I have two daily work routines that keep me on track: my Workday Startup Routine and my Workday Shutdown Routine. The workday shutdown routine I’ve had in my calendar for about three years, inspired by an old Cal Newport routine for ending your day. Cal Newport’s Shutdown Ritual The idea is that doing this daily […]| Ian Daniel Stewart
Wouldn’t it be great to always be on the same page in the pursuit of quality and excellence with your team and your organization? Those shared high standards would help keep you on track to s…| Ian Daniel Stewart
About a decade ago, I decided I’d like to be the type of person who collects wisdom and advice using a list of favourite quotes. I intermittently review them when I need to share advice with …| Ian Daniel Stewart
Last week I came across these notes from The 12 Week Year and was impressed again at how neatly that book summarizes the essentials for managing your time to achieve ambitious goals. They’re …| Ian Daniel Stewart
Every week, I’m in several 1-1 meetings. Biweekly with the manager I report in to, and at various frequencies and lengths with the managers and individual contributors that report in to me. W…| Ian Daniel Stewart
‘To reckless courage in incurring dangers he united the greatest judgement when in the midst of them,’ wrote Livy. This is the difference between leadership and plain bravery. From Hannibal by Ernl…| Ian Daniel Stewart
Huang prefers an agile corporate structure, with no fixed divisions or hierarchy. Instead, employees submit a weekly list of the five most important things they are working on. Brevity is encouraged, as Huang surveys these e-mails late into the night. Huang communicates to his staff by writing hundreds of e-mails per day, often only a […]| Ian Daniel Stewart
You are a manager and a leader because you cannot do everything yourself, and your impact is going to increase dramatically as you work through your team. The process of achieving impact through others and increasing that leverage by growing the ability of others to execute and add to the direction you are providing is […]| Ian Daniel Stewart
One of my recent favourite reads has been Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change by William B. Joiner and Stephen A. Josephs. I found it “accidentally” while looking for management books on how to effectively delegate. It’s not about that at all but a comment from a Goodreads reviewer that suggested it […]| Ian Daniel Stewart
I came across this recent video from Vicky Zhao last week and loved her brief summary of how she grew in her ability to clearly articulate ideas on the spot by getting to the point, using story str…| Ian Daniel Stewart