One Year. One Review. Endless Growth.
Are you feeling ready to close out the year? Perhaps you're wondering how much you've really accomplished, or what direction you should take next. An annual review process is good way to take stock of the year.
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50 things I learned in 2024...
Writing a newsletter helps me learn new things every week, here's 50 things from this year that didn't quite make it into the mail.
Establish Team Norms To Drive Excellence
As a leader, I’ve seen teams transform when they intentionally define how they will work together, communicate, and solve problems. Here's a way to establish those team norms.
The Art of Setting Boundaries: Why Saying ‘No’ is Key to Your Success
By saying ‘no’ when necessary, you allow yourself the space to grow, focus on what’s truly important, and live a more balanced life.
How to Receive Feedback: Actionable Tips for Professional Growth
Feedback is crucial for growth, but it can be difficult to hear, especially when it’s critical. Developing the ability to accept feedback and act on it can be a game-changer for your career progress.
Understanding the Belbin Team Model and Identifying the Types in Your Team
The Belbin Team model is a great way to think about the roles being played in your team and how to identify and leverage their strengths.
Five Steps to great Public Speaking
Public Speaking can have a great impact on your career. I recently had to host an all-hands session at work, and tried to capture the steps I take to get ready for speaking in front of a large group.
Mastering the STAR model for success in interviews
Using the STAR model can help you structure your interview responses for success. This simple framework keeps you organised and makes your answers clear and impactful.
More feedback tips: Using the COIN model.
Effective feedback is the currency of personal and professions growth. The COIN model is another straightforward and effective way to deliver feedback
How to make good decisions. Start by building a good toolkit.
Making good decisions is crucial. Better decisions lead to better outcomes. Great decision making is a skill that can be developed with practice and some simple tools.
21 Great Questions to Ask in Interviews
I've interviewed hundreds of people. I'm often surprised that people do not have questions ready for me. I've compiled a list of SOME of the best questions to ask, and what insight you might get if you ask.
How to Stand Out in a Job Interview: Practical Tips from an Interviewer.
I have interviewed a lot of people. Great talent acquisition partners have helped me find great candidates. However, I have still met some very nervous people. I've put together some tips that can help you stand out in your next job interview.
Boost Your Professional Presence: Strategies for Personal Branding in the Workplace
Someone asked me this week to define how to go about building a personal brand at work. Here are the five steps I recommend to anyone trying to build their brand.
25 ways to be a great manager
I've been a manager for nearly 30 years. Here are some of the best tips I've picked up along the way.
The Art of Delegation: Techniques to Enhance Effectiveness
In the last two weeks, I’ve shared ways that delegation can help you handle urgent and less important tasks. This week, I’m looking into how you can improve your delegation skills.
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Review: A Prayer before Dawn
An ultraviolent assault on the senses that deliberately brings the viewer on a charged journey. Recommended movie.
👓 Stuff #174 - Onion, Zucchini, Rucola.
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TWIL #6
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days.
Review: The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest is a brutal story of moral gymnastics. The shock of the mundane is in every scene.
Still more Stuff #4
Not everything makes it into my weekly newsletter, here's a roundup of the interesting bookmarks that didn't quite fit this week.
10 more free Websites that everyone should Bookmark
You shouldn't have to pay to get access to useful tools, here are 10 MORE free sites that everyone should save.
