The Power of “Good Job”

I got a “good job” today. I felt appreciated. I felt seen. I felt like “OK, I’m on the right track.” Everybody likes to feel those feelings. Your people like to feel those feelings. That’s a choice you can make as a leader. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new...

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I realized something about myself today. In most circumstances, I believe tools are the answer. Not more continuous effort. Not more attention. Not more people. Tools are what I do. It’s how I think. It’s what I build. It’s what I apply to problems. I’d rather spend...

Devaluing Vision

The product-development visionaries. We celebrate them. We write books about them. We (sometimes) wish we were them. All product development requires trade-offs, decisions, and up-front thinking due to the costs associated with various tasks. You can’t try everything....

The Wrong Work at the Right Time

Technology allows us to debate the concept of right work and wrong work. Talking heads holler over each other about it. Academics pontificate about it. Friends argue in the bar about it. But make no mistake. If you don’t have income, any work that comes along is the...

Today’s Not the Day

I’m frazzled. I’m not good. I’m not on my game. I can’t make sense of it. I don’t want to. I feel useless. Today’s not the day. Tomorrow’s a new one. Thank God. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)...

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