5 Places Decisions Get Stuck

The Question, Restated: Where Are Decisions Waiting? Queue One: Before Anyone Proposes Anything Queue Two: Information That Would Not Change the Answer Queue Three: Waiting for the Meeting Queue Four: An Authority Nobody Has Named Queue Five: Decided but Not Yet Real...

When to Buy SKU Software, and When Not To

What is actually blocking your rationalization? What the spreadsheet already does What the software actually adds From diagnosis to decision When should you buy the software? When is the spreadsheet the right answer? How to run it on a spreadsheet You are asking which...

Metrics That Lie in a Declining Business

What does this article cover? Which metrics lie in a declining business? Why do they invert? What should you report weekly? Do the early warning models help? Where does rate beat level? What do you tell the board? Who should this article send away? Where does this...

What a Slow Decision Actually Costs

The advice is to make the right call. Take the time, gather the information, do not rush a decision you cannot reverse. It is repeated in every leadership course and it is defensible on its own terms, which is exactly why it is dangerous: it names one cost, the cost...

How to Kill a Product the Founder Loves

The standard advice for this situation is to build an airtight business case. Get the numbers right, show the contribution per hour, quantify the complexity cost, put it in a deck, and present it calmly. Reason will prevail. It will not, and it is worth understanding...