Cycle time is a function of how many vertical leaps a discussion has to traverse and how many people are involved at each level. The best way to reduce cycle time is to reduce vertical leaps because it affects both variables. In layman’s terms, this means the most important change to make is to push decision making down. The target isn’t a true
The best story wins. Not the best idea, or the right idea, or the most rational idea. Just whoever tells a story that catches people’s attention and gets them to nod their heads is the one who tends to be rewarded.
“Beauty is that moment when your mind jumps the curb. Beauty is the instant you sit up and start paying attention. Whatever makes that happen for you can be beautiful. ... But you have to be open to seeing it. Beauty doesn’t find you. You create beauty by looking for it.”