Category: Plus

The word discipline is polarizing. To some, it implies the grind. It means sweat, grit, blood, and sacrifice. To others,…

I’ve always preferred the term “thankfulness” over “gratitude”. When I express that I am thankful, it means that I’m full…

Buffers Who decided that meetings should be sixty minutes by default? Microsoft? Google? For some reason, that seems to be…

Defining the Edges Imagine that you are about to run a race. As you step up to the starting line,…

Admit it—at some point, you’ve probably fantasized about leaving a job. You may have even imagined what it would be…

You cannot control what happens tomorrow. Or in ten minutes. You can’t control what your manager or client will say…

We live in a world where it’s not only OK to have an opinion about everything, we are almost expected…

Pomodoro The creative process flows best when you alternate between deep engagement and deep rest. It’s in the fluctuation that…

Victimhood When you hear the wordego, it conjures up images of bombastic man- agers charging into the room, barking orders,…

Others’ Expectations I once had a wonderful conversation with Richard Hytner, who was the former global deputy chairman of advertising…