Here's some recommended reading to either wrap up your week, or kick off your weekend.
Let's start things off with a blog I published on my own website:
My Friday FOUR:
Four pieces of content I've consumed this past week that will influence my future blog material and challenge me to think differently about how I manage Cressey Sports Performance - as always, I'm looking to bring you some business-specific information from outside of the world of fitness. Enjoy:
- Google Sent Its Employees New Community Guidelines. Here's Why Every Business Leader Should Take Note - This article carries some value as we approach what is sure to be another contentious year-plus of politically charged commentary
taking place in our staff lounges, on the gym training floor, and in just about every other facet of our lives here in the states. Google has taken the time to remind their team about how they are all expected to interact with one another in moments such as these, and it would be a good idea for you to do so as well with your own team.
- Personal Branding for People Who Hate Personal Branding - This FastCompany article delivered some great ideas for personal branding strategy for those of us who identify as primarily introverted in nature. Of the four strategies outlined in this piece, I'd say that my approach trends
more toward "observer" and "curator," though I aspire to be perceived primarily as an "expert" in the long run. Give this one a read and put some thought into the style that makes the most sense for you moving forward.
- Facebook Is Considering A Test That Would Hide ‘Like’ Counts In Your News Feed - While I expect there to be some pushback on this move, I'd imagine it will be nothing compared to the collective outrage among "Insta Influencers" that
erupted when similar news leaked in 2018. The great news for all of us, however, is that whether likes are displayed or not, the only thing that will truly continue to ensure engagement moving forward will be the quality of your content. Keep focusing on creating great stuff, and the positive outcomes will follow.
- How to Motivate Yourself When You Don’t Have a Deadline - The great thing about self-employment is that we get to establish goals and objectives for ourselves. The crummy thing about this privilege is that said objectives often come with minimal urgency from a
task-completion timing perspective. If a project in my mind doesn't get done, nobody is burdened by it but myself. This article featured three solid strategies for eliminating this problem.
Make sure to let me know if you come across any material that you think I'd enjoy. More importantly, have a great weekend.
- Pete
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