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Find the Real Bottleneck: A Prioritization Framework for Teams
Are You Solving the Real Problem or the Visible One? A few months ago, I was in Atlanta going through TSA. Long line. Really long. The checkpoint...
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New Experiences With an Open Mindset
In the last couple of months, I've participated in two new experiences and a few times received peculiar feedback when I shared what I did. First, I jump rope almost every day during the winter using my CrossRope ropes. It's workout, not skill focused. For...
Inbox Zero is Boring
One of my earlier podcast episodes on Productivity Trends I Disagree With included the achievement of Inbox Zero. While I strive for inbox zero every day, it's easy because I ruthlessly unsubscribe. I have many filters set up, so that specific emails bypass my inbox,...
Design Days
Incorporate a Design Day into your company to innovate, create, work through a bottleneck, or reflect and plan. It’s a must-have for focus and concentration.
Let Go of the Good
What’s working well and what’s not working well? Reflect on your year, consider your extra-curricular activities, your recurring task list, and where you spend your time and energy. What’s good that you can let go of to make room for the great?
Embracing Regrets and Failure Resumes
Embracing regrets is vital to growth. Writing a failure resume allows you to learn from your mistakes and shows you have challenged yourself.
Four Things Keeping Your Team From Reaching Their Full Productivity & Potential
As a leader, it’s your job to steer the ship and keep it on course. That means helping your team to be productive and reach their full potential. However, sometimes we have blinders that can prevent us from seeing what may be in our team’s way. It’s essential to take a step back and identify focus areas that you can work on to help your team thrive. Don’t overlook what may be making things go off the rails. Here are four things that may be holding your team back.
Giving Back
Giving back is a core value for me, my family, and RaderCo. One of the things I look for when engaging with a company is if they support a non-profit or mission unless they are the mission, such as my clients’ Blood Centers of America and the Oklahoma Blood Institute.
How to Focus at Work
Our focus is waning due to rings, pings, buzzes, and haptics, the feeling that we need always be available, and the lack of our time and technology guardrails.
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