Month: August 2023

We create our experience by choosing where we focus. ” “” “I was talking to somebody last night who resisted all of my suggestions for him, pointing out why they wouldn’t work. I pointed out his cynical stance, and observed that while there are always reasons why something won’t work, there are also always reasons…

Thanks to Kevin Ball for having me on the Human Skills podcast, as we dug into how to make intentional choices around where you spend your time to have greater impact. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

Thanks to Kevin Ball for having me on the Human Skills podcast, as we dug into how to make intentional choices around where you spend your time to have greater impact. ” “” “I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

Help me pick the subtitle of my book! I’m finalizing the title of my book, to be published later this year. You can read my blurb at https://lnkd.in/gb4w93C7 and I have mostly settled on “You Have a Choice” as the title. My editor is recommending that I have a more targeted subtitle to make it…

When can success be a detriment? You might think success is an unalloyed benefit; being successful tends to bring you more success, as you get more opportunities for impact. However, being successful with those new opportunities sometimes requires you to change what you’re doing. If you can’t let go of the habits and mindsets that…

“The plutocrats have always known that #solidarity is the answer, that the sum of us can accomplish far more than just some of us.” This quote summarizes Heather C. McGhee’s book The Sum of Us, in which she makes the case that #racism has benefited “some of us”, while costing us the benefits of solutions that…

” “”The plutocrats have always known that #solidarity is the answer, that the sum of us can accomplish far more than just some of us.”” “” “This quote summarizes Heather C. McGhee’s book The Sum of Us, in which she makes the case that #racism has benefited “some of us”, while costing us the benefits of…

The Raw Signal Group newsletter this week makes the provocative claim that “The future of work is in pieces”. The newsletter makes the point that treating work as a binary choice between in-person vs. remote work is far too limiting. Yes, there’s an element of in-person collaboration and serendipity that is hard to match when…

What is the price of #belonging? I wrote a long blog post exploring that question, inspired by a podcast conversation between Annahid Dashtgard and Jerry Colonna on race and whiteness at https://lnkd.in/gYn2sWHD Dashtgard’s comment about the price people paid to be white in America particularly struck a nerve with me, as I have been reflecting…

How do you get the results you want? I was talking to a friend this morning about the tendency of people (mostly white men) to adopt productivity systems, and work through those every morning, starting with a visualization of their day, a session of high-intensity interval training, followed by an ice bath, followed by ten…