Yesterday’s post lead me to this piece from Ben Horowitz about the idea of task relevant maturity, an idea he lifted from Andy Grove: Everyone… Read More »Ben Horowitz on task-relevant maturity and micromanagement
The Characteristic of Controls 1. Controls can be neither objective nor neutral… [Mesaurement] is subjective and of necessity biased. It changes both the event and… Read More »Peter Drucker on controls in business (1)
… is to help everyone else to be productive. There are levels to this. Ideally, your colleagues will identify what needs to be done and… Read More »Your job as a manager
Meetings are rightly maligned as unproductive timesinks, but I’ve recently been reminded of the things you can gain by simply talking things through together with… Read More »Talking it through; or, The value of meetings
In touch is better than out of touch. If you’re wondering if you should get in touch, you probably should. “How are you doing?” “What… Read More »Making the call
I love Ben Horowitz’s frankness about the struggle and mess of building organisations. Be encouraged. … there’s was a lot of focus on business models… Read More »Ben Horowitz on building companies: “the horror”
This is the seventh post in a series – start here. There will never be enough time, tools, people, or other resources to achieve everything… Read More »Strategy (7): interlude – strategy and scarcity
This is the sixth post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the practice of making,… Read More »Strategy (6): Strategy and intentions
This is the third part of the fifth post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is… Read More »Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 3)
This is the second part of the fifth post in a series* – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is… Read More »Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 2)