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Listen-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 Bant
Apr 28, 20212 min read


Nike's 10 Value 👟
Nike was founded on ten business values that allowed the leadership team to rapidly build a world-leading brand. Included in these values...

Alexander Bant
Apr 18, 20211 min read


Unlearning 🎓
Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught. It’s something we all strive to spend more...

Alexander Bant
Mar 23, 20212 min read


Focus = 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 Bant
Mar 15, 20212 min read


Solve Harder Problems
There is an Elon Musk quote that I can't stop thinking about and it is at the center of what Not Doing List is all about. Check it out....

Alexander Bant
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Not Discussing List
In Not Doing List we look at how using #NDLs can help teams win back time together and reallocate those hours into more import work. The...

Alexander Bant
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Say no without using "I" "my" "me" "you"
Peter Drucker invented the concept known as management by objectives (MBOs) and has been described as “the founder of modern management.”...

Alexander Bant
Feb 16, 20213 min read


Saying "No" to Your Boss
After you make a Not Doing List, fear will quickly set in. Fear that you can't actually skip, dodge, delete, or not do the things on your...

Alexander Bant
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Playing Tetris With Your Calendar = 22%+ More Productivity
To help win back more of your #168hours for important work in 2021, try these tricks heading into the new year: Stack meetings...

Alexander Bant
Dec 22, 20201 min read


6 Questions to Zero-Base Your 2021 Calendar
Before you shut down and sign off for the year, take some time to zero-base your 2021 calendar. What does zero-basing mean? Let me...

Alexander Bant
Dec 22, 20202 min read


Flip Your Competitive Paranoia
Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove famously liked to remind his employees: “Only the paranoid survive. Paranoia, when properly deployed, can...

Alexander Bant
Dec 6, 20202 min read


Proactively Slim Down Your 2021 Objectives
Most management teams are gearing up to set 2021 objectives. That means now is the time for you to play Chief "Simplification" Officer....

Alexander Bant
Dec 5, 20203 min read


Reward the Five "No" Behaviors
My book NOT DOING LIST helps leaders focus and use their #168hours more productively. This blog post is about rewarding the #NDL...

Alexander Bant
Nov 30, 20203 min read


No Agenda, No Meeting
Learn about 3 questions you should ask before agreeing to any meeting.

Alexander Bant
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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