Scott Morris

April 11, 2021

No One Gets Embarrassed on Your Watch

"The best leaders never let someone get embarrassed when they are around, or rather... "on their watch." This idea that a leader makes sure that others are safe was really challenging to me. In essence, it means that I stand up for others in public, regardless of the cost to me, so they don't have to live through the pain of embarrassm...
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March 28, 2021

Feedforward

Hey you two I’m taking an online leadership course, and part of the process for me is to send you a quick summary of some of the things that I am learning. The course is behavioral-based, and there are 100 behaviors. Obviously, I will only be sharing a few, which will be those I am really focusing on to start. The 100 behaviors are bro...
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March 25, 2021

A World Without Email

This is my summary of "A World Without Email" by Cal Newport. TL;DR - Email as a workflow has taken over work execution and in doing so impacts productivity while making us miserable. The solution is to re-focus our attention on work execution and establish principles for better workflows. The book is divided into two Parts: Part 1 has...
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