» In search of a timid trapeze artist
05/02/12 10:01 from Seths Blog
Good luck with that, there aren't any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you're not going to last very long. And this is at the heart of what makes innovation work in organizations, why industries die, and how ..

» Will energy consumption stay private?
04/02/12 19:45 from Seths Blog
It's clear that the consumption of energy has external effects that impact more than just the person who is paying for it. Geopolitical, health and economic issues come to the neighbors and nearby citizens of entities that are using a lot ..

» Rightsizing your passion
04/02/12 10:01 from Seths Blog
Excitement about goals is often diminished by our fear of failure or the drudgery of work. If you’re short on passion, it might be because your goals are too small or the fear is too big. Do a job for a long time and achieve what you..

» Can I see your body of work?
03/02/12 10:59 from Seths Blog
Are you leaving behind an easily found trail of accomplishment? Few people are interested in your resume any more. Plenty are interested in what you've done. The second thing you'll need to do is regularly note what you produce..

» 80% off while they last
02/02/12 17:10 from Seths Blog
SOLD OUT. Thanks. The bestselling ShipIt journal has surprised me in how much impact it has had on the teams that have used it. I ended up selling tens of thousands of them. I have about 600 left and rather than pay warehousing..

» You will be disappointed
02/02/12 10:14 from Seths Blog
Sooner or later, you'll ask for something or read something or expect something and you won't like what you get. You'll feel like I wasted your time, wasted your money or didn't meet your expectations. Not just me, of course. Everyon..

» An endless series of difficult but achievable hills
01/02/12 10:03 from Seths Blog
Lightning rarely strikes. Instead, achievement is often the result of stepwise progress, of doing something increasingly difficult until you get the result you seek. For a comedian to get on the Tonight Show in 1980 was a triumph. How to g..

» The waffle paradox
31/01/12 10:08 from Seths Blog
One way for a candidate to change the conversation around her candidacy: have her followers pelt the opposition with waffles at every public appearance. Eggos in particular are lightweight and their shape makes them easy to toss. Par..

» (What you get) - (What you were hoping for)
30/01/12 10:33 from Seths Blog
This might be the simplest possible explanation of customer satisfaction. Dissatisfaction occurs when salespeople and marketers tend to try to amplify the first part (what you're promised) while neglecting the second. The abili..

» Prepared to fail
29/01/12 16:03 from Seths Blog
"We're hoping to succeed; we're okay with failure. We just don't want to land in between." --David Chang He's serious. Lots of people say this, but few are willing to put themselves at risk, which destroys the likelihood of suc..