Comments on: Simplify

By: Eric Willis

Eric Willis — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

Completely agree on this. I'm actually dealing with a similar situation and the tendency to want to "save" the situation and the emotional/psychological component can really undermine your ability to make a rational decision..which in most cases and especially from "outside looking in", would be an easy decision. Excellent advice. Sometimes you just have to accept the loss and clean the slate…and make sure you don't repeat the mistakes.

By: John Ball

John Ball — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

I'm a golfer. I don't expect everyone to see the similarities between playing and daily business, but I find myself drawing parallels. The writer and golf instructor Harvey Penick offers that a "double-bogey" (two shots over par) is usually comprised of a bad shot, followed by a bad decision.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

Great advice. This is also the focus all new tools and IT should have: making life/business simpler. If your tool makes my job harder, it's a classic FAIL.

By: thehighwaygirl

thehighwaygirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

Really needed to hear this today. Thanks for the great advice, Brad!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

I think sunk cost is one of the hardest concepts for people to accept. Even harder is to access historical data to determine trends for forecasting and determining worth of continued investment while avoiding mentioned history of costs.

By: harshy

harshy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000

There are bu co bucks to be made by people that have the ability to simplify. A great manager will make tasks of their charges simple and straight forward while providing them with all the information they need.

By: thehighwaygirl

thehighwaygirl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:09:43 +0000

Really needed to hear this today. Thanks for the great advice, Brad!

By: harshy

harshy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:11:10 +0000

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:43:17 +0000

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:57:53 +0000

Great advice. This is also the focus all new tools and IT should have: making life/business simpler. If your tool makes my job harder, it's a classic FAIL.