I have been on a multi year journey of self discovery which really kicked off back in 2015. Shortly after kicking this off, it turned into a second parallel journey of self improvement. I am convinced now more than ever that this is going to be a two part journey for the rest of my […]
Read More Ever heard of Snoreplasty? Yeah, me neither…So as I sit here writing this from a hotel room on the outskirts of Austin, I am capturing the post here in the morning that I have already written in many ways from the prior night when I found sleep hard to come by. Vacation is not totally over, I still have today […]
Read More The Vacation/Quasi-Sabbatical is Gone…For those of you that are productivity geeks and/or familiar with the David Allen Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology – this post today is likely a refresher. For those of you that have never heard of the Eisenhower Matrix – this post is going to be very useful for you. Dwight Eisenhower lived […]
Read More Eisenhower MatrixWe spend too much time thinking about a problem, talking about a problem, how the problem is causing more problems, and the broader effect of the issue. Our brains are very good at problem discovery and problem evaluation, not so good at executing changes to solve the problem. Consider a problem in your […]
Read More Rubik’s Cube or An Ice Cube with a Torch? Let’s melt it down…So the other day, I found myself on vacation wondering how I was going to spend the time with my sons. The morning was kind of touch and go given a few appointments that we had to go to, and then I had some things break in my home that required some immediate attention let’s […]
Read More Friends on the Lookout – Messi or No Messi, All Good!If you have any lean management, business operations, or quality background you are very likely familiar with this notion of the 5 Whys that originated out of the Toyota manufacturing system that became famous in the 70’s and 80’s. This notion of asking ‘why?’ five times is a technique that gets to root causes in […]
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