Aligning Goals with Resources
In a corporate strategic plan, it’s often easy to come up with big goals of what the company could or should do. The far more
January 20, 2023
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Order of Operations
In many activities, there is a certain set of steps needed to accomplish an objective, along with an optimal sequence in which to conduct these
January 12, 2023
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The Power of Discernment
You possess a power that can determine the quality of your life. This power is called discernment. It is the skill (or lack thereof) to
January 10, 2023
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Secret to Achieving New Year’s Resolutions
At the start of every new year, many people create resolutions or goals for the New Year. At the same time, most people also give
January 7, 2023
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One Hour per Day
Two young men graduated from college together 20 years ago. Both men came from similar backgrounds, had similar intellects, and similar skills. Twenty years later,
January 4, 2023
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T-Shaped Skills
In industry, a person’s skill set can be described using one of two metaphors: the letter “I” and the letter “T.” A person with “I-shaped”
December 16, 2022
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Fact vs. Opinion
One of the first lessons every first-year at McKinsey is taught is the difference between a fact and an opinion.
But, I Deserve It…
In school, you get the grade you objectively earn. In the workplace, what you get isn’t as objective. In many
Conflicts of Interest
In a world of competing agendas, it’s inevitable that you will have a conflict of interest with a client, colleague,
Do No Harm
When a medical student becomes a doctor, he or she is asked to take the Hippocratic Oath. The oath comes
Feedback Loops
One of the most useful management tools is the feedback loop. Feedback involves some mechanism that provides you with data
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome occurs when the skills required for your job exceed your inaccurate self-perception of your abilities and worthiness of
The Critical Path
In the world of project management, there exists a useful concept knows as the “critical path” for a project. A
Confidence vs. Ignorance
Many of my students have been told that they need to have “confidence” and “fake it until you make it.”
Unforced Errors
The sports of baseball and tennis include references to a concept called an “unforced error.” This means a player makes
Force Multipliers
Warren Buffet’s business partner Charlie Munger strongly supports the idea of multi-disciplinary learning. In his speeches about business success, he