The thing about scope creep
The problem is not scope creep, it’s not knowing how to: 1) limit scope. 2) get fine with good enough. 3) identify the right scope and timeline properly. When you lose sight of it, you get stuck in the trenches. A way to avoid this: be ruthless in what is important and what’s not.
Helping by saying No.
Author, data architect and fellow daily emailer, Andrew Jones, wrote back to “The thing about scope creep” with an awesome insight (bolding mine): “I’d add another one: saying no.I often say that saying no is the most important skill I’ve learned in my career.I always wanted to say ‘yes’, because I wanted to help people, and it was just easier!But I’d end up over promising and under delivering, or be prevented for saying yes to things that mattered more because I’d already promised too much.”…
I need your help on this one
Have you ever thought of getting to learn an instrument? As an adult now, or even when you were a kid. (Bonus points if you thought of it for a kid of your own or in your closed ones). And if you did, but quite didn’t get to it, mind sharing with me what stopped you from it? I’m participating on a workshop and those insights from you would give me a HUGE hand on what I’m trying to learn here. 🙂 [Not music, btw]. Thanks a ton for reading. And looking forward to hearing back from you. 🙂
Music and business
Can we think of business as music? Here’s what I mean: “Fill in the blank. Music is ______.” Now your turn. Business is ______.
A little snafu
On yday’s message the link in “Music is ____” was hidden and not clear (but clever(?)) So here it is to have more context, and clear up the message. 🙂 Now you can click in the picture and you’ll follow the link. 🙂
What’s wrong with me?
Sorry, everybody. Third is a charm: https://www.tiktok.com/@oneminutebass/video/7298332506716146977?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=7327430302627677728
Can profit be a poison?
Friend-of-the-list, daily emailer and your friendly-CFO (think of it as your friendly Financial Spiderwoman), Lauren Pearl, wrote about how profit-first could be a poison pill for businesses (bolding mine). “The industry is riddled with quick answers from experts on what works for every business. And while many of those insights are revolutionary for some teams.The same can be poison pills for others.” And she’s right. There’s no one-fits-all solution. When profit (or for that matter,…
A price and a price tag
While being at a department store, I saw this mic… that didn’t have a price. Approached one of the sellers and asked for help. – “Hi. This mic doesn’t have a price…” – “It does have a price. It doesn’t have a price tag.” ???? Funny thing, the same happens when you stop billing by the hour. – Prospect: “What’s your hourly rate?” – You: “I don’t have one.” – Prospect: “So you don’t have a price?” – You: “I do have a price for you. Just not hourly. Wanna keep talking?” If you provide custom…
Making sure your team stays productive
“Your team is working remotely. How can you ensure they stay productive?” A question posed by AI on linkedin. Tons of replies. All looking at the tree: productivity. Whether or not your team or organization or collabs are remote or on-site, trying to “ensure they stay productive” is nonsense. Ensure they stay productive.That premise itself assumes they are not.It assumes they need to be checked on —like irresponsible, little kids.It assumes they need to take orders and be under control (of…
The problem with servant leadership
… is pretty much the same as with leader-follower leadership. Today’s episode of The Business of Authority with Rochelle Moulton and Jonathan Stark was about “The books that changed us” (well, them). And it’s quite insightful on how things you read can help you in your own journey. In the mid of it, there’s a mention to The Servant Leader, by Robert Greenleaf. However, that term —servant— makes me cringe. While the book makes a point on key things like searching, listening and being there…
