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Seth Godin shares an unusual take on finding your north star that can apply to individual star finding as well as team strategy.
Ryan Seamons
The way you think about setting goals may be setting you up for failure. Understanding what leading vs lagging indicators are and how to use them can…
Ryan Seamons

September 2020

4,000 teams signed up. And most teams tried to leverage individual incentives. Other teams used data. But the team that won did something different ...
Ryan Seamons
A productivity lessons from the story of how Houston Airport responded to complaints with a far worse experience that dropped complaints to almost zero.
Ryan Seamons
It’s easy to look at successful people and think about how lucky they are. We often don’t see the work behind the luck. Mark Cuban shares his experience…
Ryan Seamons
Sanity, time, and emotional energy are worth a lot. And sometimes walking away from something is the best way to preserve them.
Ryan Seamons

August 2020

1:1 conversations are important at work. Even more important, and sometimes more difficult, in family relationships. Here's why and how kids…
Ryan Seamons
Normally Pixar is thought of as a darling of success. But rewind a bit and Pixar wasn’t doing so well.
Ryan Seamons
You've got to see this award-winning short film that shows how to grow in influence and smile more at the same time. The best part is that you can do…
Ryan Seamons
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is the worst question you could ask to start a conversation about development. Learn why and explore a much…
Ryan Seamons
I went running with my son. I'm a lot faster than he is—unless he uses a bike. Then I'm the slow one. Steve Jobs made famous the idea that a computer is…
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July 2020

Patterns is a weekly idea or story for people who don’t want to hate Mondays. If you are just now finding out about Patterns, you can subscribe here! If…
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