I’ve been practicing yoga consistently since October ’19 yet this week seems to be the first time that I can be ‘fully’ present in class, not only physically but also mentally without thinking about other things or planning for work, etc. Physical strength, breath, and flexibility all improved over the past few months yet it …
Category Archives: Inspiration
Challenges, Opportunities
I read a forwarded FB post by a Taiwanese (unanimous) in China about coronavirus. Rather than the fear and blame as we usually see on the news, he/she wrote about the 10 changes spurred or accelerated by the crisis, e.g. store => online shopping, store for purchase => experience, work or education in the office, …
Messages Worth Spreading
I attended Harvard Dynamic Women in Business conference ‘Driving Change Together’. Let me share a few messages by the speakers, panelists that resonated with me and I believe will be useful for all (women and men)! ‘Choose courage over comfort 100% of the time’…by Carine Clark ‘learn the language of speaking up, not to use …
Single Task
Peak Performance (book) tells the story of Dr. Bob, a highly successful and well-respected doctor, author, adviser to president, and father who seems to have it all and do them well. His secret – focus on one thing at a time, do it well then move on. The praise or requirement of multi-tasking is a …
Stress + Rest = Progress
I’m reading Peak Performance (book) and the message of ‘Stress + Rest = Progress’ resonates with me. Many book/ people talk about stretching ourselves, being disciplined, and taking actions which is critical to success. Yet the combination of taking a break, relaxing, and giving ourselves a pat on the back is even more important, especially …
Influence and Progress
I heard the lead of community management encouraged (& trained) team to use the BI model in partner selection. This is a great news and has multiple benefits, e.g. saving team time, using data to make decision, and validating the hypotheses/ parameters in pilots. Meanwhile, I saw Ops team creating guidance in the policy usage …
Boundry
To set a boundary and leave (work), stop (doing whatever you’re doing) may sound controversial or contradictory to we’ve learned from books, teachers, and parents yet it’s to the best interests of ourselves and people around us. There is always more thing to do yet everybody needs a break. Especially for high-achievers, we care about/ …
Human + Machine
In our last executive review, senior leaders expressed the desire of full automation/ no PM touch. Team reacted differently: some was confused (& disappointed) about the comments because the system we build/ manage is automatic, it’s the other older systems that need more enhancements. Others worried the to-dos and impacts to team. I believe the …
Little Things Matter
A big sales meeting coming up and I’m preparing the mobile app demo with my boss. The app is very straight-forward so I thought it’d take 10 min or less for the rehearsal. It took more than an hour as we were creating a step-by-step visual guide (like a story board). At first I thought …
Candor
One of the tenants (family) came from WenZhou, China and we didn’t know until the past 2 days the severity of coronavirus situation there. I’m glad they got out before the city was locked up and they seem healthy for the past 2 weeks (pass the virus hidden period?). However, their son is coughing and …