Systems thinking applied to goals…powerful stuff if you do the work and are accountable to the results.
Author: Rob Thompson
Are you swamped with email?
If you’re like me, you’re probably in need of some help managing the volume of email you’re receiving. Here’s a strategy that you may consider trying.
For me, I keep an eye on my email throughout the day but try very, very hard to be disciplined in terms of not responding immediately unless the email warrants doing so. Otherwise, I set aside time in the AM and PM to respond, file, schedule tasks that result from the email throughout the day.
Do the work
Do the work, log the miles.
What are you doing, every day, to convey to your clients that you are working on their behalf?
Do you have a battle rhythm? Have you mapped out the minimum, mandatory parts of your business that are adding value?
10thHuman: On the value of asking a question
I’m reading A More Beautiful Question right now by Warren Berger and came across this insight.
One good question can give rise to several layers of answer, can inspire decades-long searches for solutions, can generate whole new fields of inquiry, and can prompt changes in entrenched thinking. – Stuart Firestein
I suspect Firestein is coming at this from a deep philosphical perspective but this is applicable to our existing businesses, too. For example, from a business perspective, I continually ask myself, How can I add value?
What is your question?
Idea: Learning to code
Business Insider has a quick read up about the benefits of even an introductory course to coding. I concur.
I think taking a coding course opens up the idea of the synthesis of ideas. It helps you see connections between seemingly or potentially disparate ideas.
If you’re looking for a new career path and into the idea of coding, I would seriously consider learning Unity. I think there will be a huge need for the skill with the coming of Augmented Reality.
Planning is important. Execution is imperative.
I am a proponent of being prepared, of knowing the terrain, of having a plan. However, all the planning in the world will not help if you don’t execute the plan.
What’s stopping you from taking action in 2017?
Social Media 101: Call to action(s)
When you share something on social media, are you including a call to action?
What do I mean by this? Shoot me an email at rob@10thHuman.com and I’ll let you know! (See what I did there?)
Idea: Augmented reality and driving
I foresee a future where the windshields of our cars or the glasses we are wearing will project data from road markers to collision warnings into our field of vision. The same technology will be able to monitor the eyeballs of drivers and automatically slow down, pull over and stop a car where the driver has fallen asleep.
Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu! Or, how I am trying to be more intentional in life and business
As a society, in almost every imaginable way, we are moving at Warp Speed.
In our personal lives, in our relationships, in our businesses, we are – to quote the great Seth Godin – ‘times 10‘ all the time.
When was the last time you hit pause and throttled back for a moment to evaluate what you are doing and how?
I think about this a lot. I’ve blogged about the needs of business to have a framework like OODA, where they are engaged in a systematic evaluation of there business space. I’ve also talked about the need to constantly evaluate strategy.
Remember, what got you there will not keep you there. (me)
The ability to learn faster is the only sustainable competitive advantage.(Senge)
How are you implementing this in your life/business?
The Blog is Dead, Long Live the Blog (or: what blogs do you read?)
Facebook is an incredible tool for connecting to our fellow humans. As a platform, it provides an awesome way to connect to fellow groups and communities. The last time I checked, something on the order of 52% of web sharing is occurring within Facebook.
That’s a staggering statistic.
It’s masking several problems, though, two of which I’d like to elaborate on.
First, the 52% statistic means there is 48% of web traffic Facebook users who rely on this medium alone are not seeing. Personally, I believe this risks building an echo chamber of sorts. Breaking out of the Facebook bubble we’ve built may expose us to alternative sources of information. And I don’t believe that is a bad thing.
Second, Facebook does not, in my humble opinion, lend itself to in depth conversations. This is not to suggest blogs do so, necessarily. However, a blog is a more static platform. I personally find it easier to track conversations in vs. the non linear nature of the way our Facebook feeds us informations.
What are your thoughts?
Please also feel free to share any blogs you frequently read. Personally, I am a Seth Godin fan, as well as find Scott Adams a good read (side note: his content often challenges conventional wisdom).