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The hardest battle of them all – The Daily PPILL #35

The hardest battle of them all – The Daily PPILL #35

Today, I will tell you a little anecdote. “Once upon a time” I was invited to a meeting with the company’s CEO. A man known to be strong, with quick decision-making skills. Maybe even scary. The meeting was supposed to be a “feedback and...
The “stuff” of leadership – The Daily PPILL #30

The “stuff” of leadership – The Daily PPILL #30

There is a lot of talk about leadership, but what is it? What defines it? It is definitely not a title, and most of the time it has to do nothing with Management. It is more of a mindset. The “stuff” that leadership is made out of, is the willingness to...
The Daily PPILL #20 – Message to Garcia

The Daily PPILL #20 – Message to Garcia

This is one of the classics in management and accountability. If you haven’t heard about it yet, you certainly should! In a world of endless follow-ups and verifications, you will appreciate the simple virtue of Message to Garcia. I heard it is apparently a work of...
The Daily PPILL #15 – Let them talk

The Daily PPILL #15 – Let them talk

They say feedback is gold. And sincerely, how do you know you are not doing a good job if you are so enamored with your own plan, and you never hear it from others? But to get criticism when we need it the most, not only should we be able to withstand it, but we must...
The Daily PPILL #10 – Taken for granted

The Daily PPILL #10 – Taken for granted

Perhaps one of the most taken-for-granted positive attributes that a person, organization, or even a product may have, is Reliability.  It is an odd thing because when it’s there, we don’t see it; and when it disappears, is all the more visible....
The Daily PPILL #5 – Leadership

The Daily PPILL #5 – Leadership

If you are here, thanks for sticking with me. This week was all about setting the ground for what is about to come, and if it felt way too meta, way too much about myself, is because it was intended that way. If you found that boring, or irrelevant, I apologize for...