Inspiring the World with Innovation
It’s obvious in retrospect, but I found a distinction between low-friction communication and high-friction communication. By low-friction, I mean *person A* doesn’t have to work that hard for *person B* to get a point. I find low friction scenarios are often cases where *person B* starts with the mind-set “how might that be true” and …
How do you cut to the chase? How do you clear the air of ambiguity and get to facts? Ask cutting questions. My manager, Per , doesn’t ask a lot of questions. He asks the right ones. Here are some examples: Who’s on board? Who are five customers that stand behind you? Next steps? What …
This is such a fundamental question. It has an enormous impact on your product design and how you structure your product life cycle. For example, are you optimizing time? … money? … impact? … innovation? … resource utilization? If you don’t answer this question first, it’s very easy to pick the wrong hammer for your …
There’s a quote in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: ”Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” It’s true. Satya gets it. Sayta reminds us to individually think about our broader impact, our deeper meaning, and the significance of everything we do, even the little …
Stephen Covey was a masterful storyteller. His simple stories were insightful, inspirational, and actionable. One of my favorite stories from Stephen Covery is his story about the big rocks in life. Here is the story of the big rocks in life: One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to …
