5 for Friday: Rapid Fire Learning Edition

Happy Friday Folks! Lots to learn this week, and this month. It’s almost May.

WOW!

5/12 of the way completed with 2007.

What do you have left to do? Does it still matter? I’m going to take some time to re-evaluate my goals over the next week. I encourage you to do the same.

1. I learned from Lisa Haneberg that you can burn away the fog, that ov erhwlem is not real, ambiguity is stuff we think we should know but don’t know, and that flat and simple need to positively correlated. This is very helpful for where I am right now.
2. I learned 9 great tips for overcoming stage fright from Christine Kane. I haven’t had stage fright yet, but I imagine I might at some point, and I think it ‘s best to have some ammunition to combat it.
3. Rick Cockrum reminded me that multi-tasking does NOT make you more productive, in the Delusion of Multi-tasking. I need to remember this OFTEN, especially when I’m trying to quiet my mind chatter. Rick asks “Do I want to be busy, or do I want to be good?” I want to be GREAT, so I know I need to do this. Something is stopping me. I am working for clarity. Lisa Haneberg and I talked about the multi-tasking myth last July, and I have fallen out of my focused zone. I learned I need to re-focus to become great again!
4. I learned that leadership has become more concerned with soft skills instead of just hard skills, at least according to Jonathan Farrington. I agree with this, and I’m glad it’s changed from the way it used to be. I’ve learned that people are our most valuable asset, and without people, NOTHING gets done.
5. Last but not least, I learned that I can be more productive by taking a break. Thanks for permission to break Ben! I needed that.

And with that, I bid you adieu. I am off to Las Vegas to speak at the 2007 HDI Conference, and posting may be sporadic. I have 1 surprise for you while I’m gone, so stay tuned.

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