Most of the time we focus on answering the question—or trying to. But is it the right question? Are we investing our energies in solving the right problem? In my own (sometimes painful) …
Why relationship skills?
Sometimes it's worth reminding ourselves of our reasons for doing something. Specifically... Why focus on relationship skills, whether in a professional or a personal context? After all, talking …
Can you find clarity in clear ambiguity?
We’re accustomed to wanting clarity. We’d like things to be clearly in focus. We’d like a single right answer. But sometimes... The best we’re going to get is clear sight of the inherently …
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The double benefit of focus, and how to achieve it
Some lessons keep coming round, for me they do anyway... Getting focused has a double benefit—probably more than double actually. Dropping some tasks—disengaging from some projects or …
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One thing at a time—how hard can that be?
...em, quite hard. That's my experience anyway. Doesn't mean it isn't the right principle though, just that it isn't that easy to achieve, especially if our vision isn't very clear. I …
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In making plans for work…
...it is sometimes necessary to take into account the actions of other people. It was a week of Winston Churchill quotes last week, though not, in fact, this one: "In making plans for war, it is …