Tag: work
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The 4-types of people you’ll work with
George Lois sums it up nicely here in his book “Damn Good Advice (For people with talent)” – God knows I’ve come across all four of these and the only one that scares me is the fourth. We’ve all worked with plenty of people who don’t much and don’t want to do much – easy…
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You Shouldn’t Get Through This…
The beauty of zen sand gardens is inherent for a fundamental reason: zen gardens exist, so we can exist in them. There is no other purpose than to place ourselves back in ourselves. No one tries to get through the process to the other side. There is no other side – only ourselves and the sand. Since…
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If you don’t execute, you don’t eat.
This sums it up perfectly. EXECUTION is ALL that matters. Apologies to the delicate sensibilities out there, but all the warm fuzzies of best intentions won’t sell SQUAT. Positive thoughts and “hard work” alone won’t move product or make a difference if nothing actually, HAPPENS. If you make a difference, a REAL difference, then something…
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Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation TED talk
This is an absolute classic and one that has helped me decide what kind of work I most enjoy doing. The three keys towards fulfilling, cognitive work, are (summarized briefly): *Autonomy – Do you control a majority of your time at work and what you’re working on? *Mastery – Are you doing something you can…
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What all Great Leaders Do…
Simon Sinek gives about the best description I’ve ever seen on the powerful effects of Trust. I really don’t want to say too much here, best just to take a little while to listen to this while you’re typing and soak it in.
Robert H Myers 