Ten Thoughts On A Friday

Ten thoughts on a Friday.

One - the meeting that just got added to your calendar for 4pm today was a choice someone made and I hope they have four hours of bumper to bumper traffic to think about that on their commute home.

Two - "let's circle back on this Monday" is just a polite way of saying this was never actually urgent and we both know it.

Three - somewhere right now a warehouse picker is more productive before 7am than most executives are before their third coffee and we should all sit with that.

Four - the reply all button exists solely to test our character and most of us are failing. Reply thank you to all if you agree.

Five - if your standup meeting is longer than fifteen minutes it is not a standup meeting it is a meeting that hasn't figured itself out yet.

Six - per my last email is the professional equivalent of I already told you this but go ahead. Next up - copy in the boss.

Seven - nothing humbles you faster than confidently walking into the wrong conference room and having to back out slowly while twelve strangers watch.

Eight - the best thing about Friday afternoon is that the inbox has given up on you and you both know it.

Nine - somewhere in your building right now there is a process that exists because of a decision made in 2011 that nobody remembers but everyone still follows. "That's the way that we have always done it!"

Ten - it is Friday. The week did its best. So did you. Go enjoy the weekend.