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Sharp Lessons From The Front Lines
I didn’t invent these ideas. But I know which ones are worth your damn attention.
Every post is a remix of battle-tested lessons, distilled, sharpened, and stripped of BS. No fluff, no noise, just 3 minutes every second week. Enough to change your mind. Maybe even your trajectory.
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A Cool Way To Multiply Numbers. The Japanese Way.
I want to talk about math.
Bear with me.
I hate math, but it’s not the point.
Before we do some basic math together, I must take you to Japa
May 14, 20203 min read
Air Force Error & The Myth of the Average Student
Before we talk about students, we need to travel back in time.Back in 1952, the US Air Force had an alarming problem. It had the best ...
May 9, 20203 min read
What hapens when you rest the feather on a small tree branch?
Ever heard of the Japanese word 神業 (pronounced ‘kamiwaza')? It is difficult to translate and like many other great words from Asia, it ...
May 1, 20202 min read
Last but not least: The Suffering of Lawson Craddock
The lanterne rouge takes its name from the red lantern that used to hang on the back of trains, which showed conductors that the train ...
Apr 21, 20203 min read
A Rant on a Project Spec
We’ve been challenged since an early age to “go the extra mile.”
An extra mile may feel like an overwhelming amount of work in ...
Apr 15, 20203 min read
Don’t think, feel
When you set out to do something, it’s a common mistake to focus on the method more than the goal. If there's one area where most people ...
Apr 6, 20201 min read
The Art of War, Coronavirus & 5 Ds
Life has changed for all of us. When things go south, what is your default, how do you feel? Overwhelmed to move forward? Unsure ...
Apr 4, 20205 min read
Stuck on an escalator? Really?
I came across this video several years ago while writing a speech for my client. The moment I saw it, I knew it perfectly illustrated the po
Mar 30, 20202 min read
Učia sa žiaci vďaka tomu že chodia do školy, alebo napriek tomu, že chodia do školy?
Otázka nie je ako sa majú žiaci učiť. Ani ako majú učitelia učiť. Otázka je KTO NAUČÍ UČITEĽOV PREDÁVAŤ?
Mar 26, 20201 min read
'It isn’t the whiskey they choose, it’s the image’, said David Ogilvy.
Recently, a friend of mine called me asking for advice. I’ll shorten it here, roughly he said: “Marian, I’m a team leader and I’ve got a...
Mar 25, 20205 min read
Have you ever flown in a rocket?
I guess the answer is a firm NO. Well, let me get the basics straight first. For a rocket ship to fly through space, it needs to not ...
Mar 25, 20203 min read
Orange Juice Love Story: How America Fell Head Over Heels
I like everyone, always thought orange juice was created by an angry caveman that threw an orange at his caveman brother, who ducked...
Mar 25, 20202 min read
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