Good jobs for smart people
“Seek out and develop talent.” “Hire the best people.” “Recruit people smarter than you.” “Raise the average.” Good advice from some of the best business… Read More »Good jobs for smart people
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A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
John Greenall wrote this about our lack of a sense of urgency about the most important things in life: I wonder if it comes back… Read More »A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
Carl Sagan on starting from scratch
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan Starting from scratch is overrated (and impossible).… Read More »Carl Sagan on starting from scratch
Marks and Spencer as disruptive innovators
Marks and Spencer have been a mainstay of British retail for more than 100 years, so it’s hard to imagine them as disruptive innovators –… Read More »Marks and Spencer as disruptive innovators
Future partners
The next time you’re working a colleague or partner, ask yourself if it’s possible that you’ll still be working together in ten or twenty year’s… Read More »Future partners
Choices: how much?
Some questions to help you decide whether to buy something: How many cups of coffee is this worth? (If it’s less than five cups of… Read More »Choices: how much?
Good/fast/cheap
You might manage two out of three if the cards fall your way, but you can’t have them all.
What’s the story? (1)
We’re always telling stories about who we are, where we’ve come from and where we going. We tell stories about what’s good and what’s bad,… Read More »What’s the story? (1)
2001
One of the great pleasures of writing a daily post here has been watching the steady trickle of visitors coming through. In the last 365… Read More »2001
Trajectory
“If I carry on like this, where will I end up?” “What will the world be like in a decade if this keeps happening?” “Things… Read More »Trajectory