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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...

Hamish Mackenzie
3 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
2 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read


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
1 min read
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
2 min read
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....

Hamish Mackenzie
2 min read
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