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  • (Automatically) deleting emails

    When was the last time you deleted an email right after you received it? When was the last time your email went straight to the trash without you reading it? I cannot remember when exactly this habit began. Still, I’ve been starting to observe that I delete the emails immediately when reaching my phone after Read more


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  • What is work?

    What is work?

    When I was in college, I thought that work is something you are obliged to do even your heart is not up to it. Years later, while I was trying to understand the implications of a particular law affecting the energy sector, I realized that work is what you choose to do. These are the Read more


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  • A week without a plan

    Since I learned about making to-do lists, I made it a habit and a standard of my week. However, this one time, I decided to let the week pass me by. Do you know what happened next? Without any definite plans, I coursed through a whole work week and a weekend blank and more tired Read more


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  • The absent leader

    Resist the temptation to pile responsibility on team members. The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders Read more


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  • Launch and leave

    One of the mistakes leaders make in change processes is to launch them and leave them. The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders Read more


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