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Team of teams by General Stanley McChrystal – leading teams to work effectively together

The book has a few essential ideas which are worth while but it takes quite a lot of background to get to them. Below are my key takeaways. The context for McChrystal was trying to get specialist units in very different parts of the military, who each worked incredibly effectively in their specific area, to … Continue reading Team of teams by General Stanley McChrystal – leading teams to work effectively together

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Deep Work by Cal Newport

The basic idea behind this book is that in an age of increasing distraction, being able to really concentrate and do deep focused work is a super-power. He spends the first half of the book explaining why he believes this is the case and the second half offering some really pragmatic strategies for achieving this. … Continue reading Deep Work by Cal Newport

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Great questions #2

I like to collect great questions, they motivate me towards deeper thinking and insights. The questions you ask can drive change in your life. So I will be adding a more regular set of question posts to this blog to remind myself of the interesting questions I come across that I want to ask myself. … Continue reading Great questions #2

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Building trust

The foundation of all healthy relationships is trust. The foundation of being able to have good, honest and open debates that make our business better is trust. It’s the foundation for being able to get an honest assessment of business partners. So being able to build trust is an essential skill. Robin Dreeke is a … Continue reading Building trust