Five Questions: Rob Quail
1. Introduce yourself: who are you, what do you do, and why is it important? I’m Rob Quail, I’m a part professional Blue Badge tour… Read More »Five Questions: Rob Quail
Stuart Patience
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (6) – from vision to mission
This post is part of the working draft of the DriverlessCrocodile Toolkit (read more here). I’d love comments, links to resources related to the theme,… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (6) – from vision to mission
Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals
If a manager does not take care of the next hundred days, there will be no next hundred years. Whatever the manager does should be… Read More »Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals
Stories of deliberate practice
Outliers is an excellent place to start. It features the story of Mozart’s “genius” and the Beatle’s “overnight success” told through the lens of the… Read More »Stories of deliberate practice
Anders Ericsson on deliberate practice
Repetition is the mother of skill Tony Robins* Tony Robins is mostly right. 10,000 hours You’re probably familiar with the 10,000 hour rule as ‘discovered’… Read More »Anders Ericsson on deliberate practice
Seth Godin on the placebo effect (feat. Kevin Kelly)
In this context, the placebo effect is a metaphor for the story or the ‘show’ that you make around your work that isn’t necessary, but… Read More »Seth Godin on the placebo effect (feat. Kevin Kelly)
Maximising components vs maximising systems
Some examples to illustrate what it means to maximise components rather than systems – and why it’s best avoided: Sports teams with star players that… Read More »Maximising components vs maximising systems
Peter Drucker on metrics as misdirection
Business, like any other institution, has important results that are incapable of being measured. Any experienced executive will know companies or industries that are bound… Read More »Peter Drucker on metrics as misdirection
A long queue
A long queue for what you’re selling is a good problem to have. It means people want what you have, and are willing to pay… Read More »A long queue
Seth Godin on creating a (generous) monopoly
Every successful business has a monopoly—a monopoly on what it makes that someone else can’t make the way they make it. That leaves out commodity… Read More »Seth Godin on creating a (generous) monopoly