Many Smaller Truths

#1 Thing shared by all repeatedly successful innovators

There is one characteristic shared by all repeatedly successful innovators, new product development teams, and organizational change leaders; they have a lot of tools in their toolbox. They haven’t read just one book. They never stop reading. They don’t worry about staying on fad. They interrogate what they read rather than simply accepting it. They look for contradicting evidence and consider carefully. They are constantly reading, constantly looking for new, better tools, and better ways to

Hype destroys useful tools - beware management fads!

(Value in 60 Seconds! This one's nice and short.) "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.” – Bertrand Russell Disruption Theory, Lean, Agile, the concept of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and many other modern management tools are very useful. But without exception, they are specialized tools.

An unbeatable strategy in 5 Steps

For thousands of years, expert strategists have considered strategy as much an art as a science. There is no doubt that experience paired with intellect, divergent thinking or creative problem-solving skills, and a disciplined commitment to the effort required to make things simple make the process of creating an effective strategy easier. That said, anyone with the right definition for what a strategy is, a straightforward methodological approach, and a willingness to ask the right questions