What are crucial conversations?

Key characteristics of crucial conversations: Differing opinions: There’s a significant disagreement or clash of perspectives High stakes: The outcome of the conversation matters a lot to you and the other person(s) involved Strong emotions: People involved may feel anger, frustration, fear, or sadness, making it difficult to communicate effectively. Notes to self: They are inevitable: […]

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How to build a team culture that boosts cohesion & optimal solutions

Listen to the universe Listen! Your world is likely speaking to you daily. The daily obstacles you and your team face are the treasure trove of opportunities needed to streamline your operations improve your team culture. Indeed, the obstacles are the path, and distilling sustainable solutions out of them is the name of the game. […]

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Think in layers to empower your team and build better products

Welcome to the jungle Let’s start with a natural system. Enter a forest for example. It is comprised of many plant species that can thrive at different levels: trees, shrubs, heather, grass, moss, etc. Within each layer, there are types of plants that like: more or less light, more or less water. And each plant […]

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A brief guide to Enterprise SEO

What is enterprise SEO? Enterprise SEO is the practice of optimizing a large website with hundreds or thousands of webpages to rank for relevant search queries. It involves using a website’s content, technical setup, and overall online presence to appear in search results for keywords that potential customers search for. The main difference between enterprise […]

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Reduce complexity to build better products and thrive

Complexity is a cost both in science and in business The second law of thermodynamics states that every closed system grows disordered with time. This holds for all physical systems from the universe to your garden, your kitchen cabinets, and your work systems. Human nature, however, likes order. We constantly strive to work in the […]

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Efficiency comes from creativity and willingness to adapt

Optimal organizational structure is essential There is a lot written on the topic of making organizations more efficient. Structure is important but people are more important. Structure is ultimately there to catch the mistakes of people. And we all make mistakes so a framework is necessary for scaling.  If you have the right structure supporting […]

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Think in systems

This is primarily a summary of the book Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows. I have used Bard and ChatGPT along the way so this is mostly written by them. See notes after each section. I have used this as an exercise in summarising the book as well as testing the two models. Bard’s initial […]

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SEO guide to keyword research & types of search terms

What is SEO keyword research? The process of collecting data on the performance of keywords and analyzing that data based on its attributes or features. Then using our findings to drive and improve our SEO strategy. SEO keyword research is the practice of identifying which phrases are most relevant to your website, and optimizing your […]

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12 goal & OKR examples

1. Improve productivity Improve 3x tasks process efficiency each month Cut back on 3x unnecessary activities each month Refine your bookmarks once per month 2. Improve transparency  Have at least one meaningful coaching moment with each team member per month Share be vulnerable at least one time per month with your team 3. Improve systems […]

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