Your Brain at Work
Leading a business (or even just a team) is rightly called “knowledge work” and for most people it requires far more mental effort than physical effort. But even though *what* we think and feel produces most of that mental effort, we rarely spend enough time thinking about *how* we think and feel.
Posted by Andrew Savikas on January 26, 2017
Thinking in Systems
The title of Donella Meadows’ masterpiece "Thinking in Systems" explains precisely what the book will do in 254 concise pages that are a joy to read: it will very likely—and very likely permanently—change the way you *think* about the world around you.
Posted by Andrew Savikas on January 25, 2017
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
The word “strategy” could use a strategy. It’s used too broadly, rarely meaning the same thing for two people. It’s frequently stretched and contorted to incorporate myriad plans, priorities, and processes. And even when a CEO really does have a strategy, too often the people charged with carrying it out don’t actually know how to translate it into their day-to-day decisions.
Posted by Andrew Savikas on January 24, 2017