Right place
The right group will work well anywhere, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t work better in the right kind of place. If the place… Read More »Right place
Processes (ways to get stuff Done)
A sense of urgency
No doubt about it: a sense of urgency helps us make get things happen and get stuff done. The problems come when we’re urgent about… Read More »A sense of urgency
When there’s no competition left
96-year-old Roy Englert runs 42-minute 5K to shatter age-group world record. Englert, 96, runs 5000m in 42:30.23 to set age-group record. Virginia native already held… Read More »When there’s no competition left
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
Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Mental Overhead Another type of friction we experience is from the ongoing mental overhead of having too many balls in the air. Unfinished projects, unanswered… Read More »Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Little jobs
There’s a lot to be said for batching – saving up similar jobs and then working through them efficiently in one go. But doing little… Read More »Little jobs
Seth Godin on slack in systems
If you ask most people who run a factory, or an organisation or a sports team, what they’re looking for is a taut, firm connection… Read More »Seth Godin on slack in systems
Money: cause or symptom?
We often focus on the money, but it’s not a cause or an end in itself. It helps to think of your financial position as… Read More »Money: cause or symptom?
Seeds (3): becoming Beatrix Potter
1866 Helen Beatrix Potter born in London. 1876 Beatrix Potter has already been doing a lot of drawing and painting. This watercolour is from 1876,… Read More »Seeds (3): becoming Beatrix Potter
Where do you want to go?
And do you trust that the people you’re following can get you there? Have they been there before? Has anyone been there before? For interesting… Read More »Where do you want to go?