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30 practical activities for better work.
Small Moves, Better Work
Small Moves, Better Work is a practical field guide for professionals who want to communicate more clearly, strengthen how teams work together, and make meaningful progress without turning improvement into another overwhelming project.
Inside are 30 practical activities designed to be used, not just read. Most take 5 to 30 minutes and include a clear mindset, expected outcome, step-by-step guidance, and completed examples across three levels of professional scope.
Pick the challenge in front of you. Try one small move. See what changes.
EXPANDED SECOND EDITION
You do not need another professional-development project.
You need one useful next move.
Everything feels important. Messages and meetings consume your attention. A decision keeps coming back unresolved. Your team is operating with different versions of reality.
Small Moves, Better Work was created for those moments.
Choose the activity that matches the problem in front of you. Spend 5 to 30 minutes working through it. Leave with something tangible: a clearer priority, a better conversation, a decision, an agreement, or a next move.
Built to be used, not just read.
Every activity gives you enough structure to actually do the work.
5–30 minutes
Know the commitment before you begin.
A clear mindset
Understand why the activity is worth your time.
A clear mindset
Understand why the activity is worth your time.
A clear mindset
Understand why the activity is worth your time.
A defined outcome
Know what you should have when you’re finished.
Direct steps
Move from thinking about the problem to working on it.
Watch-outs
Recognize the point where the exercise is most likely to stall.
90 completed examples
See what the work looks like for an Individual Contributor, Mid-Level Manager, and Senior Executive.
One book. Three ways to put it to work.
For yourself
Don’t read it cover to cover.
Start with the problem you’re facing today. Choose one activity, complete it with care, and leave with a specific next move.
As a gift
For the person carrying too much in their head.
A practical way to sort the noise, prepare the conversation, make the decision, or take the next step.
For the team
Professional development at scale.
Choose one real work issue. Complete one short activity together. End with one decision, agreement, experiment, or next move.
Your time is valuable.
I didn’t write Small Moves, Better Work to give you more professional development to keep up with.
I wrote it because work gets noisy. Priorities collide. Conversations become harder than they should be. Teams lose context. And sometimes what you need isn’t another framework to learn. You need enough structure to make the next good move.
You don’t need to read this book cover to cover.
Open it to the problem you’re facing. Do the work. Get back to your life.
