Don’t Implement Solutions. Prevent Problems. The first time that I read through this rule, I was having a hard time understanding how this could apply to my professional life. I like to fancy myself in …
Rules of Thumb – Rule #3
Ask The Last Question First. This rule of thumb in my mind has to be one of the easiest to comprehend but one of the hardest to follow through on. I like Alan’s use of …
Rules of Thumb – Rule #2
Every Company is Running for Office, To Win, Give the Voters What They Want At first glance, based only on the title, I had figured this one to be one of the most difficult to …
Rules of Thumb – Rule #1
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Relax Alan describes an interview he had to perform for the Harvard Business Review in 1986. He describe his panic and stress about all of the things …