Known-size pieces

February 28, 2026

Some things are just plain hard. Difficult to think about and harder to pull off. We might have a clear objective and an end date in mind, but everyone knows some things... READ MORE

Has-to-be-done

February 26, 2026

Most of us have one thing, up there near the top of our to do list, that’s been there for a while, (a good while,) that’s important, that needs to... READ MORE

Ring it

February 23, 2026

The way we run meetings. The invoicing system. Project management. Keeping targets in focus. The damn printer. The annual review process. Recruitment. Some things only kinda-sorta work. They do work, but... READ MORE

The bigger thing

February 13, 2026

There’s what I’m doing and then there’s what I’m working on.  What I’m working on are tasks. The code, the numbers, the documents, the conversations, the relationships, the actual stuff... READ MORE

That’s the trap

February 12, 2026

There’s everything you want to do. That’s the roadmap. Then there’s all the other things you have to do that get in the way. That’s the reality. Then there’s all the other things you... READ MORE