Hey Must Readers! Had a good week?

Today’s Must Reads Newsletter has 14 brilliant must reads you have unlikely seen or read from your newsfeed.  New: This week I introduce a new 5 tool recommendations section from friends of must reads. If you are keen to share your 5 tools please email me.

Must Read Articles Of The Week 

1. 😬 Microsoft’s latest analysis shows that the last year has hit us hard, with more chats +45%, 148% more meetings, 66% more docs. - Read the full story or watch the Microsoft InterviewThis is why I am on a mission to fix the broken world of work and helping businesses build the right hybrid office and arena style workplaces. 

2. The four questions to ask to improve your business 👩‍💼 Knowing how to improve your business with fewer questions but more pressing questions is essential, the 4 will drive your business to improve - Read the full story

3. The 5 leadership lessons from industry leaders that will help you on your leader’s journey 💪 - Read the full story

4. Why sharing your wins (over self-promotion) is so vital in this remote-first working world 👋 - Read the full story

5. Why it is always ok to have no career ambition 😀 This is a refreshing take by Tina Fey - Read the full story

6. Is being objective the secret to owning imposter syndrome? 🙋‍♀️

7. The fingerprints of photography 📸 Why metadata behind photos are so important for the real world & the increasing fake world - Read the full story

8. How & Why Amazon Music is stepping up its merch game 🎵 Amazon has really ramped up its music product and offering one-click merchandise is going to smart to gain trust within music and artists - Read the full story

9. The selfie is not new, especially the nude selfie 🤳 How looking into the past helps to inform the present. We have to remember very few ideas or concepts are fresh or brand new, selfies are no different - Read the full story 

10. An alternative look at money vs bitcoin 💰 And why many people do not understand the value and potential of bitcoin - Read the full story

11. The complicated world of designing and training 911 (999 🇬🇧) operators 👮‍♀️

12. Why Fashion is betting big on people wanting to be glamourous 👗Right now I would see a small % want to get glammed up, the rest have mostly loved living in sweatpants and being comfortable! Let’s see if Vogue etc are right. - Read the full story

13. Embroided sculptures of everyday items 🥤

14. How the notepad had a breakout 2020 and how it is positively impacting lives 📝 - The humble notepad is now a form of therapy, anti-anxiety and adding healthy rituals to all ages - Read the full story

Video ⏯ The Cult of (We) Adam - How WeWork & Their Propaganda Make & Broke Them... FYI WeWork lost $3.2 billion in 2020 😬 You know I will be watching this. If podcasts are more of your thing, wecrashed is incredible

🎉 I’m Hiring! For two roles: Head of Marketing & SEO Exec, both roles are UK remote and for a hyper growth company.

Five Tools Recommended: This is going to be a regular slot where friends of Must Reads, recommend the tools they use and recommend every day. The first comes recommendation from Mehul Garg, Mehul is known for being the on-demand CMO with D2C brands and offers his recommendations into project and comms tools:

1. Asana - for project management and collab

2. Teams - Communication

3. Gmail - Correspondence

4. Zoom/Hangout - Video Calls and Conferencing 

5. Miro - Group Ideation

Quote Of The Week: “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn

Thanks for reading Must Reads today, have a great weekend. 

Danny Denhard Let’s connect on Twitter Or LinkedIn

The Must Reads newsletter is your weekly brainfood filled with Must Read Articles. It takes me a couple of hours every week to find, quality check & create your favourite weekly newsletter.  About My Work: I am on a mission to fix the broken world of work with Focus.  Happily email me for consultancy, I offer business advisory, executive mentorship and coaching.

PS Listen To The Podcast: Last week I spoke with Ash Taylor on his podcast hitting the wall, we spoke about how to be a better leader, how to improve company culture and why connections are so important. 🎧 Give it a listen 🎧