A piece of the plan?

June 9, 2016

There’s a definite risk when your customers’ current demands have so much gravity that the entire company starts to bend around them. The risk? Slowly, slowly, every innovative notion gets sucked inside the... READ MORE

On the shoulders

June 5, 2016

Not many of us make no mistakes. Oh! Hang on. Nobody makes no mistakes. We’re riddled with them. From the day we crawled head first into the chair leg, to this morning, when a... READ MORE

Set in stone?

May 25, 2016

By the time you’ve put a decent amount of effort into solving a problem, it’s likely you’re invested in the solution you’ve found. That’s a good thing, right? It gives you a doggedness... READ MORE

Getting it done

May 8, 2016

Big decisions often come with all kinds of anguish. They take time and emotional energy that sucks attention and life out of everything they touch. And the bigger the decision …... READ MORE

Into the mountains

May 1, 2016

Every project gets challenged by competing demands. When the agreed route, after progress but before certainty, is questioned by shifting priorities or loud voices. The first decision is whether the ultimate goal... READ MORE