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Sports Analogy Week, Day 4: Finishing
A basketball player is said to be a “finisher” if he/she reliably scores two points or gets fouled when going to the basket. To define this term by counter-example, let me present Charles Smith. From...
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Why do so many projects fail?
If you’ve worked on more than a handful of projects in your business career, you are familiar with failure. Lots of projects simply don’t work right: some are abandoned before they’re complete, others...
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How significant is Boeing’s 787 delay?
The Wall Street Journal reported today (link – $$) that Boeing has pushed back the launch of their 787 Dreamliner aircraft by six months, due to delays from partners supplying key subcomponents....
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Boeing learns hard lessons about partner management
(UPDATE: 11 Dec 07 – Boeing confirms it’s on schedule for first 787 flight in 1Q2008) I wrote a couple of weeks ago that the trend toward collaborative product development would create a premium for...
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Top 5 Best Business Books of the Year
It’s December, and “best of” lists are appearing everywhere. Here, too. So, if you are still searching for great gifts for the business-book reader in your family, you can’t go wrong with any of these...
View ArticleThe Forgetting Organization
Many years ago, I took a series of courses adapted from Peter Senge’s book “The Fifth Discipline.” The hallmark of that book was a concept called “the learning organization,” which posited that to be...
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Free, unsolicited product management advice for Verizon Wireless
As I mentioned yesterday, I am using EV-DO to connect to the internet here in Vegas for CTIA. It’s more economical and reliable than the hotels’ and convention center’s WiFi hotspots. What I didn’t say...
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