I’m not a big instrumental hip-hop guy. And while there are some vocals and other things on here, I haven’t been this into an album in this space since Dilla. If you need some semi-background music to vibe to, throw this on. Magic. Kenny Beats, give me more. It’s a 33 minutes album and you … Continue reading Sunday Music: Kenny Beats – Best Since Dilla?!
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Podcast Of The Week: Impassioned Founders (New Favorite Podcast!)
I had seen David Senra referenced/retweeted/etc. a few times, but I didn’t think I needed another podcast about business founders. Boy was I wrong. Senra was on the Invest Like The Best podcast with Patrick O’Shaughnessy and let’s just say if you don't know him - start here. All he does is read bios, make … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Impassioned Founders (New Favorite Podcast!)
Relax About Accelerating And Take Your Foot Off The Brake First
Sometimes you have to say no to existing commitments. You can’t put more on the to-do list and just go faster. You have to relax about accelerating and take your foot off the break, first. h/t Michael Bungay Stanier for a Kahneman-induced riff that inspired this post
When Volunteers Beat Pros
If you don’t have buy-in, what have you really got? Barbara Bush, dropping bars: The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers. It’s all about the mission. It’s all about who wants to do the work - doing the work that needs to be done. Ps. another example - the second … Continue reading When Volunteers Beat Pros
Seth Godin’s Definition Of A Tribe
I’m doing a lot of thinking about teamwork lately. With my peers, with our clients, and beyond. For the 13th or maybe 50th time, I picked Seth Godin’s classic Tribes up to help my brain out. Godin says, "A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected … Continue reading Seth Godin’s Definition Of A Tribe
What Leaders Do (And Managers Don’t) In Unstable Times
A little wisdom from Seth Godin on how to lead during tough times (you know, like during global pandemics, hot wars, cold wars, and recessions for example): In unstable times, growth comes from leaders who create change and engage their organizations, instead of from managers who push their employees to do more for less. Let’s … Continue reading What Leaders Do (And Managers Don’t) In Unstable Times
Ego At Work – Public And Private
As the poet-philosopher Sturgill Simpson once said, “Woke up today and decided to kill my ego.” Leadership is a funny thing. Especially as an organization scales. It takes a healthy amount of ego to think you can do what others deem unthinkable. But if your only speed is full speed ahead, you can run into… … Continue reading Ego At Work – Public And Private
Sunday Music: Wu-Country Spinoff
I’m not (yet) in love with this, but I definitely don’t hate it and they’ve got me REAL curious given the connections - What if I told you Tekitha (from all the Wu-Tang albums) and Prana Supreme-Diggs (RZA and Tekitha’s daughter) were recording country-infused pop songs and they’re pretty catchy? See it for yourself. Here’s … Continue reading Sunday Music: Wu-Country Spinoff
Podcast Of The Week: Change Your Life, 2 Pages At A Time
Michael Bungay Stanier (one of my favorite coaches/writer on how to coach) has an excellent podcast for insights, book recommendations, and thoughtful discussions called, “2 Pages with MBS.” He gets a guest and they read 2 pages out of book that helped shape their life and career. How’s that for not your normal format? If … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Change Your Life, 2 Pages At A Time
The Books Pile Up
I need books stacked up around me to pick up at random. I figured it was an ADHD thing. But really, it’s just a physical version of other positively stimulative stacks and lists I know I’m happier when I have in my life. The Japanese word for piles of unread books is "tsundoku." It’s like … Continue reading The Books Pile Up