An extra day a week
Most time poverty problems aren’t about minutes and hours. They’re about prioritization and self-management. If you get better at those...
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Hamish Mackenzie
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The power delusion
The most interesting thing about Elon Musk's "homeworking is unacceptable" memo isn't whether he's right or not. It's that he thinks he...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Brainstorming doesn't work
A recent episode of the Tim Ferris podcast featured renowned parapsychologist Professor Richard Wiseman. He pointed out that scientific...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Ouctomes not hours
It was Ramit Sethi who really got me to accept the absurdity of measuring value in units of time. This is probably not a perfect version...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Built not found
A lot of people seem to think they need to "take" or "find" the road to success. The reality is that everyone needs to BUILD that road...
Hamish Mackenzie
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You're fired.
The most shocking thing about the Better.com firing debacle isn't: - the short notice - the timing - the fact that Zoom was used - the...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Oxymoron Alert: “Leadership Training”
The terms “leadership” and “management” often seem to get used interchangeably. Which is a problem, since they are two very different...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Time Sinks.
The executives who complain to me that they have never have enough time are usually those who are either a) terrible at delegating, or b)...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Don’t cut out the middle man.
When large organizations embark on a cost cutting exercise, the axe often falls fastest and hardest on layers of middle management. It’s...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Headstart.
Counterintuitively, it takes a lot of effort to become more efficient and productive. At least at the beginning. You have to change...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Stop or go?
Not many people are reckless enough to run a red light, putting themselves and others in danger. But occasionally, we’re all faced with a...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Embrace hybrid working
We should have all realized by now that neither 100% work at home nor 100% work at the office is a good state of affairs for most...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Enough is enough.
I've been reading (ok, listening to) "Anything you want" by Derek Sivers and he said something which really resonated with me. It was...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Adversity is overrated.
I know everyone loves a good story about the hero who faces severe adversity and triumphs anyway. But for most people, it would be a lot...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Choose what to fix.
Before you let someone tell you your business model is permanently broken because of Covid-19, take the time to ask: Is it really? Of...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Stop involving everyone in everything.
There are several mistakes that most companies are continuing to make when it comes to meetings, whether online, in-person or a mixture...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Don't Panic
Three things any business should not be doing right now: 1) Panicking 2) Cancelling all investments 3) Being inflexible Three things they...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Heroes
I was fortunate enough to be a guest of Audi at yesterday's Bayern Munich game against Augsburg. I was even more fortunate to meet...
Hamish Mackenzie
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How sick are you?
We have a daughter with a chronic illness, so we spend a lot of time in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices. One thing I’ve noticed...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Shelved
There are two accusations often leveled at consultants. One is that they arrive to solve a problem, only to stay and become part of it....
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