Dustin Snyder

Creator of SWIM methodology | Author of Sink or SWIM

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

There are a lot of sad stories in the world. There are not many people who changed the ending.

No one can make anything happen for you. You have to make it happen for yourself.

The story isn't to blame.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

By 2030 the HR field
is going to be half its size
and quadruple its impact.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

HR leaders who can
personally set AI-forward
examples will replace
those who cannot.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

People cannot reliably report the causes of their own behavior. They will produce confident, fluent, and wrong explanations when asked.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

You can't incentivize performance.

You can only incentivize behavior.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Live a life of standards, not descriptions.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

The goal is not to do business with everyone who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.

[Buffalo Business First @BfloBizFirst]

“Managers tend to blame the people and assume the behavior is the issue," Dustin Snyder said. https://t.co/hbmRNPCMsI

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

You are paid to do one thing and one thing only.

You usually get to do it your way if you can prove you can consistently do it well.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Every amazing thing that's ever happened has been preceded by a person of authority saying "that's not possible."

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

One thing all my clients have had in common is that they are executives who are voracious readers.

Execs who read a lot grow a lot.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Whatever the limiting factor is,
attack it immediately.

In the most effective way possible.

That usually means getting very close to it.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Stress doesn't come from hard work.

Stress comes from not acting on problems that you know you have control over.

Stress is a warning that your actions are out of alignment with your character.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

The same problem comes back.

You address it, it returns. You address it again, it returns again.

At some point the question needs to stop being about the problem and start being about what keeps producing it.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

When things don't go according to plan, an amazing window opens.

A moment of teaching, understanding, and connection. It's one of the only windows you have where you can truly upgrade your team's skills.

If you shut the window, the team will hide it next time.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Things are not going to be the way you expect them to be.

They are going to be the way they are. So...

- Check your ego.
- Prioritize what you want most.
‐ Let go so your team can make decisions.
- Keep the communication flowing in BOTH directions.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Two guys in the airport bar are flabbergasted that margherita pizza has no alcohol in it.

This is why we can't leave our bags unattended.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

You become successful by doing more for others than they can do for you.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Choose where you work and who you work for carefully.

You will take on the habits of the people around you.

[Dustin Snyder @DoYouHateHR]

Use reality as a roadmap. Not a threat.