Be an Optimistic Realist!
Be an Optimistic Realist!
How Big Things Get Done | Renzo Piano - Passive Design | DPR -A Zero Carbon Design/Build cGMP | Gen Z - Slay, Serve, Survive! | Pick a Perfect Watermelon
Optimism is essential to launch big projects.
Realism is required to deliver good work on time and budget.
It’s easy to start a big project and harder to finish.
Hope is not a strategy. Develop and commit to a realistic budget and schedule to achieve your goal.
Big things tend to cost more and take longer to achieve than we think! 🌔
Exploring Passive Design in Renzo Piano’s Iconic Buildings | Arch Daily
Check out these Renzo Piano sketches and passive design concepts for The Shard and several other iconic projects.
Case Study: How Design-Build Drives Zero Carbon for cGMP Facility | DPR
United Therapeutics had zero-carbon project goals. Here’s how a DPR-led design-build team made it reality.
‘Slay, Serve, Survive’: How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Rules of Work | Pocket
Beyond the workplace grind, younger people are lightening the office mood – starting with their out-of-office messages.
Think and Practice Like an Olympic Champion | Well + Good
Mindset matters - here's how Olympians maintain and sharpen their mental edge.
9 Tips for Picking a Perfect Watermelon | Serious Eats
Picking the right watermelon sometimes feels like playing the lottery - here's how to pick a winner!
Here are books and music influencing my coaching:
10 Good Books on My Kindle | August 2024
Pick Up the Pieces |Kenny G and David Sanborn (2004) cover Average White Band hit (1975) via YouTube
Centerfield | John Fogerty (1985) via YouTube
I coach leaders and teams who do big things.
Let's GO! 🚀