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Why We Should All Write a Letter to Our Grandkids

2 days ago - Written by Joost

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing." This famous quote by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard really hits the nail on its head. And as we spend most of our days at work, the work we do says a lot about the way we lead our lives.

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Micromanagement: Corporate Disease No. 1

5 days ago - Written by Pim

Micromanagement is about as persistent as a pesky mosquito that you can never seem to swat away. It just keeps showing up, sometimes biting you on the leg, other times buzzing near your ear for no particular reason—and then flying away right before you can smack it. And with micromanagement being the default approach for scores of managers in the workforce, have you ever wondered how many employees out there actually enjoy micromanagement?

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How to Become A Self-Managing Team

1 week ago - Written by Pim

Organizations worldwide are steadily realizing the need for a serious upgrade in the way they work—and interest in self-management is skyrocketing as a result. In this post, I'll share some of the wisdom we picked up during our visits to some of the world's leading self-managing organizations.

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The Days Of The Superstar CEO Are Numbered

1 month ago - Written by Joost

Some years ago, I claimed that good leaders are humble leaders. That post went viral and is still one of our most-read articles. At that time, I had based the claim solely on observations from anecdotal evidence gathered during our Bucket List visits—I was not aware of any empirical basis for it. It turns out there actually is. This is what science says.

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Change Can Start Small, But...

1 month ago - Written by Pim

Change is hard. And changing an organization's way of working is no exception. But you know what makes it even harder? Expressing even the slightest desire to change something that needs to be changed and being hit with the classic "Yes, but…" as a response.

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Deep Work: How To Kill Distractions And Boost Productivity

1 month ago - Written by Pim

It's 10:34 a.m. on a Thursday morning while I'm writing this. Headphones on. Spotify activated. Weird 'Focus Mode' playlist playing. Notifications are turned off for both laptop and phone. I'm in the zone, so to speak.

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