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Every Monday, I’ll try to offer something to think about in a short video nugget,

hoping you’ll take two minutes to consider for extra perspective to help you start your work week.

New episodes drop on Mondays by 10AM US ET here, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

All past episodes are available here and YouTube. 

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  • Delegation rarely saves time

    Delegating expert tasks rarely yields immediate time savings, but it always results in growing others’ expertise and your impact – and that is time well spent.  Let’s talk about it. Transcript I often talk to folks about how they “don’t have enough time” and their desire to delegate. In most cases, delegating expertise-based tasks rarely…

  • What are you going to do about it?

    Have you noticed that some ‘Two-Minute Mondays‘ videos are closer to 3 minutes?  (never over, but close)  Admittedly, ‘One-Minute Mondays’ seems too short to be meaningful – but ‘Three-Minute Mondays’ seems too long to try.  Let’s talk about what those ‘Two Minutes’ are really supposed to be. Transcript Have you noticed that some 2-Minute Monday…

  • Roses – Buds – and Thorns

    If you’ve ever gotten through a big project/event and wanted to talk about how to do it better, you might have had an “after action” meeting – usually framed around Start, Stop, Continue.  There’s a twist on that which I like better. Roses, Buds, and Thorns explores the WHY as well as the WHAT to…

  • Innovate as you Iterate

    People and organizations often have “core values” that define who they are or want to be – which in turn, ought to drive every other decision you make. One of my core values lines up with what my employer calls “Innovate and Iterate.”  Let’s talk about how that works. Transcript People and organizations often have…

  • Repetition (alone) does not make you better – feedback does

    Repeated attempts is NOT the only key to improving a skill.  In fact, sometimes when folks repeatedly just “do”, they develop – and then the repetition reinforces – bad performance.  So, the answer can’t be just “try harder” or “try more often” – the answer is feedback through coaching.   Let’s talk about “A Tale of…

  • Never stop learning … Invest in yourself

    This week, I’m completing an education experience, so let me reflect on where education fits within an IT career.  After 35 years in technology, I’d argue your fast track as an IT Professional probably has a lot more to do with certifications than anything else. Some may argue that – but certifications unlock at least…