The god of efficiency. I’ve worshiped at this altar for years. You, likely, have also. Efficiency is good. It is valid and important, but it’s not the end. We can breed horses to be faster, but why not build a car instead? Strive after effectiveness. Be proactive and think about the long game. We canContinueContinue reading “The god of Efficiency”
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The Effective Executive — a book review
While listening to a podcast episode on Manager Tools I was reminded to read The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker. So I did. Except for Drucker talking about the “future of computing” looking forward to advancements like what we now know as “the internet” and computers that could process logic problems it’s still absolutely relevantContinueContinue reading “The Effective Executive — a book review”
Managing and Growing Your Best
We were tasked with how to solve this accounting issue. The problem of the problem is that it was a problem and not terribly exciting, but we did it because we knew if we did it well, doing it well would lead to good things. After a couple years of grinding through similar tasks, eventuallyContinueContinue reading “Managing and Growing Your Best”
Who Is Your Competition?
I remember playing basketball in different leagues throughout high school and college (when I didn’t have broken bones). There were good game and then there were games that we got absolutely crushed, like the time we went out of town for a game. It felt like the 1990s Bulls playing a junior high team. ButContinueContinue reading “Who Is Your Competition?”
It’s the Insecurities That Make Us
It’s quite often that we don’t have enough, we are or feel behind, we were told “you’ll will never make it”, think that we aren’t strong or capable enough — it is these things that stall us. Can we stop listening to the naysayers and instead develop goals and plans to take the world head on? ItContinueContinue reading “It’s the Insecurities That Make Us”
Jeff Beaumont 