Have you noticed this obsession with speed? Everyone is doing things, real fast. Even failure has to be fast. Fail fast is the new mantra. Christopher S. Penn takes up this point, ‘Ever done this? You see a traffic jam ahead, get off at the next exit, and spend 30 extra minutes on side and back roads to go around the jam… which in reality is only a 10 minute traffic jam? This is the dabbler. This is the person who fails too fast.’ Do you fail too fast?
Entries Tagged as 'Strategy'
The Dunning-Kruger Effect & How To Fail Slowly
February 9th, 2010 · View Comments · Strategy
Tags:Business·China·Chris Brogan·Christopher S. Penn·Dunning–Kruger effect·Failure·Leadership·Motivation·Skills·Strategy
12 Steps To Getting Started as a Business Consultant
January 26th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Model, Career, Strategy
Most people think it’s difficult start a career as a business consultant. I used to think the same in my early 20s when I started in IT. In retrospect, I should have made more efforts to establish myself as a consultant earlier; the benefits certainly outweigh the downsides. As luck would have it, I was forced into a consultancy role when I lost my 9-5 job. Time to learn to hustling and bring in business.
Tags:Business·Career·Chris Brogan·Consultant·Harvard Business Review·Linkedin·management·Management consulting·Richard Branson·Strategy·Tom Peters
How Would You Re-Define BMW’s Innovation Philosophy?
January 25th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Model, Strategy
How do you define innovation? Graham Horton has translated BMW’s definition of innovation for those who don’t speak German. I (used to) speak a little German and hope to get the original translation from Graham.
Tags:BMW·brand·Innovation·Marketing·Mission·Philosophy·Strategy·Values·Vision
