May 11, 2022 | Dave's Don'ts, philosophy
I remind myself not to give advice in two contexts. The first is closely tied to my previous blog “Don’t add value”. In this case, imagine someone has just shared a problem with you. This could be a coworker, family member, friend…or just the guy sitting next to...
May 3, 2022 | Dave's Don'ts, philosophy
Everyone is trying to “add value” to everything they do. It’s a near compulsion. Many of us have even been groomed to have that “add value” mentality. I hear it a lot. Sometimes it is even advertised as a feature. A hyphenated “value-added” term has been coined. ...
Apr 26, 2022 | philosophy
Evidently, I have a lot to say on this topic, so I split it in two. In addition to what I discussed in Part 1, sometimes I find myself in danger of falling into what I call a “Yes Trap”. In this context, except for the very last one, resisting the urge to say yes...
Apr 19, 2022 | Dave's Don'ts, philosophy
When I approach potential clients to arrange a discovery meeting or ask for a start date I often get rebuffed with some variation of “I don’t have time right now. I’ll reach out when things settle down.” I don’t say this directly, of course, but I don’t believe...
Apr 12, 2022 | Dave's Don'ts, philosophy
This isn’t the first Don’t I came up with nor do I consider it the most important. But I do think it is a good place to start my blog journey because, although I will try to convince you of my position in these posts, I don’t want you to believe me. Seriously. What...
