FAD: perfecting practice
The twelve week year didn’t work out for DC or its offspring, the Bookadile, but the practice of writing every day has held up well.… Read More »FAD: perfecting practice
Iteration
Tom Peters on the “services added” narrative
“It helps to be as helpful as you can be” Rolls-Royce now earns MORE from tasks such as managing clients’ overall procurement strategies and maintaining… Read More »Tom Peters on the “services added” narrative
The next shell up
As your organisation grows you’ll discover yourself passing through awkward, vulnerable seeming inbetween stages, like when you’re… Too big to operate out of your house… Read More »The next shell up
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Better with time
Some things (and people) disappoint us after first acquaintance. Others seem to gain value as we get to know them better, giving greater satisfaction with… Read More »Better with time
No finish line (2)
“No finish line” applies to most of our work too. There will be tasks to tick off and projects that we complete, but most of… Read More »No finish line (2)
Seth Godin on uncertainty: starting before you see the end
The second group of you – and I can see it in your eyes – is saying: “Ah, it’s possible to build the perfect entrepreneurial… Read More »Seth Godin on uncertainty: starting before you see the end
Malcolm Gladwell on creativity, quality and quantity
This is from a great New Yorker article – I recommend checking out the whole thing. He refers to the researchers at Xerox Parc (often… Read More »Malcolm Gladwell on creativity, quality and quantity
When “normal” feels like winning (or losing) – Danny Kahneman on regression to the mean
Danny [Kahneman] was then helping the Israeli Air Force to train fighter pilots. He’d noticed that the instructors believed that, in teaching men to fly… Read More »When “normal” feels like winning (or losing) – Danny Kahneman on regression to the mean
Which “better”?
More accessible Disruptive Innovations are NOT breakthrough technologies that make good products better; rather they are innovations that make products and services more accessible and… Read More »Which “better”?