It’s not about my beard. It’s about cutting through the misconceptions that sabotage projects. Successful operations require aligning disparate systems toward a common goal. Sometimes those “systems” are people or groups of people. Krehbiel’s Razor is a mindset that breaks down barriers between people and helps find a way to solve problems and finish projects….
I had an interesting conversation with a friend about the unique challenge of supervising a very smart person. My friend asked for my advice, so I did a little research and I did a little thinking, and since I’ve been a lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes (and have recently been listening to Stephen Fry’s incredible…
It’s the time of the year for 2021 predictions. Most of them will be wrong. But is there a way to profit from them anyway? I believe so. Think with me through a few of my own predictions, and I think we’ll uncover a method that can help you prosper from all predictions, whether they’re…
Summarize decisions in post-meeting emails Have you been in a meeting where everyone seems to have forgotten the consensus you thought you'd won last month? Of course you have. End your meetings with an explicit statement of the decisions you've made, and follow up the meeting with an email to all attendees memorializing those decisions….