The clothesline paradox
If you take down your clothesline and buy an electric clothes dryer, the electric consumption of the nation rises slightly… If you go in the… Read More »The clothesline paradox
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Drucker on abandonment
Effective executives know that they have to get many things done effectively. Therefore, they concentrate. And the first rule for the concentration of executive efforts… Read More »Drucker on abandonment
Double time
There is never enough time. There are theories about why we’re so bad at predicting how long things will take: the planning fallacy, Brooke’s law… Read More »Double time
Leadership: don’t say it
You may have a very good point. You may be entirely in the right. It may be that you’ve understood their (bad) motivation perfectly, that… Read More »Leadership: don’t say it
Peter Drucker on Freedom
Freedom … is not the same as individual happiness, nor is it security or peace and progress. It is not the state in which the… Read More »Peter Drucker on Freedom
The donut: getting going [guest post]
New initiatives can be a challenge can’t they? Plotting the course. Anticipating problems. Obsessing over details. Wondering how we’ll deal with XYZ scenarios in 6… Read More »The donut: getting going [guest post]
Stats: Tail. Dog.
Stats can help a lot – the right metrics are a sixth sense, helping you see through the fog and often giving substance to what… Read More »Stats: Tail. Dog.
Expectations: tell us what you do
We’re staying at a simple hotel in North Sulawesi. The setting is idyllic. Our hosts are unfailingly pleasant and helpful. Good food is served three… Read More »Expectations: tell us what you do
The trampoline: networks, standards and freedom
The network effect is powerful, and a source of tremendous value, and we need to understand how it works. Networks depend on standardisation – a… Read More »The trampoline: networks, standards and freedom
“How do I take these thoroughbreds and turn them into a team?”
Getting a team together? Start building it before you’re even in the room. Kathy Delaney-Smith is the coach of the Harvard woman’s basketball team… A… Read More »“How do I take these thoroughbreds and turn them into a team?”