Category: Quotable

Productivity pro-tip

Momma Bear and three cubs on iceberg
The trek to get here is riddled with contemplative opportunity.

Productivity pro-tip:

The antithesis of productivity is reflection.

dad

Bonus pro tip: Never mistake busy-ness for growth. Never mistake stillness for stalling.

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Managers struggle with the math

Jeff noel's model for vibrancy
The Holy Grail. This equation = vibrancy. Do the math. Note: inside triangle is Action, surrounded by common sense, questions, paradox: the tools of my trade.

Leaders have to believe in things exponentially more convincingly than others. A hard thing to ask any human to do. Managers struggle with the math. Leaders ace the test.

dad

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Expect to be misunderstood

postit note with handwritten word, think
Next TED Talk.

The goal of being different comes with the risk of being misunderstood.

dad

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Disney’s biggest business secret

Jeff noel's organizational vibrancy matrix
Disney makes common sense common practice. There. That’s the secret…

Disney’s secret to success is over-managing things others either under-manage or ignore. Over-managing is extraordinary attention to detail, being intentional, and the antithesis of micromanaging.

dad

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Leadership pro-tip

hiker sharing trail with three mountain goats
We paused for 30 minutes until we felt safe to proceed past. A Mountain Goat can kill a human.

Personal leadership 101: Nothing changes if nothing changes.

dad

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