Audience
Even if this manifest is firstly dedicated to entrepreneurs, many advises are applicable to anybody's daily life. They aim at helping define the values and identity of a successful business.
Never take a decision for your own good.
Never take a decision for your own good. Always mind the good of the mission
Allow yourself to evacuate pressure
Allow yourself to evacuate pressure by any mean. If this asks for some recovery time, be sure to plan enough time and get rid of any operational duty. Enjoy this afterwork "apero" and get some drinks. Work/life balance is vital.
Get to know your own SELF
Get to know your own SELF, this will help accomplish the mission on the long run.
In front of an important decision, take a step back and get the global picture
In front of an important decision, take a step back (or two, or back to the top): get the global picture. Don't hesitate to ask others feedback. Over-confidence in your own hypotheses can kill your business: check and challenge them!
If you want to convince someone, start listening
- If you want to convince someone, be sure to start by listening. And focus your attention on this very task. Speak later. Value the information, and people appreciate attention.
Allow yourself time
Allow yourself time. This will help you step back and favor brainstorming, and improve the most important decisions. Sunny day? Go walk (this does count as work)
Mind where you store your highly strategic data, but don't slip to paranoia
Mind where you store your highly strategic data (hint: is there a reasonable risk that competitors/potentional acquisition candidate access it?). Store other data in the most convenient service. Don't be paranoiac or your will loose precious time and energy
Don't allow time to fly by. Value every piece of it. No successfull business has been achieved by lazy fools
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Lighten your mind: execute those small, boring, mind-locking tasks as quickly as possible
Lighten your mind: execute those small, boring, mind-locking tasks as quickly as possible. They are quickly executed, but they are heavy. Don't let them burry you: schedule daily slots to solve them and avoid context switching
Teach your allies to embrace your mission and values
Teach your allies to embrace your mission and values and they will reward with indefinite fidelity. (The success of a business can be measured by looking at the turnover)
Never let an idea flee. Write it down
Never let an idea flee. Write it down. Bullet points are the key. This list would never have existed otherwise. You can become president of the USA with bullet points. Sky is the limit.
Don't try to do multi-tasking.
Don't try to do multi-tasking. The human brain is not done for this. Worse, you open the door to exhaustion. Ensure do stay focus on a single task. Postpone/schedule the others.
Time your daily tasks.
Time your daily tasks. This will improve your yield. Challenge yourself to accomplish these tasks before lunch. But do it in a positive manner: it's not the end of the world if you miss your milestone. SPLOILER ALERT: you will miss most of your milestones, but you will still improve your efficiency, which is great!
Divide tasks and win great battles.
Divide tasks. This will help you win great battles. Master bullet points like no other. Anything can be achieved with bullet points: list the objectives and define the strategies to reach them
Don't be authoritative.
Don't be authoritative, this will not solve anything. Remember, people don't work for you, they aim at accomplishing the very same mission as you (that's because you have made sure, the mission is crystal clear for them) . Inspire people and they will do their best.
Want someone to achieve something tricky? Make it crystal clear.
Want someone to achieve something tricky? If it's looking tricky, maybe you haven't understood the objective in depth. Ensure you are able to explain clearly. How to do that? Write the explanation down. This will avoid any misunderstanding and allow later reference/documentation.
Don't forget to congratulate when someone does well.
Don't forget to congratulate when someone does something good. But don't expect others to congratulate you every time you do good. The best reward is self satisfaction.
Don't waste others time and get better results.
Don't waste others time. Organizing a session or set up a call? Be sure to define carefully your objectives. And do as much preparation work as possible. Use others time to get their's brain minutes and you will get the most of them.
Give someone a fish and he will eat today. Teach someone to fish and he will never be hungry.
Give someone a fish and he will eat today. Teach someone to fish and he will never be hungry. Invest in training and you will earn precious time and strengthen your team. The earlier you teach your team a new skill, the earlier you will benefit of it. Invest into people.
Accept others differences.
Accept others differences. As persons, passions, needs, etc. . You aim at empower them and maximize their collaboration. Help them get the most of them self, but don't try to change them. They are not you.
Details are evil.
Details are evil. Always start sketching the global picture and use adequate tools for this (hint: balsamiq). Gather feedback before going into more details.
Set realistic objectives and deadlines.
Set realistic objectives and deadlines. Don't bury you or your teammates. Keep deadlines as a motivation tool.
Be suspicious of friends.
Be suspicious of friends when asking for feedback. Their opinions are by definition biased. Giving too much value to their feedback can lead to failure. Favor honesty over acceptance.
Become familiar with anti-patterns.
Become familiar with anti-patterns. Pay attention to what should be avoided. They are as important as best practices.
There is no prestigious position in a company.
There is no prestigious position in a company. Every position helps achieving the mission. Respect everyone and spread humility. A pleasant environment attracts talents and keep them. In fact, this should remain fully true in your daily life.
Monitor your own SELF regularly.
Monitor your own SELF regularly. In what shape have you been this day, week band month? Both physically and mentally as they are frequently connected. Be worry of exhaustion symptoms
Starting a task is sometimes the most difficult step to conclude it.
Starting a task is sometimes the most difficult step to conclude it. Force yourself to start 10 minutes on this boring task. You might end up enjoying it and why not, get rid of it? The sooner done, the lighter your mind.
Every one has opportunities.
Every one has opportunities and there are two ways to deal with them: catch them or watch them pass.
Always state tasks clearly in writing.
Always state tasks clearly and in writing (hint: use Trello). Leave no place for interpretation and review them with the assignee. Make them crystal clear and