Life can get busy and complicated, with too many demands on our time and too little time to get everything done. But why do we accept all the “demands” and why do we think we have to get everything done? If it’s not the most important thing, isn’t a “demand......
If there is no problem, it is too soon for a solution. But when there is consensus on a problem, it may be too late to solve it. If a powerful protector of the Status Quo is to retire in a year, it may be too early to start work......
When you have enough, you have plenty to give to others. And when you give to others, they remember. When you have enough, you can be happy with things as they are. And when you are happy with things as they are, people like to be around you. When you......
When you demo something new, you make the technology real. No longer can they say – that’s not possible. When you demo something new, you help people see what it is and what it isn’t. And that brings clarity. When you demo something new, people take sides. And that says......
When new ideas come from the outside, they are dismissed out of hand. The technical term for this behavior is Not Invented Here (NIH). Because it was not invented by the party with official responsibility, that party stomps it into dust. But NIH doesn’t stomp in public; it stomps in......
Doing what you did last works well, right up until it doesn’t. When you put 100% effort into doing what you did last time and get 80% of the output of last time, it’s time to do something different next time. If it worked last time, but the environment or......
When you want to figure out what’s next, show customers what’s possible. This is much different than asking them what they want. So, don’t do that. Instead, show them a physical prototype or a one-page sales tool that explains the value they would realize. When they see what’s possible, the......
When you remove an obstacle, the path forward becomes easier. But if there are multiple paths, which obstacle should be removed and which should remain in place? If you can’t easily remove an obstacle that blocks the path, don’t. Look for other paths. If all the paths point away from......
Stop, Start, Continue is a powerful, straightforward way to manage things. If it’s not working, Stop. If it’s working well, Continue. If there’s a big opportunity to grow, Start. Sounds pretty simple, but it’s often executed poorly. The most dangerous variant of Stop, Start, Continue is Start, Start, Continue. Regardless......
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