People of Construction

“In both business and life, waiting to get everything ‘just right’ is one of the most reliable ways to stall progress–and quietly miss your moment.  In business, momentum matters more than flawlessness.”   “A product launched today–even with rough edges–has something that waiting for perfection lacks:  feedback.  Customers react.  Markets respond.  Data accumulates.  Improvements happen in real time.  Each iteration builds on the last, and progress compounds.  Perfection compounds nothing. It keeps ideas in draft mode.  Strategies in meetings.  Products stuck in…

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My neighbor’s four year old daughter, Vera–who conversation wise is easily going on fifteen or sixteen–proudly and with much excitement in her voice, announced to me yesterday that she is graduating from preschool.  She has rather successfully finished one chapter in her life and soon will honor that achievement and move on to the next challenge.  I thought to myself, this kid is ready.  It would not surprise me that she was the valedictorian of her class. I like the feelings…

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When I started PEOPLE in February 2014, I was asked by various leaders in the industry what would be my ultimate goal, what would define success, how would I know when I reached success and my mission was accomplished?  For some reason which I now do not remember, I was running around town looking for support for my PEOPLE gathering idea.  I was told that before starting, I should outline agendas for my next several meetings so I would have some sort…

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“Far from random human inconveniences, strangers are actually one of the richest and most important resources we have.  They connect us to the community, teach us empathy, build civility and are full of surprise and potentially wonder.”  David Sax, Journalist “Sometimes when I’m feeling alienated from the human race, or baffled by the actions of another, I remind myself that every single person wants to be loved.  This isn’t a particularly rigorous thought about human psychology, but rather something that seems broadly…

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