Saturday, May 9, 2026

You Shouldn't Want Balance in Your Life.

Forget "Work-life balance". You want "work-life flux." That means sometimes focusing on work, and sometimes on life / play. Adjusted dynamically, as needed, without guilt.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Strategic Simplicity® #29

Most executives don’t need more data. They need clarity on which decision is actually holding everything else back.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

When the Key Change is not The Key Change.

Strategic Simplicity® is all about identifying the key change or priority to get the most important result for your business or personal goals.

But, sometimes, the Key Change is NOT the key change for right now. If the Key Change generates resistance or has a low chance of success, then there may be a First Key Change. Doing this first might prove the concept, and/or increase the odds of the Key Change.

For example, developing a new software system may be a key change that speeds up your manufacturing process. But, if you feel that you'll only have 45% of success because of the state of your project management organization, and fixing that would raise the changes to perhaps 75%, then fixing your project management is the key change for right now.

Strategic Simplicity® #28

You don’t have a prioritization problem. You have too many priorities because no one is willing to eliminate the wrong ones.

Dad jokes:

1. Someone ripped the fifth month out of my new calendar. I’m dismayed.

2. A woman fainted and fell onto the baggage carousel at the airport. But she’s slowly coming around now.

3. I saw a CraigsList ad that said, “Radio for sale, volume stuck at 10.” I said to myself, “Man, that’s a deal I can’t turn down.”

4. I’m sorry to hear your uncle was run over by a boat in Venice. My gondolences.

5. Today I gave my dead batteries away. They were free of charge.

6. It’s inappropriate to make a ‘dad joke’ if you’re not a dad. It’s a faux pa.

7. I’m going to have to return the camouflage jacket I bought last week. I just can’t see myself wearing it.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Strategic Simplicity® #27

If your roadmap keeps expanding, it’s not a planning problem. It’s a signal that the real priority hasn’t been identified yet.