A quick look at your calendar can tell you exactly where you’re supposed to be throughout the day. Finding time to complete the work you’ll be discussing in those meetings might require a little more … [Read more...]
Ep 211: Laws of the Universe
The world is full of named principles that attempt to explain why people, projects, and organizations behave the way they do. Often described as laws, these are not scientific rules but concise … [Read more...]
Ep 208: Ask Better Questions
Asking a good question is a skill, not a personality trait, but most people treat it like something you either have or you don't. It works more like a muscle - the more deliberately you use it, the … [Read more...]
Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect
Every decision eventually arrives at a point where more thinking stops helping and only starts postponing whatever is coming anyway. Nobody experiences that moment as procrastination while it is … [Read more...]
Ep 204: Character Development Revisited
Starting something new is usually less about knowing what you are doing and more about being just uncomfortable enough with the way things are to try something different. That was more or less how … [Read more...]
Ep 200: Hate to Love You
Two hundred episodes leaves behind more than a back catalog. It leaves a record of what we cared about, what we got right, what we wrestled with, and what kept changing shape the longer we sat with … [Read more...]