Introduction This is a rewrite of a post I published in November 2009 on another blog. I've reviewed and revised the text. While a number of ideas remain valid, I've made quite a number of changes. Any project executed in a public sector environment has to face - by its very nature - a high … Continue reading Ideas on a project prioritisation system for public sector projects
Independent business and the future of innovation
Following in the footsteps of our elders Up until only a few generations ago, we used to be destined to follow into the footsteps of our elders. A son of a farmer was likely to become a farmer. If your mother had a small convenience store, you were apt to enter into that trade as … Continue reading Independent business and the future of innovation
Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs
Cleaning up my Linked-In groups From recent experience: I was looking through my Linked-In feeds and noted just how much junk I found in there. Maybe I'm not selective enough, I thought. An ideal moment to clean up some of the accumulated mess that provided too high a level of white noise in recent months. … Continue reading Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs
Cooperative competition on the internet
"Competing with the best of the best" A couple of weeks ago, in Hypercritical episode 79 to be exact, Marco Arment, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin replaced John Siracusa and exchanged ideas on a broad range of topics. Needless to say, it was less focused than Hypercritical usually is. However, great minds to come together, … Continue reading Cooperative competition on the internet
A longhand blog writing workflow on iPad and Mac
I adore writing longhand I adore writing longhand. I'm not very good at it, and I don't do it often enough, but I adore writing longhand. I crave the feeling of a good weight pen or other writing utensil and the joy of passing that over a smooth page and make an impression. Granted, my … Continue reading A longhand blog writing workflow on iPad and Mac
Cargo Cult management
A famous Feynman story I first encountered the term "cargo cult" in the late 1980's when reading one of Richard Feynman's books, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" on his quite interesting life. He actually used it in a commencement address at CalTech in 1974. In short, he refers to a practice of dogmatically executing a … Continue reading Cargo Cult management
Way more world than you (1:28:42)
Merlin Mann hits gold At 1:28:42 in the 83rd episode of Back to Work on the 5by5 network , Merlin Mann hits gold: "If you allow the world to decide how you feel, you are fundamentally screwed. Because you're never going to win. That's not a fair fight. There is way more world than you." … Continue reading Way more world than you (1:28:42)
Lengthening your concentration span
An excellent article by Harj Taggar, one of the partners at y combinator, on his decision to avoid automatic email checking. I especially like his: "The least obvious consequence has been the lengthening of my concentration span, even when I’m at my desk with easy access to my email." Impressive. via Lifehacker
Project versus outcome management
There is a hidden assumption among project owners, the ones that engage project managers to manage their projects, that any project they engage with will automatically succeed. The default position for project outcomes is, in their minds, success. Why else would they engage their time or means in that project? The problem is that they … Continue reading Project versus outcome management
Your inbox is not your to do list
Watching a number of colleagues and friends deal with email recently, I found out that a lot of people still use their inbox as a kind of to-do list. Whenever an email comes in, they take it as yet another task. There are a couple of problems with this. Most have been described at length … Continue reading Your inbox is not your to do list
Exploring The Black Box 