Alexander BantApr 18, 20211 minNike'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 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 BantFeb 22, 20212 minYour "Yes" StoryYou earn the right to say no, when your boss and other leaders trust that you are saying yes to the right things and spending time on...
Alexander BantFeb 16, 20211 minSolve 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 BantFeb 16, 20212 minNot Discussing ListIn 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 BantFeb 16, 20213 minSay 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 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 BantJan 5, 20213 minSaying "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 BantJan 3, 20213 minProductive 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...
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 23, 20201 minPlaying 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 BantDec 23, 20202 min6 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 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 22, 20202 minNo Agenda, No Meeting Learn about 3 questions you should ask before agreeing to any meeting.