This is the rare “meta-post”, where I talk about the blog itself as opposed to just whatever random topic popped into my head. At the beginning of 2024 I decided to be more intentional about writing and make an effort to improve my consistency with posting. I made some adjustments to my work style and […]
Have you ever seen someone around you run a red light? Have YOU ever run a red light? This is an interesting litmus test for understanding shared values. You probably think one of a few things: either “Yeah, I can see why they ran that red light, it made sense given the situation.” Or maybe, […]
This is my planned 30-day check-in on this post. So far, my goal is met and my outcome is achieved; I have consistently posted once a week since I made that commitment. Go me! As we follow a standard “project-management-like” playbook here, what’s the next step? Let’s do an after action review. I can tell […]
I remember reading an article one time about how business leaders spend their days, and I remember a high percentage of the time was “reading”. I tried to find the article and I never found it, but I saw anywhere from 15% to 30% of their time is spent in reading and reviews. But what […]
Want to hear a trick that might reduce your stress? I’ve both read the book and seen the movie The Martian, and I think both are great! But there’s one part that really stands out, that really resonates with me. At one point the protagonist is talking about solving problems, and says something along the […]
As the year comes to an end, many people (myself included) typically take this time to reflect on the past year and plan for the next. I was looking back at my 2023 and realized something interesting. I have 134 posts here on this blog, stretching back to August of 2017. That’s an average of […]
I’ve observed something interesting lately, and to be honest it has me a little confused. When tasks or projects are being established and assigned, I’m seeing people not wanting to work on a project or task when asked. “I don’t have any experience in that area,” they say. “I’ve never done it before.” The reason […]
One of my favorite books is Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Not only is it a fun science fiction novel, there are multiple leadership lessons I have learned from this book. Relying on your experienced people What is the only factor that can save you when the load is too heavy? Anyone?” (…) “Your leading sergeant, […]
Wow, that was longer than I realized. When it comes to forming habits, they say (whoever “they” are) that it takes about a month of consistency to form a habit. If true, then the corollary is that it probably only takes about a month of NOT doing something to lose the habit (in reality it […]
Well, that was an extended break—longer than I expected. It’s interesting to see how easy it is to fall out of habits quickly. I’ve read in more than one place that you need to stick with something for at least 30 days to make it a habit, but it sure is easier than that to […]
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