How To Find More Time To Work on Personal Projects
Do you sit in bed, reflecting on what you did that day, and realize all you did was work and eat? Do you get to …
The Best Thing I’ve Done For My Career is Aim For Perfection
I still remember the first task I worked on when I joined management consulting: they asked me to build a skeleton of a PowerPoint deck …
Want To Get to the Top of Your Organization? Learn To Juggle.
What in the world does juggling have to do with your career? How can learning how to juggle (or at least learning the principles of …
The Reversal Technique for Creative Breakthroughs
One of my favourite topics is creativity. But not just creativity in general, but specific techniques that anybody can use to generate creative breakthroughs. One …
The Conspire Strategy
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I recently finished a re-reading of Paulo …
Why You Need To Be Thinking About Your Personal Brand at Work
While in management consulting, I learned a valuable lesson. It’s a lesson I have since applied to all my future work. That lesson? Being strategic …
Two Techniques for Creative Breakthroughs and New Ideas
I believe creativity and coming up with ideas is a critical skill to have. So, I am always interested in books that has specific techniques …
Five Ways To Be More Productive Working Remotely
As COVID-19 forced everyone to work from home, and vaccines are allowing businesses to open up again, you might wonder whether working from home will …
Give Me Five Minutes and I’ll Help You Write Clear, Action-Oriented Emails
As a management consultant, I have written and received likely close to a hundred thousand emails. Because I have to communicate with clients, I read …
Why Being Enthusiastic Is the Best Skill Employees Can Have
“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no …