INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) In general, applying labels to anyone is not a good thing, even when it feels “warranted.” For example, say you’re about … [Read more...]
Issue #142: Wistful Wisdom From Warren Buffett, Your Evolving Identity, And More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Berkshire Hathaway’s latest Annual Report was recently released, and it opened with a wistful letter from the … [Read more...]
Issue #138: On How to Check In on Someone, How to Sort Through Advice, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Sesame Street character Elmo recently posted a simple question on X: “Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?” No one … [Read more...]
Issue #132: On Learning from People Who Know What They’re Talking About, Starting Meetings on Time, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Charlie Munger, long time business partner of Warren Buffett, recently passed, thus re-surfacing some of his best advice. That is, … [Read more...]
Issue #118: On the Worst Advice Ever, Overcoming Analysis Paralysis, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) There are enough things in the world around us, and in our day to day, that strip away our confidence and stoke our self-doubt. … [Read more...]
Issue #114: On a Brilliant Way to Deal with Rejection, a Leader’s Relationship with Uncertainty, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) One of the more common questions I get from leaders is, “How do I manage uncertainty?” I give them my best advice, and then I ask them … [Read more...]
Issue #97: On the Best Advice from Readers, the Best Email Sign-Off, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) In last week’s issue, I shared the best piece of advice I ever heard, and asked for yours. Here are some of your … [Read more...]
Issue #96: On the Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard, Getting Someone to Speak Up, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Ever get a piece of advice that really stuck in your brain, that you found drawing on repeatedly? (I’d love for you to share it, by … [Read more...]
Use the Law of Opposites to Stand Out Among the Zillion Zoom Meetings You’re In
If you’ve got to sit in 1,000 virtual meetings, you might as well stand out
You just…can’t…do…another…one today. Zoom meetings that is. (Or Microsoft Teams, or Google Hangouts etc. etc. etc.) It’s a work hazard today as real as the hazards that … [Read more...]
30 Ways to Show Gratitude (Which We Need More Than Ever)
Get into the spirit and make it a month of gratitude with these 30 powerful approaches.
It's an extra-good time of year to show gratitude at work (and in life). You can draft off the sentiment that naturally comes with the season. That is, until you read … [Read more...]
