7 Symptoms of The Business Killing Habit That Nukes Your Plans And Cripples Your Productivity

by Nicholas McGill | Jan 9, 2019 | Business, Business Development, Business Model Design, Design, Management, Strategic Thinking

One of the biggest yet least known problems that established business owner’s face that they don’t realize has to do with assessing their work capacity. By capacity, I mean the total amount of work you, your team, and the company can perform, recover from and adapt...

Getting It Done: 3 Steps to Help You Stop Overestimating Your Capacity & Underestimating The Effort Required

by Nicholas McGill | Jan 8, 2019 | Business, Business Model Design, Design, Management, Management Strategy, Operations, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy

Overestimating your capacity is a bad keystone habit that enables a lot of other self-sabotaging habits, and while there are ways to turn things around, as with any addiction, you’ll be vulnerable to repeating bad problems and must maintain constant vigilance. This...

Finding Your Flow: 8 Business and Life Altering Benefits of Getting Capacity Right

by Nicholas McGill | Dec 26, 2018 | Business, Business Model Design, Featured, Management, Management Strategy, Operations, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy

Being aware of your true, effective work capacity as an individual and as a company is an essential life skill. Most established business owners struggle with it. Overestimating what they can do & underestimating the effort required, is a surefire, one-two recipe...

Capacity Counts: 25 Points of Peril & The High Cost of  Getting It Wrong

by Nicholas McGill | Dec 26, 2018 | Business, Business Model Design, Design, Design Thinking, Featured, Leadership, Management, Management Strategy, Operations, Performance, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy

Being unaware of your true effective capacity as an individual and as a company is deadly. If the leader of the company overestimates his capacity, he’ll flood his company with unrealistic expectations, fantasy projects, and vague goals that will cripple the...

#OffMode: 9 Reasons Why Now is the Best Time to Disconnect & Cut Back

by Nicholas McGill | Dec 5, 2018 | #OffMode, Business, Experience Design, Featured, Field Notes, Management, Management Strategy

The largest contributor to personal and professional burnout, anxiety and depression currently overwhelming you is in your pocket, on your desk, and in your bag. And there’s a simple little practice to keep it all in check, stay balanced, and operating optimally. It’s...

Does Winging It Work For The Long Haul? Do UpsidesSustainable Strategies

by Nicholas McGill | Nov 28, 2018 | Business, Business Model Design, Management Strategy, Positioning Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy

Is constantly flying by the seat of your pants a sustainable strategy? Can you make it to big wins just by cycling through the trending tactics of the moment? There are many out there who proudly swear by this approach and just wing it. And there are many more who...