
SHROPCAST
By Mark Shropshire

SHROPCASTJul 05, 2022

The Start of Your Day Doesn’t Have to Define the Rest of It
In this episode, Shrop talks about persevering through the day and not expecting everything to go as planned.
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On Day at a Time
In this episode, Shrop talks about the importance of taking life one day at a time.
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Chasing Laser Pointers
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Reducing Risk by Using Small Experiments
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You Don’t Know What Others Are Going Through
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Judging Version 1.0 Like Iterations Never Happen
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Creating Space for Creativity
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Guardrails to Prevent Burnout
Links:
* www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/burnout/art-20046642
* www.thisiscalmer.com/blog/5-stages-of-burnout
* anchor.fm/shrop/episodes/Managing-Your-Time-When-Leading-ep5b4s
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Managing Your Time When Leading
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* anchor.fm/shrop/episodes/Timebox-Your-Life-ejl696
* anchor.fm/shrop/episodes/Managing-Your-Calendar-Effectively-em6var
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Letting Go of Expectations of Others
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Goals That Are Challenging yet Attainable
Links:
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria
* www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/how-to-write-smart-goals
* www.entrepreneur.com/article/275768
* www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_90.htm
* www.pmi.org/learning/library/five-keys-accurate-project-estimating-6927
* blog.amazingmarvin.com/break-large-projects-tasks-bite-sized-tasks
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Music:
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How to Care about People You Disagree With

Being Grateful

Managing Your Calendar Effectively

Uncertainty Induces Fear

Saying No to Work You Believe In

Timebox Your Life

Don’t Give up When Things Get Hard

Areas of Focus Methodology

The Word “worry”

Leading with Transparency
In this episode, shrop talks about how leaders should approach transparency through team and individual awareness, timing, tone, and the desire for feedback.

Leadership During Uncertain Times
Shrop talks about how to lead teams during uncertain times, providing actions you can take today to help your teams and other leaders in your organization. Key points include leading with confidence, maintaining focus for your teams, and not losing sight of your organizations long-term goals and vision.

Setting Goals

Work Logs for Productivity and Communications

Creating a Personal Vision Statement

Motivation
In this episode shrop talks about motivation; how to keep it even when you have tasks that you really don't want to do. He also chats about passion for work and how it relates to motivation.

Alert Fatigue
In this episode shrop talks about how alert fatigue can get in the way of focusing on work and life.

From Perfectionism to Shipping
In this episode shrop talks about how perfectionism can get in the way of shipping work and how he turned around a recent project by focusing on excellence.

Life Balance
In this episode shrop talks about the fallacy of life/work balance and how life balance is a term that better defines what we all want and need.

The Blend Between Consistency and Flexibility
In this episode shrop talks about how having a consistent schedule or routine in our personal and work life allows us to manage and deal more easily with the curve balls life throws at us.

Blocking out Focus Time on Your Calendar

Stop Using DMs (Direct Messages)!

Saying No Gently, with Explanation

Understanding The Problem Before Starting on The Solution

Taking Responsibility

Multitasking During Meetings

Dealing with Extreme Workloads

Team Delegation

Don’t Create Team Panic
