Weekends
As an entrepreneur, business owner, solo consultant… do you work on the weekends?
Stages of risk acceptance
In short: when you have nothing, you try, fail and do whatever it takes to get things moving. That takes you to a place where things in the environment are the status quo and you break it. However, when you get to the first results, you want predictability. So you try and fail less and embrace the status quo. You get afraid of things failing now. You have more at stake. And that can hold you back. What Blair Enns calls the The Innoficiency Problem.
Procrastination is productive.
Friend-of-the-list and fellow daily writer, Shweta send this message about “Not all days can be equally productive, and that’s OK.” Some thoughts about this are that also, doing nothing is doing. Because stop time is productive. That’s why pauses are needed. We’re not machines —and even them, they need repairs, stop times, preventive maintenance and so on. Otherwise you’d burnout. Sometimes being “unproductive” is highly productive. Procrastination is productive. And here’s Rory Sutherland to…
What’s wrong with me?
Sorry, everybody. Third is a charm: https://www.tiktok.com/@oneminutebass/video/7298332506716146977?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=7327430302627677728
A little snafu
On yday’s message the link in “Music is ____” was hidden and not clear (but clever(?)) So here it is to have more context, and clear up the message. 🙂 Now you can click in the picture and you’ll follow the link. 🙂
On working on your positioning
Two things: 1. Start with the basics. Positioning → Discipline for Market.Where market = a group of people trying to get something done. You figure that out, you’re getting way closer than most of your competitors and alternatives.2. Define, state and articulate your business POV in the market —versus how the market (competitors, rivals, alternatives) sees the ways to solve the problem. If you can’t tell your POV from the rest, your position is general and undifferentiated. If that’s the…
Not doing… to think = Wasted time
Have you ever felt like when you’re working and need to make a stop to decide over which way to go, this “deciding” time is wasted time? You’re not alone. Talking with friend-of-the-list and data science expert, Genevieve Hayes, we got to talk about this kind of work. David Marquet defines it as red/blue work. “Work has 2 activities: doing and deciding.” The dynamic between these 2 is what can bring you to stay ahead. It’s not one or the other, but when it’s the right time for one, and when…
The problem with servant leadership
… is pretty much the same as with leader-follower leadership. Today’s episode of The Business of Authority with Rochelle Moulton and Jonathan Stark was about “The books that changed us” (well, them). And it’s quite insightful on how things you read can help you in your own journey. In the mid of it, there’s a mention to The Servant Leader, by Robert Greenleaf. However, that term —servant— makes me cringe. While the book makes a point on key things like searching, listening and being there…
Making sure your team stays productive
“Your team is working remotely. How can you ensure they stay productive?” A question posed by AI on linkedin. Tons of replies. All looking at the tree: productivity. Whether or not your team or organization or collabs are remote or on-site, trying to “ensure they stay productive” is nonsense. Ensure they stay productive.That premise itself assumes they are not.It assumes they need to be checked on —like irresponsible, little kids.It assumes they need to take orders and be under control (of…
A price and a price tag
While being at a department store, I saw this mic… that didn’t have a price. Approached one of the sellers and asked for help. – “Hi. This mic doesn’t have a price…” – “It does have a price. It doesn’t have a price tag.” ???? Funny thing, the same happens when you stop billing by the hour. – Prospect: “What’s your hourly rate?” – You: “I don’t have one.” – Prospect: “So you don’t have a price?” – You: “I do have a price for you. Just not hourly. Wanna keep talking?” If you provide custom…