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I have two daily work routines that keep me on track: my Workday Startup Routine and my Workday Shutdown Routine. The workday shutdown routine I’ve had in my calendar for about three years, inspired by an old Cal Newport routine for ending your day. Cal Newport’s Shutdown Ritual The idea is that doing this daily…
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Wouldn’t it be great to always be on the same page in the pursuit of quality and excellence with your team and your organization? Those shared high standards would help keep you on track to shipping the best work possible every day. You’d be staying ahead, as Jeff Bezos put it, of “ever-rising customer expectations”…
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About a decade ago, I decided I’d like to be the type of person who collects wisdom and advice using a list of favourite quotes. I intermittently review them when I need to share advice with others — or myself when I wind up not heeding the advice within. Here are some of my favourites…
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Last week I came across these notes from The 12 Week Year and was impressed again at how neatly that book summarizes the essentials for managing your time to achieve ambitious goals. They’re mostly direct quotes and my condensation of a section in the book titled “The Five Disciplines.” While the 12 Week Year is focused on…
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Every week, I’m in several 1-1 meetings. Biweekly with the manager I report in to, and at various frequencies and lengths with the managers and individual contributors that report in to me. When I have good time zone overlap with people I try and hold them for 30 minutes weekly. When time zone overlap is…
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