Signal and noise
Picking out the signal amongst all the noise is one of the challenges. In the moment, everything feels important and it’s easy to get distracted by every skirmish.
The customer isn’t always...
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There’s always lots to do. Chances are, before you start anything new, you’re already max’ed out.
Adding anything worthwhile will likely take more time than you have, chew through meetings, be knotty,...
Everyone can do large amounts of work. Sometimes they have to. Pizza nights to squash bugs before launch, evenings and weekends packing before the move, mountains of prep for due diligence....
Starting out, there’s a debate between two principals. One says, “We need to offer a broad range of services that puts our arms around the widest possible group of customers.”
The tempting...
Waiting to be invited
When I need something on projects, I’m very direct. When it comes to something for me though, I don’t like asking. I have a natural reticence. My standard...