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[Leadership laws] The law of the frying pan and the fire
You don't get the time you need to de-risk ventures. Plan for it!...
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[How to] Create an executive business case
Get your business cases right. Focus on orienting your listeners and making them care, not on your solution...
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[Leadership laws] The law of Goldilocks
Don't wait for "perfect" on important innovation decisions: 40 - 70% certain is the best you can seek....
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[Blog] Beware the last 2 percent of work to startup milestones
The last steps toward "getting good enough" can be the very hardest by far....
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[Leadership laws] The law of hope with teeth
Remember the critical human job that we do before all the heady "official" innovation work: Relieve client panic....
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[Leadership laws] The law of the quest for enlightenment
Make learning your team's be-all, end-all. Do it for all you do, not just for tactical research and testing work....