Early in my career, I had a glorified sense of productivity. 

I was surrounded by buzz words and phrases like hustle, get shi* done, and Just Do It. 

Gary V. was the man (any Crushing It! fans out there?).

Suffice it to say though, I had the misguided...

Many critical actions are preceded by debate — they start with utterances of “I think” or one of its many variations including “maybe”, “I wonder if”, and “I guess”.

At some point though, when action needs to be taken, the tone shifts with the use of powerful declarative statements like...

In order for a team or organization to effectively move towards a specific goal, there must first be a shared understanding of the answers to the following questions:

Who or what does the work serve? (Mission) Why do we approach our work in the way that we do? (Operating Philosophy...

Not all things are equally worthy of your time. 

For example, most would agree that spending 10 minutes fuming about a mistake a driver made on the road is not as useful or meaningful as spending 10 minutes catching up with a friend or working on a project you really care...

Sometimes actions are part of a distinct chain reaction: 
A charity coordinator launches a campaign to solicit donations, your friend finds this campaign compelling and, in addition to donating, goes out of her way to tell you about it. You donate and share the campaign as well. Suffice it to...

I’ve written about kindness several times on my blog (here, here, and here) for a couple of reasons:  There are so many compelling reasons to resolve to be kind in all aspects of life and work.  Kindness is not a box that we check, but rather something we choose to...

Productively channeling your energy is an underrated and under-discussed skill.

Despite on the surface sounding like some woo-woo bit of pseudoscience, the idea of productively channeling your energy simply refers to focusing your attention on activities and topics that are useful for achieving the outcomes you care about. 

Many...

Everyone is susceptible to having challenging days: 

Days where you feel emotionally overwhelmed.
Days where you feel undersupported. 

Days where your confidence in yourself, or your work is called into question. 
On days like these, when your defenses are down, it’s easy to find yourself ruminating in a...

Meetings at work can be a fulfilling and productive experience provided we are mindful of a few things: 

It makes sense to meet — that is to say a) the problem that the team is meeting on is timely and b) meeting would be more productive than other modes...

The auto manufacturer, Hyundai, is coming out with a new crossover vehicle, the Kona N. 

The N in Kona N bears particular significance — only Hyundai’s most sporty cars have N at the end of their name (you can read more about it here).

An exciting feature that the...