5 Ways to Protect Your Plans For 2020
We all know that most new year resolutions don’t last more than a couple of months. However, not to make plans should not be an option. If you don’t choose how you will spend your time and energy, other people will choose for you, according to their...
The Fallacy of Information, or Why You Forget Most of What You Read
Some time ago, I was trying to find some notes in a book I read. Revising my writings there, I was astonished to find out that some critical stuff I read and marked, had vanished from my mind. They had completely disappeared from my radar. I was extremely frustrated....
What the Heck Are Mental Models?
When Qantas Flight 32 managed to land safely with four hundred and forty passengers aboard, after two engines failed and nearly all essential flying systems were inoperant, it became known as the worst midair mechanical disaster in modern aviation. Barbara Burian, a...
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- Mental Models for Business Decisions May 10, 2021What 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 than I can remember. […]marcosbarros
- How You Can Make Remote Work More Effective March 11, 2021Some 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 problems due to a lack of physical […]marcosbarros
- Why some people are having memory problems in Zoom calls and how to improve it March 9, 2021Many 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 week I was talking to […]marcosbarros
- Measuring RESULTS and not EFFORTS in your OKRs February 23, 2021OKRs 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 CFO or […]marcosbarros
- How OKRs Can Give SUPERPOWERS to Your Business February 15, 2021It 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 real differences in your bottom line. Just in […]marcosbarros
- How To Use an Inner MasterMind to Make Decisions in Difficult Times. April 3, 2020This 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 Napoleon Hill. It sold more than 15 million […]marcosbarros
- 3 Essentials For Excellent Communication January 31, 20203 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 improve the way we share our thoughts, ideas and plans. And this can […]marcosbarros
- 3 Reasons Why Meetings Are Usually Big Time Wasters January 23, 2020Oh 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 culprits: 1 – Lack of Previously Agreed Objectives and Structure […]marcosbarros
- 3 Reasons Why We Feel Insecure January 20, 2020It´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 about them. […]marcosbarros
- Why We Do What We Do January 11, 2020(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, Psychology and Anthropology. I work with solving […]marcosbarros
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