Years of doing work a certain way ossifies our habits and approaches to projects. Introduction of a new technology can really throw us off. When this happens, do we embrace the new technology or run away from it? What SHOULD we do?
Getting there is the hard part. Once we’re there, we feel at home.
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When explaining a project to someone, be crystal clear about which key business questions/objectives your project seeks to answer. Nailing this will create many efficiencies at numerous touchpoints later on.
You’ll thank yourself for this!
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On our journey to create something grand, we must pass through fire—safely.
I slept, and dreamed that life was a beauty; I woke, and found that life was a duty –Ellen Sturgis Hooper
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Attention is what we crave as humans, yet is in shortage.
It is rare to notice someone—perhaps which is exactly when we do notice someone, it could change their life’s trajectory.
Who did you notice today that did something right? Did you let them know (even if you had to go out of your way)? It could change their lives—maybe even yours.
There are different ways in which we show up in front of our customers and clients.
When they view our project, when they read our email/text/instant message, when we attend a meeting together, when we meet them in person, when they hear about us from a colleague, ….
When you show up, how would you like to be known?
If you were granted only half hour to play, you would play hard. Harder than you’d ever played before.
Realization of its transient nature creates a sense of urgency—the need to soak it up before it’s gone…forever.
Although work may seem permanent, it’s far from it. It’s transient. Soak in all that you can before it’s gone…forever.
Executives spend, on average, 22 minutes daily staying up to date on business-related content in the form of journal articles, etc.
If they happen to find your business article, they better be able to process the message INSTANTLY. Title, introductory/concluding paragraphs, headlines, and graphics should be able to tell your story. The rest of the content is there in case they’re interested.
Effective content is thoughtfully engineered.
When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers –African proverb
If you’re one of the elephants, who’s the grass?
A child will always have one response to any trauma: crying. Is it from bullying? Concussion-induced memory loss?
It’s hard to pacify him and resolve the issue without knowing the cause.
Projects may fall flat, but it’s hard to fix them without knowing the cause.
The right diagnosis clears the path for the best treatment option.
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While passing by someone in the hallway, a casual ‘how are you doing’ is typically answered by ‘fine, and you.’ Some, however, respond with an interesting answer: ‘living the dream!’
If you aren’t living your dreams, then you’re living your fears –Daymond John
Everything that you want in life is on the other side of your fear –George Addair
