3 months ago
The only time to start cross-training your team is when your team knows what they are doing. There is no value in cross-training your team when they are learning or unsure of what to do. The other time when it’s not good to cross-train is when there is pressure to deliver. Pressure to learn is okay, but pressure to deliver never results in smart learning.
3 months ago
The weird thing about getting to the bottom of your work pile is figuring out what to do next. It’s great to get there, but there is always a moment when you pick up the last item and go – “huh, this is it, now what?” And that’s where most of us get stuck, because you’ve been focused on this pile for so long, tunnel visioned to what you are doing, that it’s impossible to know or see what is next. So what’s next when you get to the bottom of the pile? What matters?
3 months ago
You never peak. If you don’t want to. If you keep learning, you never peak at learning. If you keep running, you never peak at running. If you keep trying, you never peak at trying. There is no peak; there is just another peak to attain.
3 months ago
Change and Management are two words that should never be put together. After all, who wants to “manage” change? Change is supposed to be fun and free-flowing, inspiring and exciting. It doesn’t need to be managed; it shouldn’t. And yet sometimes it needs to be done. Because when everyone on your team is changing everything, everywhere in the hopes of making things better, they don’t; they just manage everything, everywhere, and nothing else. So you need a little process, something lightweight, something that still keeps the inspiration, excitement, and management going, and ensures everyone is on the same page, but
3 months ago
You have tons of time. It’s how you are using your time that might not be what you’re fighting. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t relax and have fun. But it does mean you have a choice in what you do with your time. Don’t wait for people to give you your time; use it for yourself.
