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Leadership & Mindset
Shaking Things Up
Leadership & Mindset
As a former integrator, I’m guilty of being reactive to the day-to-day punches... Click to read more.
The Power of a Nudge
Leadership & Mindset
A simple method for driving better decision-making in our businesses.Impactful Ideas - At a Glance: • We all want to work on teams that make good decisions, but many of us have a flawed understanding of how decisions are actually made. • The majority of decisions are not driven…
Plans Don’t Matter — Planning Does
Leadership & Mindset
The value of planning comes from the process, not the deliverable."Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential." —Winston ChurchillLike many companies, at OneVision we recently began work on creating next year’s annual operating budget. The process is a…
The Power of a Weekly Reflection
Leadership & Mindset
How a simple weekly ritual can help us navigate complexity and stay on course.A mentor of mine once told me, “have a plan, lest you be the object of someone else’s.” I think about this advice often when I consider the most effective people I’ve ever worked with. They all share a…
Wired for Distraction
Leadership & Mindset
The real source of your difficulty focusing, and what you can do about itSlack messages, emails, texts, phone calls, notifications, interruptions from colleagues, spouses, or children. The barrage of distractions is endless. It can feel like the world is conspiring against your…
Find Your First Domino
Leadership & Mindset
A simple and powerful way to create momentum for your next big idea.It’s the million-dollar question—what's your goal for the New Year? What change are you feeling inspired to make in your business? As with every year, there is no shortage of big ideas to get excited about. But…
COVID-19 and the Power of Choice
Leadership & Mindset
What the ancient philosophy of Stoicism can teach us about facing the toughest of situations.Expect the unexpected. That’s what they tell us. But there’s just one problem—you can’t expect the unexpected; that’s what makes it well… unexpected. Enter COVID-19, a virus no one had…
Achieving Total Clarity
Leadership & Mindset
One of the secrets to great leadership is clear communication. Here are steps to achieve that.A couple of years ago, I was attending an industry trade show when I ran into an old employer of mine named John. Introducing me to a friend he was with, John said, “This is Jason. He…
Unfreeze Your Bad Habits
Leadership & Mindset
The powerful lesson that shoveling snow can teach us about habit change.One morning this winter, I was shoveling snow from my sidewalk. I found myself struggling tremendously to remove not only the snow itself but also a layer of ice that had formed underneath it. Taking a short…
The Pygmalion Effect
Leadership & Mindset
How higher expectations lead to higher performance.According to the Roman poet Ovid, the sculptor Pygmalion could look at a piece of stone and see the sculpture trapped inside of it. Pygmalion was particularly transfixed by a vision of Galatea, the female embodiment of all of…
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