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Sharing some advice this week that Mark Cuban received at age 22, which changed his career trajectory forever. He got direct feedback...

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...

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...

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.”...

“Distract Me” Time

I 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...

Rule 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...

Productive Days Don’t Happen by Accident

74% of people report leaving the office without having done the important things. Think about your average weekday morning. How does it...

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...

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...

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...

No Agenda, No Meeting

Learn about 3 questions you should ask before agreeing to any meeting.