Developing a skill takes time and practice. Complimentary or associated skills form a capability when combined: an effective way to execute on a non-trivial task. Skills and capabilities seldom develop in parallel fully. Innate talents might allow for the faster development of certain skills. Some environments might expose you to more learning opportunities, allowing you to improve faster.
Continue reading »Once you've mastered a skill or domain everything becomes a pattern. When a new challenge arises you often find yourself thinking: "haven't I seen this before?". Zooming out even further allows you to discern the cycles and the "repackaging" of things we figured out before. This becomes even more interesting when your knowledge starts to broaden across multiple areas of expertise. At the right level of abstraction you will find universal, yet practical mental models that are applicable to just about every part of a business.
Continue reading »If you run a business I'm sure this thought has crossed your mind and at some point: what happens to the business if these one or two team members leave the organization? How will the business bounce back from losing a person or two who seem crucial to its operation?
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