Items Tagged with 'focus'

When the president of a technology services firm convened her executive team virtually to review the company’s strategic agenda, she started by allowing a few minutes for casual conversation and explained the purpose of the meeting. It seemed to work well—people were laughing, chatting, and asking questions. Then she moved to the main discussion with...

Three weeks ago, I woke up at 1 a.m. with shortness of breath and a racing heart. As this episode escalated and the world around me closed in, my heart was pounding so hard I felt it would burst through my chest. An EKG and treadmill test later...

When Covid-19 tightened its grip on the world last March, my company, Unanet, was deep into the process of integrating a company we had...

In one of psychology’s best-known experiments, volunteers watch a video of two basketball teams—one wearing white shirts, one wearing black shirts—passing around a basketball. As they watch, the volunteers have to...

“How are you doing – really?” This question seems so simple, but it can be profound. It has helped me connect with my team and be honest with myself, especially during...

In 2020, the terrible toll of the COVID-19 pandemic largely overshadowed the affliction that remains the leading cause of death in this country: heart disease. In the United States last year, at least...

Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life when he was in college. But after a conversation with his dad, he realized that the biggest problem facing the world was climate change, and that the contributions made by...

“Project Management” is an enormous industry. Software, training, certifications and even Masters degrees – everything you can imagine — to make us better at managing simple and complex projects. But we keep failing. Over and over again. Is there a solution?...