If you’re building an organisation and haven’t read The E-Myth yet [amazon], here’s a start: The Entrepreneurial Seizure To understand the E-Myth and the misunderstanding… Read More »Michael Gerber and the E-Myth: Entrepreneurial Seizures, The Fatal Assumption, and the Technician’s Nightmare
A very good introduction.
You’re probably familiar with the old saw about sharpening the saw. Or Frog. Or Razor. Or the importance of unstringing the bow. I’ve always understood… Read More »The opportunity cost of being tired
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)
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
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
Aristocracy originally meant “the rule of the best”, with connotations of virtue and competence. It sounds like a good way to run a society, depending… Read More »Aristocracy / Meritocracy; or, Beda Kumis*
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?
The Wretched Do you hear the people sing?Singing a song of angry men?It is the music of a peopleWho will not be slaves again!When the… Read More »Every Man Will Be a King; or, Sovereignty
Your organisation can live for a long time with deep cultural problems: broken attitudes to people, to the work, to the people you’re trying to… Read More »A Hole in the Heart