This is the second episode in a serious of unplanned, non-sequential guides to podcasting. The first guide is here > This episode is all about planning (yes, the irony is not lost on me). Before we get into the good stuff, let’s talk a little about planning. Some things in…
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Introducing Coffee Notes: A template for better meetings
A big part of my discovery mission living in a new city was meeting people for coffee. A lot of people, and a lot of coffee. I quickly realized two things: Several topics and questions came up repeatedly Preparing well led to better outcomes I started using a simple template…
The Portfolio Career Podcast
Two of things I love most about New York are its pay-it-forward approach and its densely networked nature. This combination means it’s possible to meet a lot of interesting people in a short space of time. Someone I met early on through this combination was David Nebinski. As we went…
The 2 most important slides for your workshop
They’re obvious, but often missed. They’re not glamorous, entertaining, jaw-dropping, or photogenic. But they make a lasting impact, and will only take up about a minute each. The top and the tail. The beginning and the end. These aren’t hard pieces to implement but it’s amazing how often they get…
How to articulate your vision in 4 post-it notes
Here’s an exercise I picked up at a dinner event I attended this past weekend. It’s intended to be for 1 year visioning but can easily be repurposed for other timeframes and contexts. I’m unsure of its origins but wanted to share here as it’s lightweight yet effective, and is…
5 x Why, 5 x Who
You may have heard about the 5 Whys. It was originally developed at Toyota to help them figure out the root causes of failures and inefficiencies on their manufacturing line. Over time, the idea spread – it now shows up in everything from Six Sigma to goal setting. It’s a…
The Gallery
It’s time for your next show. Take a moment to see in your mind’s eye a spacious, empty room in an art gallery. You choose what gets displayed, but you can only have a handful of things on show. The good news is you can choose any of your projects…
Employee of the Month
It’s really easy to let our inner critic run riot. The negative self-talk, the comparison trap, that nagging feeling of imposter syndrome. Like arrogance, the inner critic can be useful, but only when used sparingly. When we work for ourselves as a freelancer, consultant or other kind of independent entity…
When is it hard to do, or easy to finish?
This can often be the case for freelancers doing work for a client. Hard to do as it’s not always aligned with our vision, our identity. We have to work to find the balance; fulfilling client requirements while injecting our own skills, style, and approach. The good news is this…
Workshop Slide Deck (guided): Lifecycles in products, companies, and careers
Introduction This is a workshop session I designed and facilitated in Summer 2018 (annotated and abbreviated version, with some classroom exercises and notes included for other educators to reference). Here’s the Slideshare version, although this annotated one is far better of course 😉 I created this as part of the growth…