Measure What Matters

Measure What Matters

August 3, 2021
The famous management writer Peter Drucker once said "what gets measured, gets managed". I've found that to be true, for the most part. There is a reliable relationship between the measured and the managed. But what about another category of stuff that begins with "m"? I'm talking about the stuff that matters. I have a theory about how those 3 "m" things…

Good Tactics = Good Strategy

July 15, 2021
The Today Card is tactical by nature. But because it gets you to focus on things at a tactical level each day, it allows you to eventually be more strategic. The better you get at filling out the card, the better you'll get at getting the stuff on it done. And vice versa. In his books Turn The Ship Around…

The You Before the Card and the You After

July 11, 2021
We humans have all sorts of quirks. From moment to moment, our desires can change. Our interests can change. We can get distracted, and trick ourselves into diverting away from serving our goals and values. And like any habit, the more it happens, the harder it is to get yourself free from it. Now that I’ve been filling out a…