In his excellent book Give & Take, Adam Grant outlines three archetypes in human nature – Givers, Takers & Matchers.

I share my take here on these three archetypes in business.

Givers are those business owners who generously give to others without expecting favours returned. They go out of their way to introduce you to that important contact, pass on a book or listen to your problems and even give free advice.

Givers always seem to have enough time for everything and everyone. Often selfless, they allocate time, money and resources to serving others. They typically possess high emotional intelligence and limitless energy.

I’ve just taken my annual two-day Retreat and it was awesome!

There is something grounding about taking a break to plan the year ahead and stopping to think about what is important to you. So, I set about reflecting on what 2020 could look like if I was life’s puppeteer.

My mindset kept coming back to simplicity.

Making things easier not harder, with less complexity and noise.

In Part 2 of this Two-Part Blog, I address the psychology around assembling your A Team.

In Part 1, I recommended a Needs Assessment be conducted of your Org Chart noting positions listed where no existing team member has been allocated a role.

Now review how the positions not filled by an existing staff member in the Org Chart might be fulfilled by an external service provider. Use the Position Description drafted in Part 1 as a guide to scoping the deliverables to be provided.

To create sustainable success in business, you must assemble an A Team. Your A Team includes internal staff and external resources.

In this Two-Part Blog, I address the psychology around assembling your A Team.

In Part 1, I outline my tips and hacks on how to assemble a winning internal team through a commitment to four steps.

I can’t remember the origin, but I’ve always appreciated the elegant analogy of a car and ‘The Rear-View Mirror and the Windscreen’.

The Rear-View mirror is small and shows what is behind us. It is a reflection of the past and cannot be changed. It is somewhat important because to know where we are going, we must know where we are coming from.

The windscreen is large and in front of us. It projects our future and can be changed. It is most important because we can choose where we want to go and the windscreen projects our destiny.

I’ve become a big fan of journaling.

Journaling is a habit of daily, weekly or periodic reflection in handwriting your thoughts in a freestyle format onto paper.

After journaling was recommended by several thought leaders, I thought I should do a deep dive. Like meditation, journaling is a habit observed by so many high achievers, there must be something in it.

I’ll share with you the secret sauce I’ve discovered through journaling.