Squint and You Can See It
EARLY MARCH. Welcome to March. The New Year is a distant memory, and you can see summer vacation if you squint your eyes. Let’s use that motivation, but first:
This Week in Rands
I fall in out and out love with my penchant for defining people labels. The articles where I started this approach were often hits, so I stuck with it, but the more I found and labeled, the more I worried I was providing hacks, not good advice.
This worry has not prevented me from writing another piece:
The lesson is: my writing is intended to get you thinking, but you have to do the work.
52 Weeks of Leadership
Ok, week #7
DO THIS. RIGHT NOW. A reward for yourself. I don’t know what it is, but it’s something that will motivate you. I like trips. I like the stimulus that comes with being in a new place. As a country mouse, new places scared me, but I’ve discovered comfort in difference.
We spent the first part of the year finding one or two projects to solve. No clue how it did, but maybe it wasn’t the deadline, it was the motivation. Take a moment to define a future reward. We’re not going to assign it to a task. Just take a moment, a breath, and dream a bit.
Leadership Links
- Our Favorite Management Tips on Building Trust on Your Team: https://hbr.org/2026/02/our-favorite-management-tips-on-building-trust-on-your-team
- 4 Timeless Principles to Differentiate You From AI: https://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/2026/02/4_timeless_principles_to_diffe.html
- Software Engineering is Becoming Position-Less: https://newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/software-engineering-is-becoming
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