I found this post about awkward 1:1s valuable and hope to begin incorporating some of the suggestions in 1:1s. Very often, people waste …
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Leadership and Value Add Disease
I came across this article from Boz discussing "value add disease" as it pertains to leadership, and it struck a chord. It's certainly …
Churchill on Leading With Calm During a Crisis
I recently finished reading The Splendid and the Vile, a fantastic novel depicting Winston Churchill's first year as Prime Minister of the …
Peterson on Comparison
I just finished re-reading Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life. I read slowly—managing maybe 10 pages per day. Speed wasn't the goal. I …
Mental Models for Any Time
If you're like me, your mind has been overloaded by information recently. As a result, I've been trying to use this pandemic to build better …
A Few Random Thoughts in Reading
I’m a huge book nerd. I geek out over reading lists, love visiting physical bookstores when I travel, and am in the minority of people still …
The Positive Impact Test
In the most recent Distributed podcast, Matt chatted with Vanessa Van Edwards of Science of People. I’ve had the episode queued up in …
Two Criteria for Believability
Back in 2017, I read Principles by Ray Dalio. It has since become one of my favorite professional books of all time and one I'd certainly …
Three Routines for Right Now
I've spent more time than usual watching the news and scanning social media over the past week. I don't think I'm alone. "Normal" today …