– These are thoughts that are impacting my work
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I spend a lot of time reading. The new ideas and interpretations that flow from others’ wisdom often lead to day-to-day insights.
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Mental Models
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐. Geoff Colvin, in his book ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ, writes that top performers are better at organizing their knowledge, saying that โ… top performers learn and understand new information better than average performers, since they see it not as an isolated bit of data but as part
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Design for Impact
Why Star Performers Negotiate their Work.ย Brendon Burchard in his book High Performance Habits reminds us: โThe main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.โ High performers arenโt just busyโtheyโre intentional. They produce output thatโs deeply valued in their domain. Itโs not just volume for volumeโs sake. This shows up in two
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Responsibility without freedom
It’s a quiet design flaw. Itโs always frustrating when you carry a responsibility but feel like you donโt have the freedom to execute.Youโre accountable for outcomes. But approvals, access, or influence sit elsewhere.Youโre expected to lead. But the levers of change are out of reach. This isnโt just a personal dilemma.Itโs often a structural misalignment.
And, of course, my older posts (on various topics that seemed important to me at the time) are still available. Check out my archive if you wish.
I’m sharing ideas you can use every day. If you want to put your career on a higher trajectory, you just need to take the first step.
Any questions?
I’m happy to discuss what I’m doing … and why.