Value of “Going Dark” on Vacation. My client asked if I planned to “go dark” while on vacation.
She asked in an encouraging manner that I appreciated. I was going dark. I had no intentions to check emails, voice mails, or write a blog post. I just completed my MBA. As a working professional and working on my master’s degree, I had to be disciplined in how I spent my time. It took me four days to unwind enough to enjoy my vacation. My corny humor had returnedMy thoughts were clearerMy communication was more coherentI was more delightful to be around So where am I going with this thinking? In our post-Great Recession era, we all are working our asses of to do good work or to find work. Leadership Freak. Improve Efficiency. Moving a company forward takes more than a well-formulated strategy and good implementation processes: ultimately it comes down to how well each individual executive gets things done. Successful execution at an organizational level depends almost entirely on each individual manager executing his or her part promptly and efficiently.
The challenge for business leaders, then, is making sure that all of their managers stay on track and on task. Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning - Peter Bregman. By Peter Bregman | 11:00 AM May 27, 2009 I was late for my meeting with the CEO of a technology company and I was emailing him from my iPhone as I walked onto the elevator in his company’s office building.
I stayed focused on the screen as I rode to the sixth floor. I was still typing with my thumbs when the elevator doors opened and I walked out without looking up. Then I heard a voice behind me, “Wrong floor.” I looked back at the man who was holding the door open for me to get back in; it was the CEO, a big smile on his face. The world is moving fast and it’s only getting faster. So we try to speed up to match the pace of the action around us. But that’s a mistake. Never before has it been so important to say “No.” It’s hard to do because maybe, just maybe, that next piece of information will be the key to our success.
A study of car accidents by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute put cameras in cars to see what happens right before an accident. 4 Signs of a True Entrepreneur. People often wonder how the kid who rarely talked or wasn't particularly popular in class went on to become a start-up genius.
What was it about that person that helped him or her blossom into an icon of entrepreneurship? And how can you make sure you have what it takes? It's a combination of factors. Start with these: Passion Passion is the fuel that drives the creation of dreams. Conviction Passion without conviction is like a shooting star that fizzles before you even fully realize it's there.
Lunacy Let's face it: You have to be a little bit crazy to achieve extreme success. Need for approval Before the "how they did it" question comes the "why". If the list above describes you, congratulations. Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook! « The World As Best As I Remember It. Today was my last day at Microsoft, after 12 years straight out of college.
I will start at Facebook next week as a developer in its Seattle office. Below is the email I sent to Microsoft colleagues on my last day. I loved Microsoft, every one of the past twelve awesome years. Here’s to new adventures! ### Original email below ### Philip Su, Sept. 3, 2010 Microsoft has been an awesome place to work over the past twelve years. I’ve always been somewhat random, so I’d like to end this whole adventure true to form: quirky, controversial, optimistic, seat-of-the-pants, with rarely a satisfying explanation. 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently. What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day. Remember when you used to have a period at the beginning of every day to think about your schedule, catch up with friends, maybe knock out a few tasks?
It was called home room, and it went away after high school. But many successful people schedule themselves a kind of grown-up home room every day. You should too. The first hour of the workday goes a bit differently for Craig Newmark of Craigslist, David Karp of Tumblr, motivational speaker Tony Robbins, career writer (and Fast Company blogger) Brian Tracy, and others, and they’ll tell you it makes a big difference. Here are the first items on their daily to-do list. Don’t Check Your Email for the First Hour. Tumblr founder David Karp will "try hard" not to check his email until 9:30 or 10 a.m., according to an Inc. profile of him. If you need to make sure the most important messages from select people come through instantly, AwayFind can monitor your inbox and get your attention when something notable arrives.
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