Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
I thought it would be helpful to start a series on strategy with a working definition of strategy, but found it rather tricky to define… Read More »Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
management
If someone keeps letting you down
Because you’re waiting for their help, but they don’t make time; Or don’t do what they say they’ll do; Or do it badly; Or can’t… Read More »If someone keeps letting you down
“What can I do?”
… is the question you’ve been waiting to be asked, and it deserves your full attention. Who’s asking? What are they doing now? What can… Read More »“What can I do?”
Grace and mistakes
I’m a big believer in grace and second (and third) chances; I wouldn’t, couldn’t live without them. In the absence of enough information to make… Read More »Grace and mistakes
The unglamorous work of doing good (2)
I recently delivered some food parcels to families in our area. This was “helping those who have less” in one of its clearer and more… Read More »The unglamorous work of doing good (2)
The unglamorous work of doing good (1)
The side of the tracks Among the most rewarding pieces of “good” that I’ve ever done was to start a micro-savings group for a small… Read More »The unglamorous work of doing good (1)
“What should I do?”
If you desperately need a job, you are just another problem for a boss; if you can solve many of the problems the boss has… Read More »“What should I do?”
Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
The planning fallacy is that people think they can plan, ha ha. A clue to the underlying problem with the planning algorithm was uncovered by… Read More »Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
Hands up
The majority of work we do is routine – it’s been done before, we know how to do it, and sooner or later it will… Read More »Hands up
Competent
Maybe you think of yourself as competent, or maybe you don’t. Self-talk I tend to say things to myself like: I can do this. I… Read More »Competent