The Entrepreneur: A person who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable new product or service. The Intrapreneur: An employee who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable new product or service. Spot the difference? Is this the same job? There is only a vowel between them after all […]
It Stands to Reason…
Books or concrete? Imagine you are on the board of an educational charity. You are trying to improve the standard of education in Sub-Saharan Africa. How should you invest the charitable donations? What would be the most effective way to spend the money? In his book Adapt, Tim Harford tells the story of the Dutch […]
How to Get Better at Anything — Almost
How to lose weight There is a tried and tested way to lose weight…. Commit to losing weight. Measure progress — stones or kilos, whichever works. Find the most important input, the one with most leverage, (calories) and measure that as well. Try things that will have a positive impact on the important input. Use […]
Headroom
We all have two tasks: The first task is to do the work: to answer customer queries, lay electric cables or to drill holes and fill teeth. The first task is your day job, whatever you do for a living. The second task is to do that day job better: to reduce downtime, remove obstacles […]
I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed
How to win a war Historically there have been two ways to win a battle: Recruit a bigger army Build more powerful weapons They were the only variables that mattered. Size and Power. The number of soldiers you had and the calibre of their guns pretty much determined if you would win. Conflicts were wars […]
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