PinnedNever lose the founder mentalityEvery founder should apply the strategic box. A long time ago, me and Brian O’Kane invented this strategic box when we wrote “Growing your…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
Innovation should be like breathingIf I had read “The Innovation Edge: How Large Companies Lose It and How to Get It Back” earlier, I would have included it in my “Building…May 14A response icon1May 14A response icon1
Software chaos“Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software” is an indictment of large industries taking shortcuts in software…May 2May 2
Life is too short“Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire” reminds me of “10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class…Apr 30Apr 30
Leadership principlesAs I have written and spoken many times before, in the field of leadership, we can learn a lot from the military. They have been at it the…Apr 24Apr 24
Happy EasterMid-April. The weather in Spain is still a reflection of the situation in the rest of the world. I have used the 3 weeks of rain in Spain…Apr 18Apr 18
Create your own harmonyEvery human being has one calling in life, and that is to be in a state of harmony. When we are in harmony, the world around us is in…Apr 16Apr 16
Sales principlesA lot of books about sales do not seem to be about sales at all. I just finished reading “How to sell like a spy”. The “Sales perspective”…Apr 9Apr 9
The 10 commandments for the future of workA manifesto for leaders who want their people to thrive — not just survive. Based on my “Making work work, Why you should prioritise your…Apr 4Apr 4
To sell is to be humanIt is very hard to get a good sales book. I decided to try “Sell Like A Spy: The Art of Persuasion from the World of Espionage”. Spies are…Apr 1Apr 1