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The First 90 Days A review of an excellent tool for transitioning into new roles I recently have been going through some career transitions. As part of this I’m necessarily engaging in new roles with new organizations in different capacities. I did what we always do when we wonder if anyone else has found a …
Memories and Notebooks Now is all you have. I was going to type ‘memories and regrets’, but my fat old fingers came up with ‘memories and egrets’, which I think is a great visual. Who doesn’t love a tall bird that walks in the marshes on stilts and spears fishes? What a great example of …
Financial Independence A quick public service dispatch I am not a lawyer, nor an accountant, nor a financial expert of any sort. I have always had this as a blind spot in my career. I’m not illiterate. I can read a financial statement. I’ve worked plenty of contracts and negotiated deals. But none of that …
The importance of White Space in your life It can’t all be task based In our busy professional and personal lives we sometimes ask the wrong questions. We ask repeatedly “How can I do more?” and “How can I get more done?” We are constantly trying to cram more stuff into our limited time. There …
The power and peril of setting big goals The right way and the wrong way “What’s your Big Hairy Ass Goal?” That’s what we hear. The current culture is one of setting extreme goals that drive us to extreme execution and success. The implied logic is that unless your goals are outsized you are selling …
