How do you want next year to be different? If you keep doing what you’re doing today, you’re going to get the same results. You can wait and hope things will change, or you can change things yourself. I have spent more than a decade helping leaders create greater impact through strategic planning, first by…
What will you stop doing to start something new?
What will you stop doing to start something new? As people think about their plans for next year (including New Year’s resolutions), they often think about what they want more of: — I want to go to the gym more. — I want to spend more time with friends and family. — I want to…
Thoughtfully choosing what to do is how you will benefit from #ArtificialIntelligence.
Thoughtfully choosing what to do is how you will benefit from #ArtificialIntelligence. LLMs and AI have created the possibility that everybody now has access to above average skills in whatever they need, from copywriting to financial modeling to marketing campaigns to writing technical code. The hard part is no longer converting ideas into reality, as…
What drives your forward progress?
What drives your forward progress? On my recent appearance on The Great Noticing Podcast, Emily McAnelly was surprised that I felt insecure. She assumed that somebody with a background like mine, with degrees from MIT and Stanford, and 10 years at Google, would be completely confident and assured since I had accomplished so many things….
I was excited to go on The GenX Shift Podcast and talk to Michele L
I was excited to go on The GenX Shift Podcast and talk to Michele L. Walter about what I’ve learned as I navigated the journey into choosing my own path, a challenge for many of us Gen-Xers. It’s a long and deep conversation, but check out the excerpt below for a taste!
Your attention drives your experience.
Your attention drives your experience. There are an infinite number of things clamoring for your attention in every moment, and deciding what to pay attention to is a place where you have a choice. And creators can use their platform to influence what you pay attention to. I recently started reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, The Message,…
As the holiday season kicks off, it’s time to take stock (no, not the turkey soup stock simmering on the stove after Thanksgiving) and reflect on this past year. Where did your time and energy go relative to the priorities you set for yourself? Did you accomplish your goals for 2024?
As the holiday season kicks off, it’s time to take stock (no, not the turkey soup stock simmering on the stove after Thanksgiving) and reflect on this past year. Where did your time and energy go relative to the priorities you set for yourself? Did you accomplish your goals for 2024? As Chief of Staff…
Becoming an executive is not just a matter of putting in more effort – it requires changing your whole approach to work.
Becoming an executive is not just a matter of putting in more effort – it requires changing your whole approach to work. I designed my Maven course, How to Become a More Effective Executive, to help accelerate you to that next level of leadership. It’s an intense course —you’ve got to be prepared to put…
Take action. Do one thing this week.
Take action. Do one thing this week. I’ve been offering this advice to several clients recently, who have a tendency to ruminate and get lost in their own heads. They beat themselves up, thinking of different things they could have done, or start blaming others, wishing they would act differently. But thinking doesn’t change anything….
I’m excited to be a speaker on Dec. 2nd (8:30-11am Pacific) at the Head Start workshop, organized by Philip Burns and the Chief of Staff Roundtable. I’ll be offering some thoughts on how you can craft a career vision to orient your efforts in 2025. It’s hard to get to where you’re going without a clear vision of your destination.
I’m excited to be a speaker on Dec. 2nd (8:30-11am Pacific) at the Head Start workshop, organized by Philip Burns and the Chief of Staff Roundtable. I’ll be offering some thoughts on how you can craft a career vision to orient your efforts in 2025. It’s hard to get to where you’re going without a…