The Three Confidences of a Volunteer
A volunteer is a leader who does the work only because it is Right (for the customer, for the team, and for the world) and who could walk away tomorrow without fear.
Tag: tenets
Howie Did It: Principled Apps
If every tool invents its own copy of the principles, the tools start lying to each other. The model lives in one repo. The apps own the experience.
No Starving Children? The Shocking Truth About Prioritization.
Prioritization means making decisions that focus energy and resources on a few things that are at the top of the list, and starving things that are lower in the list. The most important aspect of prioritization … Read more
The Secret to Delivering Outsized Results
In 35+ years of building companies and organizations in multiple industries, I’ve concluded most leadership books are great examples of survivorship bias. I’ve learned a lot from many of these books. But none of them really … Read more
Find the Crux by Debating Excellence
No, don’t debate excellence; become excellent at debating. “It is better to debate a decision without settling it than settling a decision without debating it.” – Joseph Joubert Vigorous debate is critical to clear thinking in … Read more
