Build better work relationships via stakeholder analysis
This weekend is all about celebrating relationships so I wanted to spend some time talking about stakeholder analysis, and how you can use it to
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The secret to happier meetings
Have you ever been stuck in painful meetings? The ones that drag on for hours with no agenda? Where the conversation meandered so you
A quick tip to propel your change effort
DC got hit by #Snowzilla last weekend so there was plenty of time to catch up on some reading, especially the January pick on the
Stress-free prioritization with value frameworks
Coming up with ideas of problems to solve, features to add, or tasks to work on might be easy. What’s usually harder is figuring out
Shifting habits and flipping systems
When you work in complex systems that are problematic, you tend to hear a lot of phrases like, “I have no control over how others
2016 Reading List
Happy Day 1 of 2016! What are your resolutions this year? Some of mine are to read and write more. In 2015 I found that
Leading creativity: Lessons from Pixar
Do you ever dream about what it would be like to work at Pixar or Disney? Do you wonder how you could help encourage a more
How to build a business model playbook
Since it’s the day after Thanksgiving, let’s have a little fun with the football metaphors and talk about how to create a business model
Career advice from an astronaut
Back at the beginning of October I started digging into “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination,
Dealing with fear and scary systems
When I was little (around 5 or 6 years old) I was terrified that our house would burn down. We would spend every summer in
What the Taliban and Disney can teach us about scaling impact
This week I thought I’d share my reflections on two books I read during September, as well as ways to channel inspiration from these books
Customizing design sprints (Part II)
It’s fall! I love this time of year when the leaves change, the days are cooler, and everything becomes more festive. Speaking of transitions, a