Alexander BantApr 28, 20212 minListen-Only Mode 🎧Sharing some advice this week that Mark Cuban received at age 22, which changed his career trajectory forever. He got direct feedback...
Alexander BantApr 11, 20212 minTrack Your Lost TimeHow do you end your typical workday? For most professionals it's a combination of clearing out the last few emails, knocking out final to...
Alexander BantMar 23, 20212 minUnlearning 🎓Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught. It’s something we all strive to spend more...
Alexander BantMar 15, 20212 minFocus = Not Doing Focus. How many times a week do you hear someone say this word? It could be you, your colleagues, your customers, and your boss. "Focus...
Alexander BantJan 12, 20212 min“Distract Me” TimeI listened to a great new book this week by Cal Newport called Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. It builds on...
Alexander BantJan 11, 20213 minRule of 10: Switching from "Yes" to "No"I’ve been presenting the concepts from Not Doing List to a few audiences in advance of the book launching this spring. Last week, someone...
Alexander BantDec 24, 20203 minFind Time for Your 2021 Resolutions We are about to turn the page into next year. That is a signal for most people to get busy listing out resolutions. However, according to...
Alexander BantDec 6, 20202 minFlip Your Competitive Paranoia Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove famously liked to remind his employees: “Only the paranoid survive. Paranoia, when properly deployed, can...
Alexander BantDec 5, 20203 minProactively Slim Down Your 2021 ObjectivesMost management teams are gearing up to set 2021 objectives. That means now is the time for you to play Chief "Simplification" Officer....
Alexander BantNov 30, 20203 minReward the Five "No" BehaviorsMy book NOT DOING LIST helps leaders focus and use their #168hours more productively. This blog post is about rewarding the #NDL...
Alexander BantNov 26, 20202 minUse a "Ridiculous Reschedule" We still sit through way too many meetings that we know are a complete waste of our time. They don't have an agenda, they don't have a...
Alexander BantNov 26, 20202 minHey Siri, remind me to NOTIn Not Doing List, I show readers how to get harder, more important work done by starting each week with a list of what you will delete,...
Alexander BantNov 22, 20202 minNo Agenda, No Meeting Learn about 3 questions you should ask before agreeing to any meeting.