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Ground Rules for Productive Meetings
This post introduces an essay on leading and facilitating effective teamwork and meetings.
Meetings fail ...
Tough Trees and Growth Rings
The late Dr. Alex Shigo, author of accessible books on trees and former Chief Scientist of the U.S. ...
How to Read the News and Articles
When reading anything, we want to prepare our mind. Mindless reading is like mindless eating. Be intentional ...
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 ...