Comments on: Complexity — Deal With It

By: Vinod

Vinod — Sat, 31 May 2014 03:44:00 +0000

Thanks JLM, As they say one step at a time.

By: Jim Peterson

Jim Peterson — Sat, 31 May 2014 01:08:00 +0000

Great advice. Thanks

By: Alex Wolf

Alex Wolf — Thu, 29 May 2014 02:56:00 +0000

BRC, I’m a hue fan of complexity theory, essentially a theory of very simple parts assembled in particular orders. It’s how I build what I build at na2ure, pack and unpack, ad infinitum, until a 5 year old and a PhD agree. And I’m happy with the design 😉

Impressive building. As you know I detested real estate, but appreciate those who make it sing.

By: pointsnfigures

pointsnfigures — Thu, 29 May 2014 01:48:00 +0000

you get what you INSPECT not what you EXPECT–motto on Richard Duchiossois desk. He was a tank destroyer commander in WW2.

By: Donna Brewington White

Donna Brewington White — Wed, 28 May 2014 15:51:00 +0000

“That guy” with guy being generic, right? 😉

My 17 y.o. daughter has been doing little acts of kindness for strangers, sometimes anonymously. She is having a blast.

This advice about breaking down complex projects into smaller bits is timely as I think about taking my business to the next level. My job is so focused on helping others to build their businesses (one hire at a time) that I sometimes forget that I am building one too. I am so inspired by these founders, many of them a decade or more younger than me.

When I saw the photo (impressive BTW) I thought how nice it must be to build something visible, to see the progress as it occurs. You have that to some extent with a business, some more than others. I realize that I must envision more, see the business that I am building. It helps to review the balance sheet, client list, jobs filled, to remind myself I am making progress. And for a long while that progress wasn’t as visible…it was learning, forming relationships, reinventing… but always it is consistently just doing the work, day in, day out. But there has to be a larger guiding plan.