Archive (Page 7) • Oscar Funes • Buttondown

A Job Well Done

October 2, 2023

A job well done Hello! Welcome to another week. I hope you are well rested. I've been thinking lately about the shapes of leadership and the topic of today's...

Do the work, talk about it

September 25, 2023

Hey! Welcome to another week. I hope you had a great weekend. I spent my weekend planning some vacation time with my wife and family. Was this forwarded to...

ROI

September 18, 2023

Hello! Welcome to another week. I hope you had a great time resting. Last Saturday we went with my wife to watch Ed Sheeran live! It was a fantastic show and...

Who's doing your job?

September 11, 2023

Hello! Hope you had a great weekend! I could rest a bit more than usual, which is always a good thing. The question for this week was put on my mind amidst...

Reorganizations

September 4, 2023

Hello! Hope you had a great weekend! In the US, we have a long weekend due to Labor Day. For all you know, I might be having brunch somewhere instead of...

Are you happy where you are?

August 28, 2023

Hello there! I hope you had a great weekend. I had a pretty chill one. We had some visits, and we played board games for a few hours. This week's topic has...

Vacations

August 21, 2023

Hello, Hope you had a great weekend! I'm writing this on a plane and didn't have the time to write this week's issue entirely. Was this forwarded to you? You...

Feelings

August 14, 2023

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful past week. Last Thursday, we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary by going to dinner, and we had a wonderful time! We've...

Saying No

August 7, 2023

Hey everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I've had this topic in draft and keep trying to write about it but never fully finished my thoughts. I thought,...

Maker vs Manager Time

July 31, 2023

Hello! Welcome to another week! I'm writing this before leaving for a concert in a few hours. I plan to write what I want and ask myself why I plan my posts...

Experimentation

July 24, 2023

Welcome to another week! I hope you had a good weekend and got some rest. Writing practice is always good, and in general, it has helped me understand what...

Ownership

July 17, 2023

Ownership Hello! Welcome to another week of this newsletter. For the past couple of weeks, I've been thinking of challenging myself by doing a daily...

Sharing as networking

July 10, 2023

Hello! Welcome to a new week and the second week of July. It's odd because we are past the year's first half, but it never sinks in on the first week. Time...

Building Relationships

July 3, 2023

Hello there! Welcome to another week of this newsletter. This week, we got July 4th Holiday in the US, and I took time off today to be with my family. I hope...

Set up for success

June 26, 2023

Hello! I hope you had a great week! This past week was a short week for me in the US. We had Juneteenth Holiday. Anyhow, let's get with today's issue!...

Extending Your Network

June 19, 2023

In the past, I’ve talked with managers and directors about networking for their reports because they generally want to help their teammates improve their...

Personal Investments

June 12, 2023

During the week, I talked with people who wanted to start as mentors but needed help finding mentees. I’ve also found that it takes work for people to find...

Liminal Space

June 5, 2023

What Is Liminal Space? Liminal space refers to the place a person is in during a transitional period. This past week was an odd one for me from multiple...

Repetition

May 29, 2023

This week is short, as it is Memorial Day today in the US. Since I’ve only lived a short time in the US, I still get pleasant surprises from the US holidays,...

Unproductive

May 22, 2023

Last week was a jumble of thoughts where you feel you’re not being productive enough and stop and wonder why you feel that way. As I left the “hard skills,”...