Good risk management is like car brakes: used not to go slow but to enable going fast + resources for teachers
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Derisk, derisk, deriskGood risk management is like car brakes: used not to go slow but to enable going fast. Similarly, it is paramount to review risks periodically, but not in such a way that it slows you down; rather, by figuring out your top unaddressed risks and what you can do to reduce them to acceptable levels. I routinely work with entrepreneurs and business leaders to help them de-risk their businesses, careers, and lives. If you are interested in scheduling a call where I can help you discover your top unaddressed risks and plan what to do about them, feel free to use the scheduling link below.
AdulthoodLast week, I was asked what being an adult means. I answered that to be an adult means to take responsibility and have learned how to commit. Taking responsibility means acknowledging that one’s actions (or lack thereof) greatly impact oneself (and others). And learning how to commit means acknowledging that committing creates more value than retaining optionality. I wrote a short post on the topic on my blog. Top quote:
Resources for teachersAs I believe that educating the young generations is an extremely important job, I have decided to offer free resources for schools and universities. If you are a teacher and would like free copies of my eBooks for you and your students or would like me to deliver a guest lecture to your class, check this page:
Blog updatesI recently updated my website and blog, adding some features:
Enjoy!
PS: over the next months, I will revise and re-publish some of my top posts from the previous years. But what about Sweden?I got frustrated about people still saying we should have adopted Sweden's policies, so I wrote a post about it. I published it on my website Pandemic-Questions.com, which contains common Q&As about pandemic prevention (please share it wide and far! It's just so important that we are prepared for an eventual future pandemic to avoid the huge social and economic costs of mismanaging it.)
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Luca Dellanna
I increase revenue through better people management.
Pulled-forward growth (read this as a webpage) We often pull growth forward, taking the time we should dedicate to building skills and instead use it to meet prospects or do more work. This always backfires. I get it, though. Bosses, investors, peers, society, and our egos set aggressive objectives, which pressure us into adopting short-term tactics. Moreover, when we look left and right and see those around us pursuing short-term objectives, we feel like we’re falling behind, which also...
In this issue: How to train people fast The Italian Tech Week My Singapore book signings Quotes of the week How to train people fast A recurring topic I'm asked to consult on is how to train people fast and how to teach not just procedures but also agency and good judgment. Here is a short overview of how I do it (an excerpt from this essay of mine). The problem A core reason employees don’t receive enough training is that it is very time-consuming, and many teams are already overworked....
Culture Wars (read this on my blog) The real culture war isn’t left vs right, urban vs rural, capitalism vs communism, etc. The real culture war is between people who want to win (a more prosperous country) vs people who want to win the argument (more status even if it means less prosperity). Positive-sum vs negative-sum people. Who won the elections? If you look within a country, it’s easy to see who won the elections. It’s either this or that party. However, if you look from outside the...