The three processes—people, strategy, and operations— remain the building blocks and heart of good execution. But as the economic, political, and business environments change, the ways in which they are carried out also change.
“A man who can tell a good story can make a good living as a broker.”
― Liar's Poker
― Liar's Poker
“Making people prioritize by value forces them to produce that 20 percent first. Often by the time they’re done, they realize they don’t really need the other 80 percent, or that what seemed important at the outset actually isn’t.”
― Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
― Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
“Often when people talk about great teams, they only talk about that transcendent sense of purpose. But while that’s a critical element, it’s only one leg of the three-legged stool. Just as critical, but perhaps less celebrated, is the freedom to do your job in the way that you think best—to have autonomy. On all great teams, it’s left to the members to decide how to carry out the goals set by those leading the organization.”
― Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
― Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
“it is amazing what you can accomplish when you do it in a "take no prisoners" manner.”
― McKinsey Mind
― McKinsey Mind
“In the stock market the more elaborate and abstruse the mathematics the more uncertain and speculative the conclusion we draw therefrom….”
― Liar's Poker
― Liar's Poker
Classical (Laissez-Faire) Liberalism
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