#0439 Maintenance
A neighbour asked me why I rake my lawn when there will be leaves on it again tomorrow. You could say the same for cleaning your house or brushing your teeth but that would not…
Category: Operations
#0430 Keeping Up
The longer something exists the better it must become just to remain current. As things get better, that becomes the new minimum standard and anything less reduces perceived value. Cars are a great example of…
#0425 Impatience
Great books take time to write.Beautiful gardens many seasons.Athleticism years of dedication. A remarkable business a combination of desired product, consistent marketing, predictable sales, refined operations, solid finances and motivated people. All examples of doing…
#0409 The Basics First
The answer is right in front of you. After rebooting everything and resorting to using an old pair of headphones I was embarrassed for myself when I realised the volume was turned down. We overcomplicate…
#0406 Fail Then Adjust
Hands up if you remember having to take film to be developed before you could see if you had taken any good photos or not. We are talking days, weeks or even months between the…
#0391 Average
How much better can it possibly get? Much better is likely the response however when we get to good enough, we turn on autopilot. When a recipe works, we continue to do it that way…
#0388 Foundations
I could not help but to stand back and admire it, I do it every time I see it. Celebrating a birthday at a family friends home on the weekend there it was, sitting proudly…
#0387 Tiny Goals
Forget big hairy audacious goals… focus on forming habits. Achieving the big stuff is purely the end result of getting a lot of small things done. So instead of dreaming of the goals yet lacking…
#0385 Auto Pilot
I cannot tell you how many times I have missed the last step heading down into our basement. Sure it is often dark, but I know it is there!! A huge number of motor vehicle…
#0382 Process Bloat
I have been teaching our middle daughter how to drive a manual car. The first lesson was mostly spent in the driveway on the verge of tears (mine) but after just a few we are…
#0380 Startup V Mature
Hunters and gatherers would stockpile food to get them through the winter.Bears fatten up before hibernation. As a business there are two things you should have fattened up to cope with the inevitable business winters….
#0362 Infinite Time
Why can Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and many others head several billion dollar companies whilst many of us struggle to get one thing ticked off our to-do list a day? It would be…
#0348 Accessibility
I do not seek public toilets unless I am busting for a pee. It is hard to find Christmas wrapping paper at Easter but it is everywhere in December when I need it. I do…
#0343 Start & Finish
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” Elizabeth King, Sculptor. No matter what it is you are providing, there is always a start point and a delivery point often with many steps in…
#0341 Matching Shoes
My daughter lost one of her school shoes on public transport. The next morning she grabbed an old shoe and kept her newer one (??) until I pointed out the shoes were slightly different and…
#0339 Leverage
On foot we are not the fastest on the planet, but in a rocket ship we are. I am not that strong, different story if I am operating a forklift. If I have a complex…
#0336 Right Tools
All I needed was a hole. Making a small vertical garden on the weekend I was attempting to drill 12 small holes into some mild steel. It should have taken me maybe ten minutes yet…
#0333 Better Questions
Interacting with AI has taught me to ask better questions. To be super specific in what you are asking to improve the potential output. The better the request, the better the response. Wait, is that…
#0327 Blessing in Disguise
We have one of those robotic vacuum cleaners that runs early morning, mainly to keep the dog hair at bay. Easy and efficient mostly except for one morning the back door was left ajar and…
#0319 Deadlines
Something magical happens at this time of year and I am not talking about Christmas cheer or gratitude. I am referring to our ability to get 2 months worth of activity done in three weeks….