I hope you watched the US Women play in the World Cup yesterday. Even if you don’t care much for soccer or for sport in general, this was one of the most thrilling and uplifting things I’ve seen. The US side, top-ranked in the world, played Brazil, the third-ranked squad. The game had just about everything one could want – high levels of skill, some controversy to spice it up, and unbelievable drama that played out right to the final play. As it turned out, for me there was a big business lesson as well. Continue reading
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Hurt vs. Injured
Let’s play pretend. Pretend there is a team of people working on a web project together. The team has reached the very end of the build and is hoping to get it launched soon. Suddenly, one sector of the team decides they don’t like the way something looks and proposes a change. Making the change might make the product look nicer but it won’t affect the way it works. Nothing is broken – it’s just not pretty. With deadlines looming, do you make the change? Continue reading
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