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There’s nothing better than a business process that is simple to understand. There’s also nothing worse than a process that makes little sense.

Carrying a 400 kg pool table can help us understand the Ringelmann Effect and why teams become lazier as they grow.

Waiting to be 100% sure you’re decision is right can easily lead to never starting. Sometimes the wrong decision is the right way to start.

Lots of tigers roam the business landscape. A leader must do the hard work of identifying which are real and which are rumor.

Leaders can’t afford to stop learning or be closed minded. But in a world flooded with free information and hot takes they can and should be open minded skeptics.

“I’m sure in 30–40 years, no one would believe that we invented the smartphone before we invented the __________ (to be completed later).“ - Brian Weisberg

Focus in the workplace is both a precious commodity and an endangered animal.

Large projects often fail because they turn into shapeless monsters. You have to know early on what done will look like.

Delivering a massive project is not for the feint of heart. But we can increase our odds by learning from our past successes and failures.

We’ve all been in those meetings with 10 people from 7 different teams. No real agenda or prep and a giant problem to solve. It’s no surprise they often fail.

It’s easy to criticize when you haven’t walked a mile in someone else’s shoes. And when facing criticism you sometimes have to dig deep and keep walking.

We have too many burnout related resignations. The key to longevity is a sustainable pace.