"I just love to be out of sync," said no one ever. Our modern fixation on creating a "balance" between our professional and personal lives is driven by the belief (backed by lots of cultural conditioning) that this approach is the magical key to happiness and productivity. But is this continual ...
The key to productivity is doing work that matters, work that creates value. This applies to everything: countries, communities, companies, departments, teams, and individuals. It seems obvious, but I suspect the vast majority of the readers of this piece would agree that a significant percentage ...
Everyone wants to matter. Individuals do. Teams do. Departments, companies, not-for-profits… they all want to matter. To matter, we need to connect. Connection is based on matching needs, and to match needs, we must engage in open and transparent dialogue. Those discussions, in turn, will lead us ...
