Hudson Bay Start

Hudson Bay Start

Hudson Bay Start So that before finally launching into the unknown one could see that nothing has been forgotten   “…Then they sent the expedition team a short distance in their canoes to camp overnight. This was a test. The first camp was merely a...
Avoid False Narratives

Avoid False Narratives

Avoid False Narratives “To survive you must tell stories.” – Umberto Eco Narrative Fallacy I admit I am a sucker for a good story. Spin me a good one, and I will buy it. At times I have been drawn to a less desirable outcome simply because it had a...
Audacious Goals

Audacious Goals

Audacious Goals “A great company is a conspiracy to change the world; when you share your secret, the recipient becomes a fellow conspirator.” – Peter Thiel, Zero to One If your idea is any good, it will be rejected by everybody. Audacious goals feel...
Invalidate Hypothesis

Invalidate Hypothesis

Invalidate Hypothesis “The only way to test a hypothesis is to look for all the information that disagrees with it” – Karl Popper The best product leaders master how to prove their hypothesis wrong. Here are some other common traits of the best...
Dance with systems

Dance with systems

Dance with Systems “We can’t control systems or figure them out – But we can dance with them!” – Donella Meadows The first step to understanding organizational systems is to recognize that they behave exactly as they are designed. The...