Productivity

Strategic Planning: Outcomes & Goals

Photo by Kamil Pietrzak on Unsplash 🎯 Outcomes ≠ Goals: It’s strategic planning season. 😬 Every year, I see thoughtful leaders get stuck in the same frustrating loop: They set ambitious “goals”... but they don't hit them. Not because they’re not capable, but because they’re aiming at the wrong thing. Here’s the distinction that’s been both liberating and empowering for me and my clients: 🎯 Outcomes ≠ Goals ✅ Outcomes are what you aim for, but can’t fully control. – Revenu

Leadership

Marriot Winquist

1 min read

My GenAI Tutor

ChatGPT became my personal tutor this week. 📚 I’ve been taking a fantastic certification on Imposter Syndrome, and after 20 minutes of dense material, my brain hit a wall. So I tried something new. I uploaded key concepts into ChatGPT and asked it to quiz me. Simple prompt. Powerful result. I tested myself again and again until the ideas stuck. It made learning lighter, faster, and more effective. 🚀 ✨ This isn’t a post about AI replacing human learning. It’s about amplifyin

Imposter Syndrome

Marriot Winquist

1 min read

Interrupting Default Patterns

[Photo by Sophi Raju on Unsplash] I knew better. I still forgot. A few days ago, I submitted an invoice the old way, despite being reminded last month that there’s a new tool. The finance team gently reminded me again. It made me laugh, but it also made me pause. How often do we default to old patterns, even when we know there’s a better way? Especially when we’re moving fast, under pressure, or trying to be “efficient.” That moment felt like a mini case study in leadership

Leadership

Marriot Winquist

1 min read

3 Steps to More Peace, Time, and Focus

Photo by Content Pixie on Unsplash Most leaders I work with seem to be short on time. No time for "real work", no time for "thinking big picture", no time for even finishing their "must-do's". A solid strategy is to revisit goals and objectives, prioritize, and align their to-do's to what matters most. This shifts the focus from a maddening growing list of to-do's to a clear set of prioritized actions. This process is critical, and I'll share more in another post. Toda

Productivity

Marriot Winquist

3 min read

Camera Shy?

I'm not a celebrity, and yet these days I find myself in front of the "camera" for most of my day. Hairbrush, lipstick, and scrunchies. Those items are at my fingertips nowadays so that I can be camera-ready for work meetings. (I'm not alone here, am I?) But appearances aside, leaders nowadays are often struggling to toe the line of maximizing "engagement" by requiring everyone to have their cameras on during zoom, or respecting individual preferences and allowing people to

Productivity

Marriot Winquist

2 min read

Root to Rise: Improve Employee Productivity

Photo by Cathryn Lavery on Unsplash While remote and hybrid work has been impacting our lives so much lately, I've found that my work with clients often come back to the basics - something that is true regardless of whether you're interacting in person or virtually. Once the basics are clarified and grounded, then the methods of how this plays out in different work modes becomes important. But not before. I'm a long-time yoga practitioner, and the phrase "Root to Rise" alw

Productivity

Marriot Winquist

2 min read