by marcosbarros | May 10, 2021 | High Performance
What The Heck Are Mental Models? Your way of thinking brought you to where you are. If you want to move to new levels, you need new tools for better thinking. And this is what Mental Models are. I have a long collection of bad decisions made in my businesses, more...
by marcosbarros | Mar 11, 2021 | Communication, Leadership, OKRs
Some people are really struggling with working from home. One of my mentees was recently in tears as her child would not stop crying during a crucial zoom call she had with her board. I also mentioned in my last video another client whose teams are having memory...
by marcosbarros | Mar 9, 2021 | High Performance
Many companies have decided to carry working from home, even after the end of the lockdown. And we know that this is not all good. Many of my clients are struggling with issues like people missing the social contact of the office. It may seem a minor problem, but last...
by marcosbarros | Feb 23, 2021 | OKRs
OKRs are very simple but they can be hard to get right. A common mistake is to confuse Key Results with Tasks. This video will show you an easy and simple way to solve it. When creating OKRs it´s very easy to confuse Key Results with tasks. For example, To hire a new...
by marcosbarros | Feb 15, 2021 | OKRs
It does not matter the size or the kind of business you have. Any organisation can acquire new superpowers with OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results. They are extremely simple, but very powerful if properly used. They won´t solve all your problems, but they can produce...
by marcosbarros | Apr 3, 2020 | Mental Models, Strategic Planning
This is a method I have been using to make difficult or important decisions. It is easy, simple, free and incredibly effective. It uses Napoleon Hill´s idea of a Master Mind and Carl Rogers´ insights on client-centred Psychology. You may have read Think and Grow Rich...
by marcosbarros | Jan 31, 2020 | Communication, Leadership
3 Essentials For Excellent Communication When I interview my clients to understand their main business challenges, communication is usually one of the first themes in their lists. Great leaders are often great communicators, so we all know we should strive to...
by marcosbarros | Jan 23, 2020 | High Performance
Oh no, not another meeting! You already know what to expect. Blah, blah, blah, boring discussions, very little accomplished. And it’s not just time. If you add the wages of everyone in the room, you will be horrified with the money being wasted. The usual...
by marcosbarros | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
It´s not only you. We all have lots of insecurities most of the time. Sometimes they are just a subtle feeling, but they also may come as a major crisis. And they all have some prevalent causes. Here you will find what I believe are the three main ones, and what to do...
by marcosbarros | Jan 11, 2020 | Mental Models
(This is a brain dump, still being worked on) You will find below a simple and concise model to understand the basics of human behaviour. I created it to help me make sense of the complexities of peoples decisions and reactions. It is based on studies on Neuroscience,...
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