As preached all throughout the book “ The Infinite Game “, having a stated cause for your company is essential. However, if you become too confident in your own cause, you can see your competitors as being inferior and you might miss ways that you could improve. From the book: …

Many times when reading books, little things pop out at me that simply help me clarify how two words relate to one another. I’ve talked about a complaint versus a problem, social networking versus social media, interpersonal empathy versus social empathy, routines versus practices, attunement versus empathy, precision versus intent…

Bo Burlingham’s book “ Small Giants “ covered 14 businesses that chose to stay small, as opposed to being bought out or going public, and the things they did to help them succeed. There were a ton of great lessons in the book, and I encourage you to check it…

It’s easy to make assumptions about other people. If someone is short with you, they might be a jerk. Or maybe they just lost their job, or lost a friend. …

My schedule can vary quite a lot from day to day. As of this writing, I was swamped yesterday (and will be tomorrow), but today was much more quiet so I was able to catch up quite a bit. In trying to publish every day, these kinds of days are…

It’s something I’ve never really thought about before, but in many cases it’s difficult to express curiosity without some degree of courage. On a recent episode of “The Long and The Short Of It” podcast, they unpacked this quite a bit. …

Many books talk about the difference between “strong ties” and “weak ties” in your network, and understanding the difference can be very beneficial. Strong ties are the roughly 150 people that you can stay in regular contact with, known as “ Dunbar’s Number “. …

Sometimes you will execute something perfectly, yet another person might think you’ve made a mistake. Depending on who that is, it might be worth owning up to your “mistake” rather than making a bigger one by trying to correct them. In his pursuit of excellence, Danny Meyer shares these thoughts…

Making something simple can be a very tricky thing to do. Historically, Apple has been fantastic at this, with hugely complex products that have a very simple and intuitive UI. …