Focused Podcast
I've just guested on the Focused Podcast, with David Sparks and Mike Schmitz:
Focused #214: Solving Gnarly Problems,
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Relocate your "Thinking Castle"
Picture this: A kid's sandcastle on the beach. Kid goes home. Tide rolls in. Sandcastle? Gone.
Your precious
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Hang on … What If You're Not the Bottleneck?
After sending out yesterday's email about Bottleneck Solutions, a question popped into my head:
What if you already
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Why I Write About More Than Bottlenecks
A reader (Hello Jack!) recently asked:
"Why do you keep writing about books, writing, and ChatGPT, when I thought
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Weekend Edition
Recommendation 1: Assertiveness, Confidence and Success
Decades ago I ended up in a job that utterly stripped me of confidence.
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Sabbatical
Have you ever thought about taking a sabbatical?
A few months ago, I decided to take one myself, following a
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The Big Sigh of Grattitude ...
When I started writing daily emails I expected to lose a LOT of subscribers.
But I knew I needed to
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Writing with AI
TLDR: Using ChatGPT has transformed my life as a writer. Chronic pain had, until recently, stopped me from writing, but
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Weekend Edition
This week's recommendation is a kids' audiobook book I listened to 50 years ago, on Radio Nelson,
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Why do I Find It Easier to Help Others Than Myself?
I've noticed something about myself. I'm good at solving other people's problems, but when
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My MBA dissertation
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I shared this story on LinkedIn earlier in the week. People
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Bottlenecks Eat Culture for Breakfast
There is a famous Peter Drucker quote that says that:
"culture eats strategy for breakfast",
I dunno if
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