lessons-learned
After hearing Oliver Burkeman on a podcast last month, I listened to his Meditations for Mortals audiobook and was blown away -- it felt like he was talking directly to me through the book. As I listened to the book, I was struck with the (incredibly rare for me) desire
leadership
If you work, especially early in your career, only on high-maturity organizations (e.g., teams, projects, departments), you miss out a lot on learning how to build and sustain a high maturity organization. Working on that "red program" or in that struggling department forces you to really understand
books
I recently enjoyed the Die With Zero audiobook. I thought, based on the title, it would be about being generous, giving away your money to your kids and charities before you die, so they can use the money sooner. While that's touched on, the focus is on the
leadership
I've been enjoying some old podcast episodes from Reboot.io, which is a coaching company. I was recently listening to this 2015 episode (Reboot Podcast #10 Fail with Honor), and loved Jerry Colonna's comment that the 3 core responsibilities of CEOs are: 1. Hold (and share)
leadership
I had the honor of teaching a class yesterday with a room full of incredible Veteran entrepreneurs as part of the National Center for Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)'s ADVANCE program for emerging businesses. VIP is an incredible organization, which offers different training cohort-based experiences for eligible Veterans
leadership
I was recently talking with a leader who is focused on maturing her organization's operations, and I suggested she start with a small effort of establishing a single, central playbook document (e.g., Google Doc or Word file in MS Teams folder) where they can begin to capture,
CIO
As an introvert, it’s easy for me, when under pressure to prioritize a heads-down, intense work mode, which can be powerful (e.g., Cal Newport's Deep Work and Pomodoro Technique). After enjoying yesterday's HMG CIO Summit, I was reminded that building professional peer relationships is
lessons-learned
It's incredibly powerful to get tasks, goals, priorities, and meetings out of your head and into a system you trust (which is the core tenet of David Allen's great Getting Things Done methodology). Otherwise, you spend significant energy and stress trying to manage the chaos without
investing
The Acquired podcast is fascinating. I heard about them recently from a Cal Newport blog post about their growth, and I'm glad I found them. The Acquired podcast deep dives into the stories of companies, after doing a huge amount of research, so it gives you great broad
lessons-learned
I enjoy the idea of being organized and minimalist but accumulate clutter faster than I make the time to put it away. Here's some stuff I've found useful as I've tried to make my desk an effective working space. If you want to go
career
I've heard a few different ways to think about ways your career can progress that are valuable mental models. These models are helpful, whether you want to climb the ladder or if you want to be intentional at focusing on a certain stage. For example, when I was
lessons-learned
Here's a random, unsorted list of some useful things I've found/enjoyed in the last year or so: * Metal Book Darts (bookmarks that don't fall out) * Cal Newport's Time Block Planner is a great way to plan your day's priorities