some of Silicon Valley’s best jobs perks – see them here on Forbes. As you know, this is an employee’s market. If you are skilled, you are in demand. Creating a competitive employee...
by Jonathan | Oct 13, 2017 | Future Leader
For a number of years in a previous leadership position I willfully ignored Marble’s (not a real name) underperformance. Marble was one of those team members that was great to have around. Marble got along well with the other team members. Marble got along with...
by Jonathan | Oct 6, 2017 | Future Leader - Personal Best Practices
Many leaders in modern organizations will tell you that they are short on time. The frenetic pace for some of these leaders means cramming as much as possible into a static day. I don’t think the goal with these leaders is to win some imaginary productivity...