How to make your team read your mind
The worst thing you can do to your team is to not clearly communicate your expectations. Working with unspoken expectations is like solving a puzzle with no picture - everything is much harder than it needs to be.
^ADJ: This is a great guide, and if you are looking for another template highly recommend Claire Hughes working with me.
Creating a working with me document was one of the best things I ever did, and certainly encourage you to create one - happy to share mine if helpful.
Ask Questions, Repeat The Hard Parts, and Listen
One of my least favorite moments as a leader, specifically your leader, is when you ask me to make the decision .....
^ADJ: Critical point: "My job is to teach you not to need me."
Product Led Growth Expert Elena Verna Breaks Down the New B2B Growth Standard
Elena Verna drew from her experience at Dropbox, Miro, Amplitude, SurveyMonkey and more in this product-led growth presentation to portfolio companies.
^ADJ: Key message “Our goal of growth is not to do a growth hack, it’s not to create one blip in our performance in our metrics. It is to build predictable, sustainable and competitively defensible growth models which will come down to us answering the best way possible to acquire, monetize and retain our customers.”
Cranking The Learning Machine Up To 11
I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up, and boy, does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you. Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading. Cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.
^ADJ: Key point "They read to learn. They read to change their minds, update their thinking, alter their behavior, and enhance their understanding of the world. They read to retain."
How many things should there be? (Hint: Not 10)
How many things should there be on the list?
^ADJ: My new mantra "less is more" and focus, focus, focus
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
My favourite:
The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better Life is short. Are you using your time wisely? Leslie Perlow, Arthur Brooks, and DJ DiDonna offer time management advice to help you work smarter and live happier.