Results for the category: Focus

Ignore deadlines

January 13, 2026

Windows There are deadlines and then there are deadlines. Most deadlines are wishes, conveniences, designed to generate some kind of focus and just enough urgency to get the work done in what... READ MORE

Anchor it down

January 10, 2026

Ring At the start of the day, the week, the month, you have a pretty good idea of the things you need to get done. Some of them are in the day-to-day... READ MORE

Things they want

January 5, 2026

Column If you do good work, people, customers, colleagues will ask you to do new things. New things are … new, and most of us are intrigued and challenged by working them... READ MORE

It’s a model

January 2, 2026

Windows It’s a model. It’s a thinking tool. It’s a part of the planning. It’s a list of assumptions, the things you’re guessing, the leaps of faith. It’s a game of ifs... READ MORE

The actual steps

January 1, 2026

ROLO When something big needs doing, there’s no substitute for sitting down and getting it done. The bigger it is, the more likely there’ll be multiple sittings. But one way or... READ MORE