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Managing Businesses that Rely on Creative Activities
This post introduces an essay with ideas on coordinating different types of work.
Aside from the ...
Brooks on Books: Recommendations on Recommending
Books have been a hugely important part of my life. As a kid, when Mom took us to the mall, I loved going to B. ...
Managing Yourself
This post introduces an essay with ideas and resources on personal productivity. It is the third in a three-part ...
Stories 2020: How Did It Go?
In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing and then posted updates in 2018 and 2019. How did it ...
Ideas for Managers
This post introduces an essay with advice on managing a business, setting expectations and working with teams. It ...
Ideas for Entrepreneurs
This post introduces an essay with advice on starting a business. It is the first in a three-part ...
Multitasking is a Myth
This post introduces a recent essay on the dangers of multitasking and the importance of deliberately choosing ...
We All Lead by Example
This post introduces a recent essay on four imperatives for living and leading by example.
When we smile, ...
Average is the Enemy
This post introduces a recent essay on the danger of using averages for making decisions or evaluating ...
What is the Question?
This post introduces a recent essay on mobilizing teams and making decisions during difficult times.
When ...
Managers Manage Well, Even During Pandemics
In my roles as a business advisor and as a team leader, I have the opportunity to continually discuss and test ...
Leaders Plan and Communicate Expectations
In college at MIT, I played baseball for Coach Fran O’Brien. MIT hired Coach O’Brien in 1969. In the twenty ...