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
showing up
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
Seth Godin on creating a (generous) monopoly
Every successful business has a monopoly—a monopoly on what it makes that someone else can’t make the way they make it. That leaves out commodity… Read More »Seth Godin on creating a (generous) monopoly
Back-to-back
Back to back meetings are a bad idea: Unless you or the chairperson is really good, you’re almost certain to be running late at the… Read More »Back-to-back
Hard conversations
…aren’t supposed to be easy. The person you need to have the conversation with might be a peer, a friend, a long-term colleague. The conversations… Read More »Hard conversations
The switch (2)
“What am I hoping to get?” Once we’ve admitted to ourselves that we’re doing our work (at least partly) for ourselves, we can think more… Read More »The switch (2)
The switch (1)
“Who is this for?” Your work is always for you. This is true whether we’re working for pay or we’re parenting, whether we’re working on… Read More »The switch (1)
Some questions for making change happen
What’s the problem? What networks of people and things underlie the problem, and what context or environment are they embedded in? Who wins if you… Read More »Some questions for making change happen
Seth Godin on leadership, generosity and charisma
You can say that charisma makes you a leader, but I believe that leading gives you charisma. And that changes everything: that you gain charisma… Read More »Seth Godin on leadership, generosity and charisma
The innovation in your head…
… isn’t an innovation yet. Our definition of innovation refers to something rather specific: A change in the processes by which an organization transforms labor,… Read More »The innovation in your head…