Questions of the day (leverage)
What is the biggest contribution that I can make to this team or organisation? What does it mean for me to be good at my… Read More »Questions of the day (leverage)
80/20
Spare 15
What do you do with a spare fifteen minutes? Quite frequently, I’ll… Continue a Whatsapp conversation Skim the news See who’s been coming to DriverlessCroc… Read More »Spare 15
Supervision
What are you worried about? Why do you want this person or task supervised? How much time and effort will the recording and reporting cost… Read More »Supervision
Bottleneck: little jobs and emotional friction
Thanks to JG. A particularly troublesome breed of little job are things left undone that hold up the work of other people – a decision… Read More »Bottleneck: little jobs and emotional friction
Finishing lines (1)
Or The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Where are… Read More »Finishing lines (1)
Values and vision: the acid test
Peter Drucker and Stephen Covey ask the same simple question to get at the heart of these: “What do you want to be remembered for?”… Read More »Values and vision: the acid test
More about that monkey
This is a brilliant illustration from William Oncken, Jr. and Donald L. Wass about avoiding taking responsibility for other people’s problems. Where Is the Monkey?… Read More »More about that monkey
Step out of the picture
If you’re up to your eyeballs, and your team isn’t getting the job done, it’s sometimes necessary to do the work yourself so that it… Read More »Step out of the picture
That little bit extra
… is often what makes the difference, for good or ill. Still going for a run even though you’re taking the kids to the park,… Read More »That little bit extra
This sort of thing
Those who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like. Artemus Ward* I came across this at the start… Read More »This sort of thing