Is TL;DR haunting your communications in a time when some people resist reading? Worry not. While dank memes can lighten the mood and capture some ideas well, writing remains critical for success in various fields. Done correctly, writing unlocks individual and team performance. Here’s why: Writing helps you make sense of complicated things on your way to improving your skills It would be a mistake…

Ever hit snooze repeatedly on your alarm clock? ⏰ Or put something off that you don’t want to do until the delay hurts you? Clearly procrastination is often harmful. But there’s another perspective to this. …

The passage of time tends to chip away at our cherished ideas. People and companies held up as role models may fall short. In “Small Giants: Companies that Choose to be Great Instead of Big”, Bo Burlingham revisited his model companies for the 2nd edition. He found some on shaky…

Holacracy — having self-organizing teams without a traditional corporate hierarchy — was a trending topic in team organization not so long ago. Popularized by Zappos, it was in some ways the original decentralized experiment. …

Much has been shared on the power of daily walks. Whether it’s 10,000 steps for health, or just recharging and freeing your mind, moving around can be wondrously productive. 🚶📝 In fact, any type of movement could help. …

In the previous essay, I shared my enthusiasm for using voice-to-text for writing and why I think it works. If you’re thinking about trying it out, here’s how I use it: 1. “Writing” drafts more quickly Voice-to-text works really well when I need to get a quick draft of more than a few sentences out. …

Have you ever felt so tired you couldn’t type up something you needed to? An email… a blog post… an atomic essay. Give voice dictation a try and let the wonders of voice-to-text technology do the heavy lifting (err typing) for you! 🗣️➡️ 📝 What was once just “hands free…

Even if you’re starting out solo or find yourself all by your lonesome at some fork in the road of life, you are not alone. Your team is far bigger than you think. Just because people in your network haven’t signed a contract or don’t sit in an office with you doesn’t mean they’re not rooting for you. These are just some of the ways your network is your extended team: #1. Your network casts a broader net

I don’t know how often a professor makes you watch a whole movie to make a point but there I was, watching “Chariots of Fire,” profiling British track athletes at the 1924 Olympics, training and wrestling their inner demons en route to the big event. Afterward, our professor observed that…