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Posted by Craig Mathews, on December 2nd, 2011 Share
Just finished Jim Collins’ latest work, Great by Choice. Astounding! I love his work, and this is sure to engage you as well. I just finished the audiobook version, and his narration is the best of any business book I’ve listened to.
The book challenges assumptions about how great companies operate in chaos. What he
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Posted by Craig Mathews, on October 5th, 2011
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I am constantly humbled by the energy, passion, and drive that people with ideas can muster. I saw half-baked ideas turned into viable concepts in a matter of seven weeks, with the final being a 10-minute venture pitch to judges and fellow classmates.
I just finished teaching an entrepreneurship course
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Posted by Craig Mathews, on September 9th, 2011
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In working with PeopleFit, one of my clients, I have come to learn about Requisite Organization, a body of knowledge that every manager needs to know about.
The basics of Requisite Organization (RO):
Work occurs in distinct layers of complexity. The capacity of people to deal with complexity can also be
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Posted by Craig Mathews, on September 26th, 2010
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I was thinking about the state of American business owners yesterday and came to the conclusion that there is a general paradigm that business owners seem to have fallen into that I call the 50 x 5 Trap.
Here it is:
We work 50 hours per week For 50 weeks a year For
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Posted by Craig Mathews, on July 15th, 2010
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BHAGs. Sounds nasty. But it’s a great way to get your thinking out of yourself and into a compelling vision. Jim Collins talked about Big Hairy Audacious Goals in his book Good to Great. This can also be part or all of your vision for your life and company.
Here is a great slide show
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