Category: Paul’s Monday Tips

Barriers and traffic cones

Change? Sure, but what’s stopping you?

You’re a manager and you want change. What next? Ask, “Do I want people to do different things or do ...
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Fisherman balancing on a boat

Chasing the myth of work/life balance

Last time I looked, work was a part of life, so maybe we should be talking about work vs non-work ...
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Authenticity

Chasing the myth of authenticity

Authenticity is a quality we attribute to people. It is an observed quality. Without an observer, it does not really ...
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Sign posts one way and another way

Which way? Or is it both ways?

Some say that how you think affects how you feel, which affects how you act, which affects the results you ...
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Duck and lined up ducklings crossing a road

Do it perfectly – first time

We learn as we go, especially when doing something new. Yet how many times do we stop, hesitate, procrastinate because ...
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Rose in bowl of clear water

The lesson in a bowl of muddy water

We tend to make things more complex the longer we think about them. Is that complexity useful? We tend to ...
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Experience vs expertise

When you want to hire someone, collaborate with someone, do business with someone, do you prefer them to have experience ...
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Yoga pose at sunset with hands cupping sun

Here’s the power to carry your load

I had so many great comments back after my tip last week on load and power, I decided to share ...
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Loaded donkeys on a mountain trail

How much margin do you have today?

According to McClusky’s Theory of Margin: Load/Power = Margin where he talks about Margin as the ratio between the ‘Load’ ...
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Meerkat on sentry duty

Is someone stealing from you?

One of the most valuable things we have is our attention. We spend it when we pay attention. What we ...
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