While the iron is hot
Of course it’s a good idea to strike while the iron is hot. If striking iron is what you do and you find some hot… Read More »While the iron is hot
October 2019
Easier than sometimes
“Definitely, once a week,” is easier than “sometimes,” and “daily” is easier than once a week. A daily ritual keeps something front-of-mind, makes it almost… Read More »Easier than sometimes
Easier than maybe
“Always” and “never” are easier than “maybe”. “Maybe” requires a decision, introduces ambiguity. Most of our decisions start as “maybes” (hence the need for a… Read More »Easier than maybe
Tim O’Reilly on debugging your organisation
The skill of debugging is to figure out what you really told your program to do instead of what you thought you told your program… Read More »Tim O’Reilly on debugging your organisation
The discipline death spiral
You make a bad decision (because everybody does).* You get busy fixing it – on top of all the other things you were already doing.… Read More »The discipline death spiral
Five Questions: Rob Quail
1. Introduce yourself: who are you, what do you do, and why is it important? I’m Rob Quail, I’m a part professional Blue Badge tour… Read More »Five Questions: Rob Quail
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (6) – from vision to mission
This post is part of the working draft of the DriverlessCrocodile Toolkit (read more here). I’d love comments, links to resources related to the theme,… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (6) – from vision to mission
Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals
If a manager does not take care of the next hundred days, there will be no next hundred years. Whatever the manager does should be… Read More »Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals
Stories of deliberate practice
Outliers is an excellent place to start. It features the story of Mozart’s “genius” and the Beatle’s “overnight success” told through the lens of the… Read More »Stories of deliberate practice
Anders Ericsson on deliberate practice
Repetition is the mother of skill Tony Robins* Tony Robins is mostly right. 10,000 hours You’re probably familiar with the 10,000 hour rule as ‘discovered’… Read More »Anders Ericsson on deliberate practice