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Vagueness is Opportunity

Vagueness is Opportunity

Vague instructions from the Board are the norm and a great opportunity. There's no recipe that gets the right answers to executive problems!

Be Your Own Devil's Advocate

Be Your Own Devil's Advocate

You can be your own "devil's advocate" to boost the quality of what you produce, listen to learn how and why to be self-critical.

Unselling Your Software

Unselling Your Software

Be curious, learn what the market really needs, jettison "products" holding you back, and keep the right customers delighted!

Marking to Market for Software

Marking to Market for Software

Listen to find out why you should aim to bring new software to the market every day and how not to be Silicon Valley Bank!

Removable Discomfort

Removable Discomfort

We take a closer look at how to be helpfully demanding and how to identify removable discomfort.

Abductive Reasoning

Abductive Reasoning

We discuss abduction of the non-alien variety and how you can apply the principles of Wordle to improve your outcomes.

I Need to F-ing Talk to You

I Need to F-ing Talk to You

We are joined by Russell and Ken of the "I Need to F-ing Talk To You" podcast and discuss their Forum Theatre for Business methods.

The Value of Not Having a Plan

The Value of Not Having a Plan

Join us to find out how you can use improvisation to benefit your business, and why Squirrel would prefer to travel to Mars in a starship, not a rocket.

Coaching on Strength, Part 1

Coaching on Strength, Part 1

An article by Atul Gawande inspires us to reflect on why you might need a coach for things you are already good at.

Imperfect Indicators

Imperfect Indicators

We discuss how to set "imperfect indicators" to measure your progress—or lack thereof!

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