OK…it’s the Indiana Jones jungle. But it’s still a jungle! Good times in SoCal with an afternoon at Disneyland.
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Been thinking about the environment? I have to say I’ve found myself thinking about it more and more for the last year or so. The problem is…it’s hard to know where to start if you want to begin reducing your own personal environmental impact! Every where you turn you’re hearing some kind of message about [...] I’ve written a good bit about assumptions. This is an important subject. You may think you’re living in an assumption-free environment…but you’re not. They’re there. Apparently they’re in a kind of blind spot. Kem Meyer’s got a great take today on testing assumptions. Well worth a look. Based on an interesting article in Fast Company that [...] I’ve thought a lot over the years about how I’ve turned out the way I have. For instance, I remember picking up a paperback copy of In Search of Excellence…but I don’t remember why. I know I devoured it. The thought of how it made sense in all I was doing is still a very [...] How about this one from Gary Hamel’s Leading the Revolution; "Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you discover you’re on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. Of course, there are other strategies. You can change riders. You can get a committee to study the dead horse. You can benchmark how other companies ride [...] When you think about your organization…to the extent that you have figured out what business you’re in and what you’re going to call success…are you stuck trying to meet basic expectations? Or have you moved on to take a crack at understanding your customers’ desires? Let’s just say, if you haven’t moved from simply trying [...] Sundown. 66 degrees. 63% humidity. Rained Friday. It does that here you know…just not very often. Just said to my sister-in-law (visiting from Texas), "if God meant there to be hot, humid nights in October…" To be honest, I didn’t know how to finish the sentence. So glad to back in So Cal after 12 [...] Recently Walt Mossberg said that Steve Jobs told him: "I’m more proud of the things we haven’t done at Apple than what we have done." As we’ve talked about in the past, "The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." Michael Porter Here’s the interview where Mossberg made the comment: Business Innovation Factory I’ve talked before about 37signals and products like Backpack and Highrise. Looks like there’s a really good reason for their success. Check out founder Jason Fried’s comments at the third annual summit of the Business Innovation Factory (BIF-3) When asked how his company resists the fatal flaw of "bloatware" and "feature creep" Fried said, “We [...] Talk about beyond relevant. Gotta love Erwin! What he’s saying? It’s true for everything. The aim isn’t joining what already is. By the way, tripped across the Erwin McManus video over at Church Video Ideas today. Great new site. Not exactly what it sounds like. Well worth checking out for the links to some of the newest [...] |
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