Nicholas Bate is the master of helpful advise in bite sized lists. I’m already waiting for the second part of the list Covid–19, 101, 1–10m
8. Your business will continue to be a blend of high-tech and high-touch. The former must be fast, easy and responsive. The latter must be fast, easy and attentive.[…]
- A phone call without visual distraction can be surprisingly productive. Try it.
For his 68th birthday, the amazing Kevin Kelly shares 68 bits of unsolicited advice.
There is no limit on better. Talent is distributed unfairly, but there is no limit on how much we can improve what we start with.
So true: Autonomy demands accountability
So, I propose a different definition of productivity: It’s about selecting a specific focus for every interaction—and taking actions that arise out of that focus.
In other words, productivity boils down to intentionality
This coincides closely with my own definition of effectiveness: intention management.
Usually when organizations talk about a VUCA environment, they are simply covering up bad planning, collaboration and organizational practices.
If you apply the growth mindset to organizations, you should stop talking about VUCA.
You can’t control the future:
When the future doesn’t cooperate, we spend even more time trying to change the next bit of future so that it ends up more closely matching the future we were hoping for.
What if, instead, just for a little while, we simply did our best?
I am too busy now, but when I have the opportunity (probably this summer) I would like to migrate this blog from Wordpress to micro.blog.
What I believe in:
While there are many benefits to using software tools, there are many hidden costs as well. Consider all the time you’ve spent researching, learning, evaluating, upgrading, and maintaining various software tools. Are you getting a good payoff for your investment when you consider the total time you’ve had to invest?
Now add the additional time you may have lost from digital distractions when you use software tools, especially on an Internet connected device. How often did you break away from using a genuine productivity tool to check email or social media or to look something up online?
40 years of experience working from home compressed into 10 pieces of solid advice:
While there are many benefits to using software tools, there are many hidden costs as well. Consider all the time you’ve spent researching, learning, evaluating, upgrading, and maintaining various software tools. Are you getting a good payoff for your investment when you consider the total time you’ve had to invest?Now add the additional time you may have lost from digital distractions when you use software tools, especially on an Internet connected device. How often did you break away from using a genuine productivity tool to check email or social media or to look something up online?
