When you're short on sleep, you're short on patience. You're ruder to people, less tolerant, less understanding. It's harder to relate and to pay attention for sustained periods of time.
There's nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.
A lot of people relate leadership to formalities. They believe that leadership is about being professional and strong and always right and being a booming voice. I just don't buy that. I think that le...
We think of computers as smart and powerful machines. But your goldfish is smarter.
Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
If yesterday was a good day's work, chances are you'll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself - including not working from the moment you get...
Respect the work that you’ve never done before.
Bottom line: If you can't spare some time to give your employees the chance to wow you, you'll never get the best from them.
If you ask people where they go when they really need to get work done, very few will respond 'the office.' If they do say the office, they'll include a qualifier such as 'super-early in the morning b...
Plans let past drives the future.
Culture is action, not words.
It's easy to forget, as a leader, that when employees don't get the wide view, not only does the point of their work escape them, but it can also lead to real frustration. It's hard to feel pride and...
It's better to have people be happy using someone else's product than disgruntled using yours.
Don't let yourself off the hook with excuses.
Long commutes make you fat, stressed, and miserable. Even short commutes stab at your happiness.
Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs.
Any conversation with more than three people is typically a conversation with too many people.
It’s entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.
If no one’s upset by what you’re saying, you’re probably not pushing hard enough. (And you’re probably boring, too.)
The most important thing is to begin.