6. To lead a remote team, establish ground rules and negotiate success metrics.
- Establish core working hours, team meetings for connection, 1-on-1s, and performance reviews.
- Keep meeting infrequent and include only the most necessary people - reserve last 5 min for wrap-up.
“Whether you’re early in your career with a large organization, managing a small team or a self-employed freelancer, you should try to adopt the mind-set and habits of a small business owner.”
Successful women look for these three pillars in their men.
1. Work Ethic - Does he work hard for his money?
2. Vision - Is he taking me somewhere in life?
3. Responsibility - Can I trust him?
It's time to become a responsible hard-working visionary.
It's more dangerous to judge the self than to be judged by others.
It's a troublesome cycle of distrust of the self.
One tip - give yourself a set time block to reflect on those judgments, then prove to yourself how wrong those judgments are by taking actions.
Takeaways from Investing with Keynes by Justyn Walsh.
- John Maynard Keynes was a revolutionary economist and a wildly successful investor.
- The man became wealthy by pioneering value investing.
- Keynes adhered to 6 rules in investing.
And here they are -
Rule #5
"Practice...portfolio concentration."
Holding a few 'ultra favorites' over owning a large portfolio. Diversification can tempt investors to speculate too aggressively.
Rule #6
"Balance 'equanimity and patience with the ability to act decisively."
Calm self-discipline was a foundation of Keynes' investment approach.