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The Collaborative Worker is the Most Valuable Asset of the 21st Century Company: Why Knowledge Was Never Enough

The Collaborative Worker is the Most Valuable Asset of the 21st Century Company: Why Knowledge Was Never Enough

by Brandi Olson | Leadership, Teams

The Collaborative Worker is the Most Valuable Asset of the 21st Century Company: Why Knowledge Was Never Enough “This will never work!” That is what the executive sponsor told me when I suggested creating dedicated cross-disciplinary teams that spanned across...
Best practices are dead. Long live better practices.

Best practices are dead. Long live better practices.

by Brandi Olson | Leadership, Planning & Strategy, Teams

Best practices are dead. Long live better practices. I used to be in love with the idea that there is a best way to do something. Perhaps you love that idea too? I’ll be honest, I find deep comfort in the concept of best — the best deal, the right answer, the perfect...
Reframing Your Midday Lull in Productivity Is Actually the Key to a Better Work Day

Reframing Your Midday Lull in Productivity Is Actually the Key to a Better Work Day

by Brandi Olson | Leadership, Productivity, Teams

Reframing Your Midday Lull in Productivity Is Actually the Key to a Better Work Day It’s the middle of the day and you’ve already been in a few meetings and crushed the first part of your to-do list. You feel a yawn coming on and immediately leap from your desk. Up...
Modern Management’s Fetish That’s Getting in the Way of Your Success

Modern Management’s Fetish That’s Getting in the Way of Your Success

by Brandi Olson | Leadership, Planning & Strategy, Productivity

Modern Management’s Fetish That’s Getting in the Way of Your Success As a Western society, we are steeped in the belief that being a high-performer means doing more, all at once. We’ve been conditioned to attach enormous value to being endlessly busy, and we conflate...
The Actual Reason Everyone Is Exhausted at Work and the Problem with Juggling Water

The Actual Reason Everyone Is Exhausted at Work and the Problem with Juggling Water

by Brandi Olson | Leadership, Productivity

The Actual Reason Everyone Is Exhausted at Work and the Problem with Juggling Water I’d like you to imagine something. As your manager, I’ve just given you a pitcher of water and tasked you with taking it from one side of the room to another. Accomplishing the goal is...
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