Strategy
- What happens on the outside is strategy, what happens on the inside is action.
Kyle Steinike added 20d ago
- “Some projects benefit from early action. If you’re writing a book, it’s easy to spend a lot of time brainstorming titles and dreaming up an outline, but it’s better to simply write. The book discovers itself as you go. Yes, you’ll need to go back and organize things, but this is easier to do once you have material. The key is to act first and then... See more
from 3-2-1: The Key to Great Relationships, the Will to Achieve, and Beauty as a Guiding Principle by James Clear
Kyle Steinike added 2mo ago
- First, if nobody wants to volunteer in that project, that project is terrible. Don’t start it. Don’t start it because it’s just, people are going to be forced to do it, so ask for volunteers. Nobody shows up, don’t start it. You don’t need a business case of three months hiring consultants to make you, “Yes, this is …” If nobody jumps on it, terrib... See more
from Why Project-Based Work Fails — And How to Get It Right by HBR.org
Kyle Steinike added 3mo ago
- Thus Ikea, the giant home goods retailer, moved from setting out specific goals for a full year to scenarios that allow wiggle room as the outlook changes.
from Would You Invite Employees to Vote on Strategic Direction?
Kyle Steinike added 3mo ago
- Usually they are half-day to day-long sessions, depending on the complexity of the project. And they are done after the decision is made to proceed with project. Premortems are not designed to change the decision about whether to do the project but to mitigate risk factors. That changes the incentives for people. The basic format is listing the ris... See more
from Four ways to assess projects and keep them on track
Kyle Steinike added 4mo ago
- Do I need to spend more time searching for better information or do I need to spend more time acting on the information I already have? Is the bottleneck strategy or execution?
from 3-2-1: Two ways to develop great ideas, a rule for life, and contentment
Kyle Steinike added 4mo ago
- The right strategy doesn’t always offer immediate rewards.
from Attention Required! | Cloudflare
Kyle Steinike added 4mo ago
- While we naturally understand that writing is a good way to share ideas with others, we under-appreciate just how much good writing helps us think about an idea ourselves. Writing is not only a means of communication, it enables us to practice reasoning.
from How to Think: The Skill You've Never Been Taught by Farnum Street
Kyle Steinike added 4mo ago
- “The beginner chases the right answers.
The master chases the right questions.”from 3-2-1: On hard conversations, how to ruin a good strategy, and asking for what you want by James Clear
Kyle Steinike added 4mo ago