Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity

In theory, the ongoing explosion in information should make the right answers more obvious. In practice, though, being surrounded by data often makes it harder to decide.

“For me, it has something to do with not getting frozen in roles that are dictated by circumstances beyond our control.

some of us build more robust models than others. We envision the conversations we’re going to have with more specificity, and imagine what we are going to do later that day in greater detail. As a result, we’re better at choosing where to focus and what to ignore.

we want to draw the unique brilliance out of everyone,” Michaels told me.

He sought to aim the spotlight in his head onto something familiar.

The Agile methodology, as it came to be known, emphasized collaboration, frequent testing, rapid iteration, and pushing decision making to whoever was closest to a problem.

companies included those firms built around “bureaucracies” and those constructed as “

Motivation is triggered by making choices that demonstrate to ourselves that we are in control.

Team A is smart and filled with effective colleagues. As individuals, they will all be successful. But as a team, they still tend to act like individuals.