Book Review: Thriving in a 27-7 World
Thriving in a 24-7 World: An Energizing Tale about Growing through Pressure by Peter Jensen My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to like this book, I really did. But the voice / narrative device was just...
View ArticleI Was a Weird Kid
“The best do the basics better” — Eric Frohardt It was third grade when a teacher at a new school figured out that I might need glasses. On the way home from getting my first pair of glasses I read a...
View ArticleBook Review: Narconomics – How to Run a Drug Cartel
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel by Tom Wainwright My rating: 5 of 5 stars Works on Many Levels This book worked on many levels for me. First, as a primer on international economics by comparing...
View ArticleIn Support of Clear, Simple Language
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw I’m not always a good communicator. Things that I think are straight-forward get bungled in...
View ArticleWorking to Code – An Example of Defining the Basics
If you can't define your business, you can't manage it
View ArticleThe Difference Leadership Makes
Performance and accountability work from the top down (or as they say in "The Godfather": the fish stinks from the head)
View ArticleLeadership Lessons from the Music Industry
What to do when changes to your industry sucker punch you repeatedly
View ArticleSimple Things Done Well: Your Calendar
I’ve started a project asking people what they do that well that makes them successful. The premise is that the best do the basics better(1) – have a “basic” they deliberately do better than anyone...
View ArticleRaising Other People’s Children
I think it was listening to Tim Ferriss (1) interview a retired soldier who put forth a fully formed definition of leadership that struck me as being both concise and insightful (2): “Leadership is...
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