Productivity

Before my grandfather died, one of the last things he told me was “slow is beautiful.” He had been sober for 30 years when he passed, and during the early stages of my own recovery, he was one of the ...

The mark of a free individual is that they get what they want in life. This requires them to learn how to learn, how to earn, and how to think. The last one – how to think – is the most important beca...

A core job for leaders is motivating their teams to deliver high-quality work quickly. Many executives I coach are frustrated that their teams do not move with a sense of urgency. They feel that produ...

Focus is about saying no. Anyone can say no to bad ideas, but only a focused person will say no to good ideas. Focus is something that people consistently bring up as a key to success. When Warren Buf...

I recently finished a very short book with an intriguing title: Why Greatness Cannot be Planned. It’s an unconventional self-help book disguised as a computer science research exposition (that’s why t...