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Early in my career we used a process that loosely resembled a root cause analysis after a severity 1 production outage. The intent of the process was to determine why the severity outage occurred and then fix the problem so it didn’t happen again. No one liked process and the Read More …
So many things provide rhythm to life. Music Dance The seasons Waking strides Heartbeats Speech Faith What rhythm means to me. Before I ever thought about my daily routines mapping to a rhythm, I was following patterns. Looking back, I remember specific practices I used during high school to complete Read More …
Yardwork reflections. I often use yard work as a time for self-reflection because what else is there to do while drawing shapes with a lawn mower? Sometimes I reflect on personal interactions and plans, but I also use the time to consider business activities. As I edged the lawn this Read More …
Sometimes when I read books I realize the author’s point is a variation or derivative of another concept that I studied in the past. It’s doesn’t mean the two authors thoughts are necessarily linked in any-way. I just get the same basis from each of their thoughts as I consider Read More …
“If you don’t have a real stake in the new, then just surviving on the old – even if it is about efficiency – I don’t think is a long-term game.” – Satya Nadella Is any business safe surviving on “the old”? Managing a product or service that is in Read More …
In a MBA class last year I took the following note during a lecture: Drucker – creativity and innovation driven off standard process This week I found that note in a review of some materials and thought it would be a good topic for further thought. Peter Drucker lists process Read More …