Beware of Bikeshedding

Beware of Bikeshedding

bikeshed + -ing. 1. Futile investment of time and energy in marginal technical issues. 2. Procrastination. The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of Triviality. Parkinson observed that a committee whose job is to approve plans for a nuclear...

Endless Evolution

A little over five years ago, I started writing here. Sometimes, I’ve written consistently. Mostly not. It’s really hard to write when life is hard, and the last few years have been hard. (The “fall asleep at 7pm with your shoes on and contacts...

Why Lead?

A few Saturdays ago, my eyes connected with a board member’s and, instantly, I knew we were having the same thoughts: Why am I here? Why do I subject myself to this? These meetings are always more frustrating and hurtful than they need to be. As quickly as the...

Does Leadership Still Matter?

With crowdsourced decision-making growing in popularity, well-known companies creating self-managed teams with no managers, and technology that makes communication simple, it’s time to ask, “does leadership still matter?” In Good to Great, even Jim Collins questioned...