Strategy
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The Bus Policy
If your most critical engineer left tomorrow, how long would it take to recover? The answer tells you how resilient your organization actually is. I’ve seen this play out. A key person leaves and suddenly everyone realizes how much was only in their head. The scramble that follows is painful and expensive. One question I […]
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When to Kill a Project
Every organization has at least one project that should have ended months ago. Recognizing when to pull the plug is one of the hardest skills in leadership. Leaders who have been through difficult endings in their own lives often develop a clearer eye for this. When you’ve experienced firsthand that short-term pain can lead to […]