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I feel like the adrenaline has oozed out from this past month of COVID-19 sheltering in place. The pace and mode of productivity, pushing and intensity has given way to more of an acceptance and deliberation. It's been great for my blood pressure as well as allowing
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The coronavirus pandemic makes business as usual irrelevant for many who are not essential or working on the front lines. While we have our businesses set up to appeal to value, strategy, or commitment, you become a low priority when people don't want to think beyond the next
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I was sharing with a friend the other day about the film, Ford V Ferrari. I love this scene between Matt Damon's character, Carroll Shelby, and Christian Bale's character, Ken Miles. The tension between various agendas, respect for protocol and the politics of racing and cars
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"... you want maximal free time, not maximal activity, and you can assess your own “success” according to such metric." ~ Nassim Taleb As business is slowing and we are in this environment of quarantining, it's an opportunity to look around and remove or reduce waste. I can
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As the coronavirus has affected our businesses and everyday lives, the strategy for remote work can be a powerful strategy. It's an opportunity to make things more efficient and build a culture of respect and productivity. I like the dialogue and candor on tradeoffs in this conversation between
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When you have so much uncertainty in your projects, relationships and dealmaking, the fear of loss or desire for perfection can be inhibiting. I find it best to create optionality. Pick the path with the most options and keeping your choices open. This is especially true when it comes to
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We live in a world where people have a hard time paying attention. Everyone is frazzled and overwhelmed to the point that their hands are on the delete key. It's a natural and understandable instinct. With more technology and convenience, we can use automation and transactional platforms to
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I rarely run into someone that is not frazzled. Because our technology and tools are so efficient, the amount of information hitting us is bewildering. Get more customers, get more problems. Get more emails, have more work to respond. The signal to noise ratio is a real problem. When you
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Every bit of complexity can keep your customer from taking a next step with you in your engagements and work. We are inundated with choice and information. You can be both a welcome resource and helpful partner by taking stock and simplifying how you do business. Here are some areas
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We are overwhelmed from the complexity and volume of information every day. Much of it comes from the ease of team members and customers having the convenience of being able to email and text us. In your given day, think about how much you read in your inbox. Pages and
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Most things don't work out. And that is the raw reality of business and entrepreneurship. All those people who were excited and did not call you back are just part of the flow of dealmaking. All those promising projects that did not materialize or play out could have
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"I have come to learn that part of the business strategy is to solve the simplest, easiest, and most valuable problem. And actually, in fact, part of doing strategy is to solve the easiest problem, so part of the reason why you work on software and bits is that