Build #44 – a tightrope between predictability and agility
I’m fascinated with the enduring tension between seeking predictability and embracing agility in growth businesses. It’s a classic tightrope for founders to walk. What shows … Read More
I’m fascinated with the enduring tension between seeking predictability and embracing agility in growth businesses. It’s a classic tightrope for founders to walk. What shows … Read More
As I look back over the last 31 days, I’m thinking that I seem to have packed a lot in this month. I started a … Read More
Here’s your weekly dose of thought provoking links, curated to help you take a different perspective on building your company: 1. Organisations are mirrors An old … Read More
I’ve been noodling around with thinking about the future of work since first reading Reinventing Organisations by Frederic Laloux back in 2014. Laloux’s “Evolutionary-Teal” paradigm … Read More
Here are three things I spotted recently for founders in scaling businesses to think about: 1. Zola’s decision-making methodOften when debating decisions extroverts tend to … Read More
Founders are natural problem solvers. Creating a business from nothing means spotting and solving problems, over and over again. In my work, I often talk … Read More
December’s been a month which has mixed together some time spent finishing off projects, looking back at the goals I set at the start of … Read More
I’ve got three things I spotted recently for founders in scaling businesses: 1. Reorganisations aren’t the answer Colin Mulholland explains why the restructure is often the … Read More
I’m collaborating with a co-founder on a new venture. It’s been a while since I’ve spent time at this formative stage of a business…thrashing out … Read More
Last week’s fungi-related ponderings elicited a good few suggestions about personal consumption of mushrooms, alongside the more usual work-related responses I tend to get. Today I bring … Read More