If you’ve been in an office meeting recently you’re probably aware of the “hippo” and it’s impact on how your group makes decisions. Hippo, standing for “Higher Paid Person’s Opinion” is a typical way for decisions to be made. Your group discusses the pro and cons of taking an action, but ultimately just waits for […]
Working on the right things is harder then you think. Today I pitched out an exercise to my team at work that I know helped me re-focus my efforts on the right things. Around 6 months ago, I was leaving working feeling like I didn’t know where the day had gone. I thought about the […]
The thought that knowing more about a particular subject could actually hurt you doesn’t seem to make sense at first glance. Shouldn’t be an expert on a subject mean that you know more than the beginning sitting beside you? Not always. Years ago, an experiment was developed consisting of a “tapper” and a “listener” where the […]
What does it take to be in the top 1% in your field? A lot right? Well I think it depends how you look at it. Let’s walk through a couple different examples. Take LeBron James. Best basketball player in the world, maybe best ever (watch out MJ). However, when you start breaking down his […]
In our day to days, its easy to go through a whole work day and evening without stopping to think. In my experience, when you give yourself that time to stop, breathe and reflect, you end up getting so much more of our your day. It can seems counter intuitive that in order to be […]
It’s human nature to want to solve a problem by jumping into figuring out a solution. What often comes with that suggested solution is how someone (usually a boss or leader) thinks we should solve that problem. This could mean your boss instructing the team to launch new ads to increase lead numbers or creating […]
I’ve got no time. I’m too busy. I’m booked all day. If you’re like me and have worked in an office, statements like this have become all too normal. Why? Because of meetings. Specifically, I think it’s recurring meetings that are at the root of the problem. Recurring meetings, meaning those meetings that happen on […]
You heard it over the last several years on the news and scandals like Cambridge Analytica brought Facebook’s advertising techniques to the forefront of society. As someone who has spend tens of thousands of dollars on Facebook advertising I’ve been exposed over the years to all of the tools they have in their toolbox. To […]
Ideas are easy. Execution is everything. This is the mantra of John Doerr, former Google investor and OKR believer. What I love about this simple statement is how much is loaded into these 6 words. Ideas are in fact easy. Anyone can come up with them and sell them to you as revolutionary. Not many […]
Our daughter is (slowly) getting her first tooth. We’re excited about this new development, although my wife is sad she won’t get to see her “little gummy smile ever again”. This got me thinking about what it feels like to go through or learn something for the very first time. It’s tough! As adults, it’s […]