“Have you agreed with Jim on the next steps?” “Yes, I sent him an email.” Have you ever had a conversation like this? Have it ever happened that Jim didn’t do what was “agreed”? Chances are that you have encountered… Read More ›
Productivity
How Do You Know If You Are Mediocre?
I’ve spent years in environment where we put a big emphasis to hire only the best of the best. Where the goal was to have a team of overachievers. Mottos like “no one was hired to be mediocre” where often… Read More ›
Not My Fault! It’s The Traffic…
You hear it over and over again. In fact, you might be using the tactic yourself without even realizing it. Blaming others or the environment for your inability to get things done, keep your promises and duties. Let’s blame someone… Read More ›
Holiday Special – The Best Posts Of 2014
Another year of writing this blog. I’m now at 100+ articles and I’m sitting here and thinking about what to write about as the year is coming to an end. And the same as last year the answer is right… Read More ›
Delete Your Calendar At Least Twice A Year
If you are a knowledge worker, chances are you rely on your email and calendar as the silent assistants who direct your life. My Outlook calendar tells me when to go to a meeting and who to meet, when to… Read More ›
Getting Stuff Done: The Right Tactics
Last week in Getting Stuff Done: The Right Priorities I talked about the importance to get the right stuff done regardless of your short-term personal gains. Today I will talk about the technical aspects of “how” to get stuff done as… Read More ›
Getting Stuff Done: The Right Priorities
There are many things that constantly fight for your attention. In the corporate world you have to juggle changing priorities to get the right things done. But how do you know you are working on the right stuff? How do… Read More ›
Effort And Attitude Beats Talent And Knowledge
I recently read David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell and as always when reading his books it made me think about how the ideas he describes reflect the reality of my own experiences. And as always it is a mixed… Read More ›
Getting Stuff Done: The Right Attitude
So much advice was given about working smart rather than working hard. It may sometimes create a picture of a vast number of brainless robots working sixty hours a week instead of reading a book to get all the wisdom… Read More ›
How To Memorize A Name
When I was a child I was always proud of my memory. I would be excellent at Pexeso (Memory game) I would never forget my homework or anything else that I was supposed to bring to school to the extent… Read More ›