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February 8, 2016

Don't Make the Same Mistake Once

Ideas have remarkable staying power. And it’s not just the good ones — bad ideas can grow like weeds, like the idea of “failing fast.”

February 4, 2016

It's Not Above Your Pay Grade

I once worked with a Director of Operations who was famous for slipping out of meetings before he was assigned something to do. He often found numerous ways to avoid…

February 1, 2016

The One Soul-Crushing Mistake Leaders Make

Get this. It’s a crazy story but true. A team heads into a meeting with the general manager of a division. He strolls in late, puts his feet up on the table, sneers at…

January 28, 2016

How Smart Employees Play Hard to Get

In every company there is always at least one of them. The one who has to be first at everything. You know who I am talking about — you might even be next to him in a…

January 25, 2016

Don’t Outsource Your Brain to Consultants

If you have worked in a big company — you can almost smell it in the air. The big boss has some thorny problem or is afraid to actually make an important decision. And…

January 22, 2016

6 Ways Product Managers Avoid Product Disasters

Is it really that bad? “80 to 90 percent of products fail.” You might hear this statistic quoted a lot, but it is not clear exactly where it comes from and it’s likely…