Nassim Taleb has a lot of respect for George Soros. Soros is a legendary trader and hedge-fund manager with a net-worth of over $8 billion. But Taleb has very little interest in the fortune …
October 15, 1962
On the morning of October 15, 1962, President Kennedy and his staff were informed that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. Missiles capable of killing over 80 million Americans …
Amazon memos
According to the Drucker Institute, Amazon is leading the way as the world’s best-managed company. Among five equally weighted ranking criteria - Customer Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, …
The cost of quality
Should you always strive to increase the quality of your product? Or is there a point of diminishing returns? This thought occurred to me after I ended a long-winded conversation with a …
The fight against complexity
All organizations are entropic. They never drift towards simplicity, but become more complicated as they grow. Left unchecked, complexity will eventually kill growth. Therefore, a …
A 6-question framework for making group decisions
Making group decisions at work is rarely an easy task. Getting the right people together, building consensus, and communicating the decision are just a few pieces to an often difficult …
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Decide and move forward
Decisions are progress. Decisions help you and your team build momentum. It boosts morale. One of the best traits you can have as a leader is the ability to make decisions quickly. One caveat: …