Peter Drucker on Freedom
Freedom … is not the same as individual happiness, nor is it security or peace and progress. It is not the state in which the… Read More »Peter Drucker on Freedom
Stuart Patience
Ordinary people. Good work.
Good to Great is all well and good, but what about Pretty Good to Very Good? I’ve been mulling over the DC podcast and this… Read More »Ordinary people. Good work.
Caterina Fake: 5 Cs
If you look at all of the companies that I’ve been involved with and the investments that I’ve made, they are companies that emphasise creativity,… Read More »Caterina Fake: 5 Cs
In the way of it
For my youngest son, putting on his shoes is a BIG JOB. Catch him in the right mood, and he’ll get it done. But if… Read More »In the way of it
Contact
Next time you read an article, listen to a podcast, watch a program that you like – why don’t you get in touch with whoever… Read More »Contact
Raising the tone
Lowering the tone is easy, often funny, and sometimes desirable: lofty conversations gain traction (or evaporate) when touched to earth. Laughter liberates. It’s much harder… Read More »Raising the tone
Bits for atoms
We’re repainting our house – this is one of the colours about to be mixed at our local hardware shop. A small snippet of the… Read More »Bits for atoms
Conflicting values
If you keep butting up against the same problem with a colleague – a problem you think you’ve fixed, but that comes up repeatedly in… Read More »Conflicting values
Matt Mullenweg on distributed work
Here’s a short video with Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of Automattic*. He talks a bit about lessons he’s learned in running a distributed company,… Read More »Matt Mullenweg on distributed work
Invisible compromises
Why are our compromises so often invisible to others? We take a deep breath, struggle to assume the best, let go of a few things… Read More »Invisible compromises