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    Listen-Only Mode 🎧
    Alexander Bant
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    Focus = Not Doing
    Alexander Bant
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    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"
    Alexander Bant
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    “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"
    Alexander Bant
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Jan 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    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
    Alexander Bant
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    No Agenda, No Meeting

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