Draw that line in the sand!
Just a little bit more and it will be done. Could we just add this and it will work then? One small tweak and I think we can fix it. We need to add another week, for the umpteenth week in a row…
Finding the Trees and the Forest
Some ideas bury the Trees in the Forest. By this I mean the reason, the purpose for the idea, is lost in the details of how, versus why. Whereas other ideas vaguely refer to an idea, a Forest if you will, but the reference is so obscure no one understands what it means or how to get t...…
The Most Valuable Skill To Have, Look For, and Cultivate
If the exponentially increasing rate of change in the world is attributable to the ever increasing interconnectedness of everything, and everyone - we communicate faster and better than we have ever done before - then I don’t think it is a stretch to say that the most valuable skill tha...…
What makes a great organization?
A Leader ; the person who has a vision to achieve or create something unique and valuable. And the ability to convince others to help them do it. A Manager ; the person who can deliver the vision…
How do you reward a mistake?
I think there are two kinds of mistakes. Both need attention. Both are learning opportunities…
Time
The Pareto principle states that 80% of the effects comes from 20% of the causes - more or less. Therefore, 20% of what you do, or is done to you, gives you 80% of your grief and slows you down. On the other hand, 20% of what you do produces 80% of your rewards and enjoyment…
Drive Change, Don't Let It Drive You
Two ways to react to change. Reach forward and embrace it - or - pull away and contract from it. It reminds me of skiing…
Pile On!
Success leads to more success. Right? Not necessarily. Success invites the pile on…