Why Are We Yelling: The Art of Productive Disagreement

https://twitter.com/buster/status/1182390032671203328 Buster Benson’s book “Why Are We Yelling“ was one of my favorite books last year. I personally believe that everyone in this digital era of information torrent and opinion floodgate could benefit from learning and practicing the skill of arguing productively. It’s a light read filled with real stories and 100 of Buster’s illustrations.…

“Just in Time” vs “Just in Case”

One lens I’ve found myself toying with over the past few months is “Just in Time” vs “Just in Case”. Been wanting to share but I haven’t found a good angle or entrypoint to illustrate what this lens is all about and how is it relevant to you. But I’ll try and start somewhere. Let’s…

Being a real Pro: Part 2: What is “The Resistance” and Why We Can Overcome it By “Turning Pro”

Resistance is one of the most useful mental models I ever picked up. Steven Pressfield first coined this term in his book, The War of Art. https://medium.com/the-mission/steven-pressfield-how-to-go-from-amateur-to-turning-pro-be44c794a73b “Every time you want to go from a lower level to a higher level — becoming an entrepreneur, get in better shape, meditate, be an artist — the…

Lagging and leading indicators

They say what gets measured gets managed and you can’t improve what you don’t measure. Because business is all about setting targets, creating projections, pulling some bigger imaginary numbers out of thin air for everyone to chase, just because…. why not? We will inevitably run into metrics, KPIs, OKRs, and all the sexy abbreviations. Then…