A Self-Marketing Genius—Steve Jobs Steve Jobs turned launching a product into an art form—and into a powerful instrument for self-marketing.GETTY IMAGES Hardly anyone knew Steve Jobs as well as the software engineer Andy Hertzfeld, who was a leading member of the original Apple development team. As he puts it, Steve Jobs was convinced he was special, […]
Leadership Lessons From Ant & Grasshopper In my client’s 3-way goal-alignment session with John (a C-suite leader) and his boss, Bill (CEO), Bill asked John, “Your goals are well aligned with our strategic directions, but how are you going to keep your own sustainability?” John is a great leader with a strong followership. His 360 […]
Start to Be More Interesting Humans are creatures of habit. We love to establish a routine and stick with it. Then we often put ourselves on auto-pilot. Routines can be incredibly useful in helping you get things done. However, too much of a routine can also make you incredibly boring. Nevertheless, many people live lives that are boringly predictable, or live […]
How to Build a Reliable Work Ethic Have you ever noticed how some people seem to just get things done? They don’t need “productivity hacks” or GTD and procrastination is a foreign word to them. These people have a reliable work ethic. A work ethic is a set of values based on the ideals of […]
Twelve Rules for Self-Management Management is not just for managers, just as leadership is not only for leaders. We all manage, and we all lead; these are not actions reserved for only those people who happen to hold these “positions” in a company. I personally think of management and leadership as callings, and we all get […]
