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This is yet the most difficult of all writing Fridays. Unlike the previous ones, there is no draft, there is no specific topic, and there is no flow of words and ideas coming through my mind faster than I can type. There are no specific questions I can research on books or articles. More specifically,... Continue Reading →
In this post I expose the different skills needed to do strategy work, bringing together the work of three different authors.
Back when our idea of changing the world was throwing ourselves on the streets. Ideals Matter, 2009.
It is Friday, so here I am again with another post. I have spent this week reading about strategy, and while there is still a lot to cover, this week I focused only on its definition. For this purpose, I consulted a handful of books, articles and podcasts (I provide the full list of them... Continue Reading →
It is the third of my 10-week mini sabbatical and it’s also Friday, which mean it’s blogging day. Returning from Seoul and jumping into a workshop on a topic related to work is a huge shift of mindset. From an identity perspective, one mindset is messy, adventurous, social and hedonistic. Seoul was mostly about that,... Continue Reading →
It is Friday night in Seoul. Nine thirty-eight, to be precise. We could be out enjoying the night life of which there is plenty here, but we are both tired, and we have enjoyed the day enough already. Instead, we are back in our hotel room. I write. Luis rests. In a way, I am... Continue Reading →
Today was my last day of work before starting a 2-month (mini) sabbatical. It will be a little bit over sixty days, and while I am aware this is more than your average vacation, it will be 10 weeks that will go away faster than I hope. Because of this, what I want to do... Continue Reading →
Exploration consists of five practices like thinking, sleeping, and defining a criteria for selectiveness. The purpose of these is to discern the vital few from the trivial many.
PPC. The letters for Progress, Plans and Challenges. This format calls for a succinct and meaningful way of sharing with others at work what we’re working on, what we are planning next, and what challenges we are facing. We had been using this approach among a group of product people for a few weeks when... Continue Reading →
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before reading this book I felt I had some pieces of a big and difficult puzzle. While I read it I managed to validate this, but I also realized how incomplete my picture would have... Continue Reading →
