One of my biggest lessons of this past week is to NOT follow Stephen Covey’s advice to “Start with the end in mind.” It’s far more important to start with an open mind. Here’s what I mean. We trekked to nearby Vernon for a field trip to historical Notre Dame Collegiate Church...
I would never outrank those sites no matter how good my blog post was, how long it was, or even how much better it was than those posts. Those are huge sites with teams of writers, lots of authority in their niche, and lots of money behind their companies. WhatcouldI write about to...
"Begin with the end in mind" is a time management mantra popularized by best-selling author Stephen R. Covey during the 1990s. As consumer and manufacturing waste continues to grow in today's world, it's absolutely critical that we — as a global collective — "begin with the end in ...
I’m a big fan of Stephen R. Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” which states that it’s best to always start with the end in mind. So answer this about your blog strategy: What is your purpose for doing this work? Once you determine your blog’s purpose, ...
the manufacturing orientation to designing our go to customer strategies. We might look at the work of Stephen Covey’s Habit 2: “Start with the end in mind.” Or we can go back to the stoic, Seneca, “Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view.”...
Remember this quote from Stephen Covey: “Make time for planning. Wars are won in the general’s tent.” I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. Instead of a new year goal, I suggest you set a 90-day goal. This is because the annual goal is too far away and unpredictable...
Let’s piggyback off that last piece of advice from Maxwell. Why? Because, in the timeless words of Stephen Covey, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” But, what exactly are your main priorities in life? Well, that’s different for...
And Testing Business Ideas, is the best summary of how to run Customer Discovery and Validation experiments in print. Eric Ries was the best student I ever had. He took the Customer Development process, combined it with Agile Engineering, and actually did the first implementation in a startup...
Having said all that, I have two things in the back of my mind that relate to start-ups and the start-up ecosystem. First, Stephen Covey used to talk about your circle of influence, and Buffett talks about your circle of competence. Macro things are not things that ...
How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleby Dale Carnegie:Carnegie's classic offers timeless advice on effectively dealing with people. It's perfect for discussing how to improve workplace relationships and communication. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleby Stephen Covey:Managing your time effecti...