Two Minute Mondays

Two Minute Mondays

By Jason BuffingtonEducationSelf-Improvement
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Two Minute Mondays episodes

  • Learning from a caterpillar’s time in the cocoon

    Real transformation, unfortunately, often only happens through change or challenge.  Perhaps nothing depicts the

    magic of transformation like a caterpillar into a butterfly, so there are some lessons we can learn from that time in the cocoon. 

    Let’s talk about that on #TwoMinuteMondays.

    4 min
  • Perfection is overrated

    An old French proverb teaches that perfect is the enemy of good. One of my favorite books talks about the difference between good to great. And I'll just add that “perfect” is overrated.  Let’s talk about why

    3 min
  • There will be more work when you get back

    This month, I’m back in class for a few days and also taking a few days off. That got me thinking, so I wanted to share some GOOD NEWS: There will always be more

    work to do. 

    Over the years, I have missed out on some great classes, vacations, and meetings because I wasn’t fully present in the room … #TwoMinuteMondays

    3 min
  • There are no small roles, just big opportunities

    Almost every project I lead is through a virtual team that includes new folks because I love mentoring; especially when its helping colleagues gain new experience or
    perspectives.  Sometimes, those first or second timers get relatively ‘small roles’ … but there are no small roles,
    just big opportunities.

    3 min
  • We judge others by their worst behaviors

    This week, I’d like to share a powerful phrase that I’ve sometimes struggled with: “We judge others by their worst behaviors; we judge ourselves by our best intentions”

    This applies everywhere in life, but let’s talk about it within the workplace

    3 min
  • What are you planting beyond the horizon?

    There’s a saying that “The two best days to plant a tree are ‘Twenty years ago’ and ‘today’” – meaning, sure, you wish it had happened way back then … but if it didn’t, don’t wait any longer, do it now.


    Love that, but there’s another tree story that I think we can learn from.

    3 min
  • Six tips on being a better apple tree

    In my last episode, I suggested that if you are a leader, then you are an apple. Building on that, if you serve others, then you are an apple tree. Here are 6 tips on doing that, starting with – if you are an apple tree, don’t try to make oranges.


    3 min
  • Win the race to apologize first

    Have you ever been in an argument – and you knew that you were right – so all that was necessary was the other person needed to apologize?

    Yeah … you might have been right … they might have been sorry … but that probably wasn’t how the argument ended. Let’s talk about that.

    4 min
  • Delegation rarely saves time

    Delegating expert tasks rarely yields immediate time savings, but it always results in growing others’ expertise and your impact – and that is time well spent. Let’s talk about why.

    4 min

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Every Monday, I try to offer something to think about in a short video nugget, hoping you’ll take two minutes to consider for extra perspective to help you start your work week. New episodes usually…