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343. There Are Only 3 Problems In Life

Every problem you have is one of three things: your head, your heart, or your bank account. Here’s how to diagnose which one you’re actually dealing…

Jul 20

376. Everyone Hates Your Weekly Team Meeting

Your weekly team meeting sucks. Everybody hates it but they won't tell you why. I will. Here's how to create a weekly meeting that people care about.

Jun 15

374. The Zeigarnik Effect Is Running Your Life

You don't have a productivity problem. You have a closure problem. The Zeigarnik Effect is running your life and you don't even know it.

Jun 1

368. You Hate The Answer As Much As The Problem

You think you just need to change your behavior. But that won't last. The real reason you stay stuck is something else entirely.

Apr 20

366. Why You Keep Choosing The Bad Option

You’d rather live with an outcome that you know is bad - everybody does it. But that doesn't mean the devil you know is a good choice.

Apr 6

Leadership Lessons

381. The Biggest Mistake We Make About People

My wife thought our dog didn't like her. She was wrong. And that’s how I learned the biggest mistake we make about people.

Jul 27

343. There Are Only 3 Problems In Life

Every problem you have is one of three things: your head, your heart, or your bank account. Here’s how to diagnose which one you’re actually dealing…

Jul 20

379. Change Starts Here

Every time you fight the elephant you feed it. Here's why willpower fails, and the only way to approach change that actually lasts.

Jul 6

377. The Drowning Person Doesn't Need A Lecture

Imagine you see somebody drowning. Instead of trying to help them, you tell them to "just swim." It turns out, this is how you're acting as a leader.

Jun 22

376. Everyone Hates Your Weekly Team Meeting

Your weekly team meeting sucks. Everybody hates it but they won't tell you why. I will. Here's how to create a weekly meeting that people care about.

Jun 15

🤖 AI Prompts

I'm Just Not Good At That

"I'm just not good at that" feels like the truth. But I bet you never actually tested if it's true.

18 hrs ago

You're More Like Your Parents Than You Want to Admit

Some of what your parents taught you works in your favor. Some of it doesn't. This prompt uncovers both.

Jul 21

Here's What It's Like To Work With You

You hate your own voice on a recording. That's not me, you think. Except it is. Same thing's happening with your personality at work.

Jul 14

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Uncomfortable Truths

380. We Taught Women To Act Like Mediocre Men

The traits we punish in women are the exact traits that make great leaders. We just taught them to act like mediocre men

Jul 13

379. Change Starts Here

Every time you fight the elephant you feed it. Here's why willpower fails, and the only way to approach change that actually lasts.

Jul 6

373. The Iceberg of Ignorance Is Bigger Than You Think

Leaders know 4% of company problems. The Iceberg of Ignorance explains the gap — and why your team will never tell you the truth.

May 25

372. You Are Not Your Personality Test

Your personality test isn't wrong. They way you're interpreting it is.

May 18

371. What Made You Great Is Keeping You Stuck

Your pattern creates your environment. Your environment reinforces your pattern. That's the Pattern-Environment Loop. And you built it yourself.

May 11

Building A Better Culture

378. You Don't Have A Remote Work Problem

You don't have a remote work problem. You have a trust problem.

Jun 29

377. The Drowning Person Doesn't Need A Lecture

Imagine you see somebody drowning. Instead of trying to help them, you tell them to "just swim." It turns out, this is how you're acting as a leader.

Jun 22

375. Bob Wasn't Loyal. He Was Trapped.

Loyalty isn't dead. We've just been using the wrong definition for 70 years. Just ask Bob.

Jun 8

373. The Iceberg of Ignorance Is Bigger Than You Think

Leaders know 4% of company problems. The Iceberg of Ignorance explains the gap — and why your team will never tell you the truth.

May 25

367. It's Not The Conversation. It's You.

That difficult conversation doesn't need to be difficult. The main problem with it is you. Fortunately, I have an easy solution for how to have a…

Apr 13

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You're More Like Your Parents Than You Want to Admit

Some of what your parents taught you works in your favor. Some of it doesn't. This prompt uncovers both.

Jul 21

343. There Are Only 3 Problems In Life

Every problem you have is one of three things: your head, your heart, or your bank account. Here’s how to diagnose which one you’re actually dealing…

Jul 20

Here's What It's Like To Work With You

You hate your own voice on a recording. That's not me, you think. Except it is. Same thing's happening with your personality at work.

Jul 14

380. We Taught Women To Act Like Mediocre Men

The traits we punish in women are the exact traits that make great leaders. We just taught them to act like mediocre men

Jul 13

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The Most Expensive Leadership Mistake Costs $89

The most expensive leadership mistake in your company right now costs $89. It's not a decision. It's not a hire. It's already sitting under someone.

Jul 10

The Difference Between Patience And Avoidance

The difference between patience and avoidance is a plan. This prompt tells you which one you've got.

Jul 7

379. Change Starts Here

Every time you fight the elephant you feed it. Here's why willpower fails, and the only way to approach change that actually lasts.

Jul 6

8:18

Why Most Feedback Is Useless

Feedback is a good thing. Everyone tells you that. But most of the feedback you're getting is useless. And you're one of the two types making it worse.

Jul 3

The Question Most Successful People Avoid

Most successful people can tell you what they gained. Few can tell you what it cost them. This prompt helps you do the accounting.

Jun 30

378. You Don't Have A Remote Work Problem

You don't have a remote work problem. You have a trust problem.

Jun 29

10:02

You Don't Have A Time Management Problem | The Lie 40,000 Books Keep Selling You

There are 40,000 time management books on Amazon. Most of them work great... for 2 weeks. Then they fail. Because you don't have a time management…

Jun 26

You're Not Patient. You're Avoidant.

You already know what it is and who it’s with. This prompt tells you why you still haven’t had it.

Jun 23

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