Impostor syndrome is just a checkpoint

Dear leader and reader, I'm a bit anxious today. It's my ego that wants to be protected. It's applying the breaks. It's telling me "It's OK, you don't need to move forward." But I do want

How awesome leaders hack their tools

Today I bring you a poem I wished I had written myself. It's author, Jeremy Hope, was an influential leader and co-founder of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT)—a global knowledge-sharing members organisation that helps visionary leaders and courageous companies achieve performance the right way. Don'

Hack one of your tools today

The same way you can use a hammer to both tear down and build up things, you can choose to defy traditional ways of using managerial tools and practices. Take Goal Setting for instance. From a command and control perspective... you can set goals for teams and reinforce a "

Embrace some limits Today!

When it comes to productivity, limits are on your side. Get inspired with this video and have a smooth day! Related: check out Josh Spector's Enough List. Alberto PS: Share this with someone who needs to see this Today!

Dispatch on the Talent Arena Barcelona

I got the opportunity to attend to the first edition of Talent Arena, aimed at becoming Europe’s premier dedicated to digital talent. From quantum computing to nurturing trust, there was a talk for a broad range of interests; being AI, of course, the theme people addressed the most. To

Field Guide for Awesome Leaders

Introducing Field Guide for Awesome Leaders: a collection of tactical protocols for different successful leaders like you. Download below the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and let me know what you think:

Let's work on what you deem important

Last week I nudged you to take your time to craft your OKRs, so you could make the most of this acronym. Also, I promised you a way to hack dogma. In other words, I promised you wouldn't need to read the "manual" in order to

OKRs are frustrating but not mandatory

Leadsticks is my new leadership zine and your new issue is out now. Read the digital edition here. Subscribe here. Join the print edition waitlist here. We don't like to waste our time and we want great results indeed. That's why we plug & play OKRs

6 Ways to Avoid Mentoring Fright

To mentor someone can be daunting, more so when your mentee happens to be an experienced and laureate leader. Multiply your number of mentees by 15, add 45 minutes as your timebox, and consider the ever existing temptation of people multitasking during remote meetings, and you'll get "

I Asked Ed Wisniowski to Boost Your Resilience Today!

"Resilience is NOT about heroic postures or phony displays of machismo; it is about suffering failure, humiliation, and disappointment and having the strength to persist." Today we have resilience pro-tips from a leader I've learned a ton from. Meet Ed Wisniowski, a software development veteran and

Agile Is Not For Every Leader

I don't believe Agile is dead. Here's why: There are companies out there, who thrive because they have embraced it. It's not because they wrote down stickies on a wall faster than the competition. It's because they have got it. They understood

Do This to Stay Sharp

Write a little something on a regular basis. It doesn't need to be good. It doesn't need to be published. It's for you, to clear your head, to refine your voice, to let go. Do that and you'll start to notice positive

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Do This to Stay Sharp

Write a little something on a regular basis. It doesn't need to be good. It doesn't need to be published. It's for you, to clear your head, to refine your voice, to let go. Do that and you'll start to notice positive

Jobs to Be Done Types

Story time: A colleague of mine asked me for some Jobs-to-be-Done type definitions. You know, the classic functional, social, and emotional types. I thought a quick Internet search would suffice, but no. I didn't find something concrete. With little patience, and thinking I may have lost my search

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What Andy Brown Recommends You to Read

"Connect, Multipliers, Productivity Ninja, and Who Moved My Cheese..." Andy Brown is an award-winning advisor. He provides coaching to leaders in people-based businesses, enabling them to make better decisions more quickly. I asked Andy for 4 books he can specifically recommend to you, dear reader and awesome leader.

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This Reminds Me to Stay Sharp

The sword is the mind When the mind is right, the sword is right. When the mind is not right, the sword is also not right. He who wishes to study the sword, must first study his mind. This poem, written by Toranosuke Shimada, is one of the few I

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How a Simple Writing Practice Looks Like

After I open my laptop, I write a bit. In the morning, right after I open my laptop, I go to my Obsidian app. In there, I open a "today's daily note" and write down my thoughts. Sometimes, I spend a minute and write a sentence

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How to Start a Simple Writing Practice

"Start with basic principles, go slow and build" — Seth Godin If you want to jumpstart a regular writing practice, follow these steps to increase your odds at being consistent. Set Up 1. Find an anchor moment—an existing routine where you can tie your new practice as easy

A Reading Log for Awesome Leaders

Dear subscriber, Thanks for downloading Leadsticks’ A Reading Log For Awesome Leaders Features:  * Private * Simple to use * 2 versions available: Numbers and MS Excel * 5 book suggestions included * Based on what Leadsticks’ creator actually use to keep track of his readings.  Download below ⤵

Thank you!

May the holidays bring you the chance to rest, recharge, share, connect and laugh. Thanks for reading my newsletter, spreading the word, sharing your feedback, and giving me the opportunity to guide you on your awesome leadership journey. Here’s to more in 2025! Alberto

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Let's Start Anew! 🤩

Whether you completed every item on your backlog or didn't quite make it to the awesome leadership land, I bet you can look back on your 2024 with pride. You showed up, inspired a person or two, and laughed at yourself when you did the exact opposite of

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What's Your Default Kind of Kindness?

I just read a short post about helpfulness as an amplifier. It was written by Josh Spector, a very generous content strategist that I'm a fan of. According to Josh, it pays to be helpful. I agree 100% (and I bet you do as well!) However, it'

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2 Questions to Let People Decide

These 2 are my favorite questions when it comes to making up my mind. I memorised the 1st one about 8 years ago. This is my tactical one that helps me clarify what to do next as the day progress: Question 1 What's the most important thing I

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Are You Making Problems Bigger or Smaller?

Leadsticks is my new leadership zine and your new issue is out now. Read the digital edition here. Subscribe here. Join the print edition waitlist here. Be mindful before giving unsolicited feedback, especially, when you're dying to tell people they were wrong AND you have the key to