Why is it so hard
Why is it so hard to get rid of someone from your life who’s nuts? It’s usually because he (or she) is only nuts to most of us. If he or she is still around, it’s probably because they are rabidly supporting someone else’s goals. Just not yours. There are ...
Standup: Focus on the Stories
I’m not a big fan of the typical round-robin agenda for standups: What I worked on yesterday, what I’m working on today, and blockers. I find that format often encourages folks to sing for their supper, to develop an on-the-spot narrative of what they’ve been up to and why ...
Pick it and Kick It
If you can be enthusiastic about something, over time, you can be successful at the thing you’re enthusiastic about. Of course, you have to extend your enthusiasm longer for brain surgery than you do for basket weaving to be competent, but you need it for both to be any good. Success is a a heck […]
Tossed and Stirred
Making more money normally results from providing more privilege, whether that privilege comes in a room, a meal, access, or clothes. More privilege costs more. Like the $500 greens fees to an exclusive golf course. And, of course, ‘privilege’, is a feeling the buyer has. Not inherent to the qualities of the purchase or service. […]
Baloney Buffer
Have you ever wondered how much of the information in all books is really true? I have no idea how many millions of books there are in the world, but I’m willing to bet the information in them is probably only about 20% true. If that. By true, I mean factual. Proven. Right all the […]
Catch Someone
