Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
August 22, 2025
Often, I advise my younger colleagues to work smarter when I feel they’re missing obvious ways to be more efficient. But reflecting on those conversations, I realize I might be wrong. Whenever I say work smarter, I’m speaking from a Read more…
August 21, 2025
The person who cares the most always does better than the one who’s just clocking in. When your effort comes with care, there is persistence, creativity, and resilience. It’s what makes you chase the last detail, push through obstacles, and Read more…
August 20, 2025
Every leader faces the same trap: knowing when to intervene and when to step back. Teams are smart. They know that if they escalate even small issues, many leaders will jump in to solve them. It’s easier to pass the Read more…
August 18, 2025
Each workday comes with chores. Reply to emails. Update trackers. Sit in routine meetings. Review documents. I’m sure you have your own set of never-ending mundane tasks. If you’re good at the chores, you’ll be handed more of them. And Read more…
A prisoner told Epictetus, “I am not free.”Epictetus asked, “Who stops you from choosing your thoughts?”
August 16, 2025
Curiosity is not about asking random questions. It is about staying open to the possibility that there’s more to see, more to know, more to understand. Learning takes us from one skill to another, one insight to another, one version Read more…
August 15, 2025
Every team starts with excitement. People meet, exchange pleasantries, align on the goal — that’s the forming stage. Energy is high, optimism is abundant, and everyone is still polite. Then reality sets in as individuals try to balance personal ambitions Read more…
August 14, 2025
Napoleon once said, “Ten people who yell make more noise than ten thousand who keep silent.” This phenomenon is evident in most workplaces. The confident few dominate the conversation, not always because they have the best ideas, but because they Read more…
August 12, 2025
This evening, one of my teammates updated me on some challenges my team was facing in a client implementation—serious enough to potentially damage a relationship we’ve built on trust. The news unsettled me. My mind started racing, mapping out worst-case Read more…
August 11, 2025
Sharing this nugget of wisdom via Farnam Street Blogpost People think good decision-making is about being right all the time. It’s not. It’s about lowering the cost of being wrong and changing your mind. When the cost of mistakes is Read more…
