Gruesome
They say that execution eats strategy for breakfast. But emotional intelligence devours execution while it sleeps. Ew. But hmm.
Tag: failure
The Greatest Source of Failure
The greatest source of failure is not a lack of talent, capital, or ideas. And it’s not politics or the lack of […]
Complex Brew
Our businesses are complex brews of people, product, and process. Yet there are only four points of failure, ultimately, in any venture. […]
Are We Allowed to Fail?
We have heard that the dramatically successful organizations embrace rather than fear failure. They see failure as really quite a good thing. […]
A Map to Better Business
Pretend we’ve landed in a new city and we want to get from our hotel, through the city, and to a great […]
Diagnosing Business Trouble with Four Simple Questions
We can diagnose whatever ails any organization by asking four questions. To what extent does everyone (in or close to the organization) […]
How to See Failure
We can see failure in two ways: as something we work (damn) hard to avoid or as no big deal. When it’s […]
Fail Your Way to Success
Embracing failure is an oddly effective way to ultimately succeed. This does not mean just hoping everything goes well, winging it, ignoring it, or […]
Embrace Failure to Win
Baked deeply into each of us is the habit of avoiding failure at any cost. But we fight failure to our detriment. […]
Seeing Improvement
There are two ways to visualize continuous improvement. One way is as a steady march. The other is a spiral. Which visualization […]