Recommendation: Philip Marris on the Theory of Constraints
A very good introduction.
management
Seth Godin on the entrepreneur, the CFO and the COO, and how to let go of your organisation (2 of 2)
My experience is this: number one, a CFO is different than a COO. A CFO is not a glorified bookkeeper. A CFO is in charge… Read More »Seth Godin on the entrepreneur, the CFO and the COO, and how to let go of your organisation (2 of 2)
Seth Godin on finding a COO and letting go of your organisation (1 of 2)
When I was building my company I believed that one-day I’d hire enough people that they could take care of themselves. Because if you hire… Read More »Seth Godin on finding a COO and letting go of your organisation (1 of 2)
Baldur Bjarnason on theory-building, living code and team churn
Read, then read again replacing “software” with “your social program” or “your business”: Software is a temporary garden whose fate is inextricably intertwined with its… Read More »Baldur Bjarnason on theory-building, living code and team churn
Recommendation: Jason Williscroft on how to run an event that doesn’t suck
Williscroft outlines his process for running a good quality (online) event or meetup, giving detailed examples and explaining his reasoning. Sample below. Recommended. I’m a… Read More »Recommendation: Jason Williscroft on how to run an event that doesn’t suck
Recommendation: The Manager Tools Trinity
I’ve found the “Basics” series of podcasts from Manager Tools really helpful. You might too. I’ve got to the end of the episodes on Feedback… Read More »Recommendation: The Manager Tools Trinity
Resource: Martin Blais / Beancount on the double entry counting method (bookkeeping)
If you’re in a position of responsibility in any organisation – a business or department of a business, a social club, a non-profit – it… Read More »Resource: Martin Blais / Beancount on the double entry counting method (bookkeeping)
The M&M Rider
Van Halen famously* included a clause in their standard contract with concert venues, buried among technical specifications for staging and sound equipment, that the band… Read More »The M&M Rider
Meetings as metric
Holding a meeting – getting people in the same place at the same time with a shared agenda – is the very simplest thing a… Read More »Meetings as metric
Whose timeline?
Some people (you?) get an enormous amount done without any kind of timeline or plan. If the timeline was up to other people there would… Read More »Whose timeline?