If you’re serious

January 10, 2021

If it was a contract, and the contract was serious, you’d spend time working out all the main terms and even more time nailing down what has to be delivered, by... READ MORE

Outside the lines

January 6, 2021

There’s value inside the lines: doing what’s expected, repeatably, fulfilling on established practices and keeping everyone happy as you go. There’s value outside the lines: making your own rules, spinning on... READ MORE

Pointing north

January 5, 2021

Some people are extremely good at filling their day with meaningful ways of tearing up trees, adding value, and moving the dial. They’re the kind of people we want on our... READ MORE

As lazy as

January 3, 2021

Sometimes we make decisions that we know are right but that we also know will cost us political capital - pushing things (the right things) through in the face of opposition... READ MORE

Slower right

January 2, 2021

You can’t put in the bathroom before you’ve sorted the plumbing. Well, you can, but don’t expect anything to work. If you do it that way, expect it to be a... READ MORE