Being ‘Too Busy’ Means Your Personal Strategy Sucks
People inform me they are busy as if it is a badge of honor. For me, it is a signal that they have a weak personal Playing to Win strategy.
^ADJ: I have been trying to eliminate the meaningless word "busy", we are all "busy" but are we actually making a difference - that is my goal.
Such a good reminder "to have an effective personal strategy, you need to be deliberative about choosing where to deploy your limited available hours". Love this: "Remember that strategy is what you do not what you say" - I am still a big fan of asking 'show me your diary, and let that tell the real strategy story'
How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader Without Burning Out
The idea of servant leadership — putting your team’s needs ahead of your own — brought us to a more compassionate, human-centered work environment. But in today’s environment, it’s a recipe for burnout. Instead, the authors suggest a more impact-driven philosophy called “noble-purpose leadership,” that ties leaders and teammates to the pursuit of a shared goal that positively impacts constituents. In servant leadership, the message is: You’re in your role to serve others, making it tempting to focus on pleasing others and difficult to say no. In noble-purpose leadership, the message is: You’re in your role to make an impact. This requires more strategic thinking in terms of where to place your efforts. The authors offer three areas where managers can shift their lens to noble-purpose leadership.
Rich in Luck
4 specific methods to engineer your own luck.
^ADJ: A lot of "luck" to be found in preperation.
In command
Being “in control” is impossible, perhaps not even desirable. Being “in command” is ideal: honest, introspective, agile, aware, and proactive.
^ADJ: Some good reminders
Law Of Accelerating Learning: Why Being Great Is So Much Harder Than People Re
In this article, I make the case that what we’re seeing here is a pattern that happens across almost all fields and industries: The amount to learn in order to be great is increasing exponentially.