Category: Rework — 24
Planning is like divination.
Unless you are a clairvoyant, long-term planning is a fantasy genre for you. In reality, there are simply too many factors that we cannot foresee: market conditions, competitors, consumers, the…
About trust
One can ponder for a long time about whom to trust and whom not to. I’ve come to realize that sometimes you can trust a passing stranger more than someone…
Learning is light.
You can run promotional campaigns. You can hire salespeople. You can act as a sponsor. However, your competitors are doing the same. How can this help you stand out from…
Management · Marketing · Quotes · Rework
Use restrictions.
I don’t have enough time/money/people/experience. Stop whining. Less is more. Limitations are advantages, not problems. Limited resources force you to get things done with what you have. You don’t have…
Management · Marketing · Quotes · Rework
Custom tailoring, not mass production.
If your business is successful, people will try to copy what you do. That is simply a law of life. There is, however, a splendid way to protect yourself from…
Leadership · Management · Quotes · Rework
Less heroism.
Very often more reasonable better to leave than to be a hero.For example, let’s say you think the work you’re about to do will take two hours. However, four hours…
Too good is also bad.
Many people take pleasure in solving complex problems. However, over time, you can get used to constantly exercising your intellectual muscle and become “addicted” to it. Then you’ll start seeking…
Management · Quotes · Rework
The benefits of mistakes are overrated.
In the business world, failure has become an expected ritual. You hear from all sides that nine out of ten new companies go bankrupt, and you are told that the…
Management · Quotes · Rework
Why grow?
People ask, “Is your company big?” It’s a small question, but they don’t want to hear a small answer. The bigger the numbers you mention, the more impressive, professional, and…
Management · Quotes · Rework
Where fatigue is considered a measure of work.
In our culture, the idea of workaholism is widely accepted. We hear about people who stay at work until late at night or even sleep at the office. It is…
Do not copy.
At times, copying can be part of the learning process, for example, when we see an art student working in a museum on a copy of a famous painting, or…
Marketing is not just a marketing department.
Does your company have a marketing department? If not, that’s fine. If you do, don’t think that only those people are responsible for marketing. Accounting is marketing. The marketing department…
Management · Marketing · Quotes · Rework
Mission: Impossible
One can see a vast chasm between when you are ready to fight for something and when it aligns with the company’s mission.written…that you are fighting for something. You know…
Management · Quotes · Rework
A break is the enemy of productivity.
If you constantly stay late at work and work on weekends, it’s not because you have too much work, but because you can’t get everything done during work hours. The…
Management · Quotes · Rework
No – by default
It’s so easy to say “yes.” “Yes” to another gimmick, “yes” to agreeing to unrealistic deadlines, “yes” to mediocre design. Sooner or later, a pile of “yeses” will grow to…
Be the master of your bad news.
When something bad happens, someone still needs to talk about it. It will be better for you if you do it. Otherwise, you create a breeding ground for rumors, the…
Management · Quotes · Rework
Meetings are poison.
I have already written about interruptions The worst interruptions are meetings. And here’s why: They are usually dedicated to abstract concepts, words, rather than real things. They generally assume the…
Management · Quotes · Rework
Welcome to oblivion.
When you starting Business, no one knows who you are. And that’s just wonderful. Being a nobody is a great position to be in. Be happy that you are in…
Management · Quotes · Rework
It’s time to quit.
It’s quite easy to lower your head and keep working on what you…you think, must be done. It’s much harder to lift your head and ask “why.” Here you will…
We’ll catch up and surpass them!
In one of my posts I have already written that copying isn’t worth it — you will always be behind the leader. But is it necessary to try to overtake?…