Moen – from seeing to understanding

The first step to having a successful conversation is being clear what the conversation is really about. Often, this isn’t what it says on the agenda (if there was an agenda) and it is also not what is first said. And if that doesn’t went hard enough, sometimes it isn’t even clear to the others … Continue reading The first step to having a...

One of the lessons I’ve learnt from following careers of footballers (/soccer players) over the years is that we frequently overemphasize the role of individual talent. In reality, there’s a certain alchemy when we bring together the right player in the right team under the right manager. Talent – especially of the precocious nature – … Continue...

The difference between an experiencing flow and feeling overwhelmed is often just prioritization. Developing a system that just helps us continuously decide the one or two things that matters and helps us focus on those till they get done is among the most important investments we make for our mental health.

We often talk about giving someone the “hard sell” when we want to convince them. I’m a big fan of the opposite – the hard anti-sell. With the hard anti-sell, you clearly lay out all the reason someone shouldn’t, say, join your cause. This isn’t about being negative. It is simply about laying out all … Continue reading Hard anti-sell

There’s a great line (among many) from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits – “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” This is the sort of catchy line that is easy to repeat – but challenging to implement. It is hard enough to get to clarity about what matters. Then maintaining that … Continue reading The main thing