Author: Adventures

You know what they say when you assume. But it's something our minds naturally do. Our brain works to sift through all the incoming information and categorize it. Is that person friendly? Is this bridge safe? Is this food delicious? Our brain makes constant judgments about the world around us, so that it knows how to react. But is this instinctual habit hindering us in the work place? When you start a meeting with co-workers, do you already know what they want out of the meeting? Or rather you think you know? When you read an email, do you infer a positive tone behind it, or a...

Do you have a sense of urgency?  Should you?  You decide.   Exhibit A: In business and startups, a “sense of urgency” is a good thing. Yet many entrepreneurs confuse this with a “sense of emergency,” which insidiously saps the life from their business. – John Kotter   I’m not a big feeler, but the idea of insidiously sapping the life out of anything sounds painful and exhausting.  And Dr. Kotter seems to know a thing—or 8—about leading change.   Exhibit B: It is rare to find large companies that truly have a sense...