Talking Points A managers biggest challenge is to manage employees Successful employee relations takes effort and patience The most important management skill is empathy. Without it, you will never relate to your people. People are messy — they have lives outside of work Getting the people right is just as important as getting the product right Management comes in various... »
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Celebration Of Knowledge #5
It’s hard to believe that we are already at COK #5. Great job making it this far. This last series finished up the mechanics of operating a company. There is a lot of moving parts to inventing, making and selling products. Only one more series of topics and your done. So, let’s see what... »
6 Steps to Closing The Loop
A lot of us struggle to get stuff done because we have to rely on others. Unfortunately, this reliance is just part of doing business. To better achieve your objectives, it’s vital that you learn to close the loop on actions so that things can get done. A Quick Definition Closing the loop is akin to... »
Topic #18: Operations / Manufacturing
Talking Points Operating a company is far different than building a product Operations is critical to the day to day existence of the company Processes play a vital role in a proper operations organization The day is won or lost on logistics no... »
Blogging Innovation: Innovation From The Inside Out
This (http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2010/02/innovation-from-inside-out.html0 really resonants with me. I think it’s because of the desire for so many company to create an innovation process at the expense of creating the freedom to innovate. I also sometimes fall into this trap. In particular,... »
Zenhabits: 4 Simple Principles of Getting to Completion
For a startup, feature creep can be the death of you. Many a great idea has been overburdened by too many features or too complex an implementation. It’s important to get the features right but it’s also important to... »
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