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Obama and Eisenhower

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 ~ MIKE ~ 1 Comment

Some subversive decision making influences, like a cross breeze in golf, are the unnoticed dynamics. Social pressures, human tendencies (status quo bias for example), status, ego, and so on. But like with a vegetarian diet, it is possible to design around them. One design choice is incentives. Incentives work as designed sometimes, but other times … Continue reading Obama and Eisenhower

Drucker’s disagreements

July 25, 2022March 31, 2022 ~ MIKE ~ Leave a comment

Decisions, writes Peter Drucker, are not made between right and wrong. They are choices between “almost right” and “probably wrong”. How then can someone choose? “Decisions of the kind the executive has to make are not made well by acclamation. They are made well only if based on the clash of conflicting views, the dialogue … Continue reading Drucker’s disagreements

No bad habits, no gold stars

October 3, 2021September 27, 2021 ~ MIKE

We know nothing about venture capital! “Correct, we have no bad habits. We were total outsiders. And, we weren’t kids that went to ivy league schools and worked at Goldman Sachs, so we weren’t accustomed to getting gold stars for painting in the lines. We were accustomed to doing things creatively outside the lines.” – … Continue reading No bad habits, no gold stars

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