Archive of posts from May 2018

Daily Post #0171 • May 31 2018 • Experience

You don’t need another strategy

There’s a recurring problem with great strategies.

Daily Post #0170 • May 30 2018 • Experience

Sales isn’t a cure-all

We’ve heard the phrase, “Sales cures all”. Not so:

Daily Post #0169 • May 29 2018 • Momentum

Premium vs “premium”

Which feels more premium: a slick slide deck or a simple pencil sketch?

Daily Post #0168 • May 28 2018 • Craft

Leaders make leaders

What are “leaders” actually supposed to produce on a team?

Daily Post #0167 • May 27 2018 • Craft

The same but deeper

How many times a day do you check your email?

Daily Post #0166 • May 26 2018 • Experience

On doing everything at once

“There are no great things, only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa

Daily Post #0165 • May 25 2018 • Craft

You have permission

“If only they’d buy, then they’d know how great we are.”

Daily Post #0164 • May 24 2018 • Momentum

Teamwork and fish

“The Koi that makes it to the top of the Yellow River waterfall is rewarded by being transformed into a Golden Dragon.” – Japanese legend

Daily Post #0163 • May 23 2018 • Experience

Team adulting

How much “adulting” do you get to do at work?

Daily Post #0162 • May 22 2018 • Experience

When do you use cruise control?

Teams are often eager to automate tasks, especially in marketing. Sometimes too soon, based on a promise of leverage and compounding growth.

Daily Post #0161 • May 21 2018 • Craft

Saying no to meetings

“Let’s have a meeting to discuss.”

Daily Post #0160 • May 20 2018 • Craft

Careers aren’t dead

Can careers exist in the age of the gig economy?

Daily Post #0159 • May 19 2018 • Craft

The thing about teaching your craft

You may have heard the quote, “Those who can’t do, teach.”

Daily Post #0158 • May 18 2018 • Craft

Mental masterminds

Does your team have advisors?

Daily Post #0157 • May 17 2018 • Resilience

How we do anything is how we do everything

How we do anything is how we do everything.

Daily Post #0156 • May 16 2018 • Resilience

Learning under pressure

We’ve all heard of “working well under pressure”. We may think we’re good at this.

Daily Post #0155 • May 15 2018 • Craft

Making a sale vs Making a give

What does your team focus on when going into sales calls?

Daily Post #0154 • May 14 2018 • Experience

Business numbers can lie

Numbers can be both impressive and deceptive.

Daily Post #0153 • May 13 2018 • Craft

Impact card

How do you decide if something’s worth your time?

Daily Post #0152 • May 12 2018 • Experience

Mutual

Are you proud of your customers?

Daily Post #0151 • May 11 2018 • Momentum

Subscribe to your cause

We don’t hear much about ‘Patience’ and ‘Focus’ in business magazines these days.

Daily Post #0150 • May 10 2018 • Resilience

Not really unlikely

Which is more likely to get your energy & enrollment:

Daily Post #0149 • May 09 2018 • Craft

Mileage may vary

Do you follow ‘best practices’ in your work?

Daily Post #0148 • May 08 2018 • Experience

Unchallengeable

Unhappy customer.

Daily Post #0147 • May 07 2018 • Momentum

Imaginary checklist

Most of your work likely doesn’t come with a checklist.

Daily Post #0146 • May 06 2018 • Experience

Start with them

Is your team’s offer the best on offer?

Daily Post #0145 • May 05 2018 • Craft

A Haiku approach

Ever read Haiku before?

Daily Post #0144 • May 04 2018 • Craft

The way things are

The house at the end of our street was removed. And it changes the way we see things.

Daily Post #0143 • May 03 2018 • Experience

Another go

Doing great work once is nice.

Daily Post #0142 • May 02 2018 • Craft

Mileage per decision

We all know what MPH is.

Daily Post #0141 • May 01 2018 • Momentum

Successful road trips

What do road trips and team strategies have in common?

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