A Gift: The First Nine Chapters of Best Practices Are Stupid Audiobook
A gift to 100 people… My Best Practices Are Stupid was published in 2011 by Portfolio Penguin. However, they never created the audiobook. Given some fantastic AI tools available today, I finally created the audiobook using my voice clone. It sounds 99% like me. It’s truly mind-blowing. And I am giving the first nine chapters […]
The Undersampling of Failure
While speaking at a conference several years ago, I tried an experiment. I told the audience I had discovered the five best practices that nearly all successful people share. I printed these practices on a sheet of paper and invited ten successful people from the audience to join me on stage. I asked each individual […]
Tip 8: There’s No Such Thing as a Know-It-All
Summary of Tip 8 (of 40) from Best Practices Are Stupid. There’s No Such Thing as a Know-It-All The late great Will Rogers once said, “There is nothing so stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing that he was educated in.” No one person can know everything. And no organization […]
Tip 7: The Goldilocks Principle
Summary of Tip 7 (of 40) from Best Practices Are Stupid. The Goldilocks Principle Today, we delve into a simple yet critical aspect of problem framing: The Goldilocks Principle. When attempting to solve a problem, we often frame it either too broadly (e.g., solving world hunger) or too narrowly. A prime example of the latter […]
Best Practices Are Stupid #1 New Release
The Kindle version of Best Practices Are Stupid is now available for order on Amazon. And I guess it’s currently pretty popular in Canada. It hit the best-seller list and was the #1 Hot New Release in the Management Sciences category. Woohoo! If you decide to buy, be sure to order the version with the […]
Get Best Practices Are Stupid on Kindle Today!
The Kindle version of Best Practices Are Stupid is now available for order on Amazon. Today is the 12th anniversary of the book’s original publication. Today marks the formal release of the updated e-book edition. The paperback version will be available very soon! Note that the original version (with the yellow lightbulb on the cover) […]
Pre-Order Best Practices Are Stupid!
Woo hoo! The Kindle version of Best Practices Are Stupid is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The updated editions of the ebook and paperback will launch on September 29th – the 12th anniversary of the book’s original release. Note that the original version (with the yellow lightbulb on the cover) is available from resellers […]
Tip 6: The Difference Between a Pipeline and a Sewer is what Flows Through It
Summary of Tip 6 (of 40) from Best Practices Are Stupid. The Difference Between a Pipeline and a Sewer is what Flows Through It With tip 6 (of 40), we move into the “process” portion of the Best Practices Are Stupid book. We explore the need for diversification. Too many safe bets, in the long […]
Best Practices Are Stupid Summarized on One Page
How do you summarize a 40,000-word, 200+ page book into one page? When the book was originally released, Sacha Chua created this wonderful infographic that summarizes each of the tips. Although a few of the names have changed in the updated edition, the concepts remain the same. To save this document, right-click and save on […]
Tip 5: Expertise Is the Enemy of Innovation
Summary of Tip 5 (of 40) from Best Practices Are Stupid. Expertise Is the Enemy of Innovation Today’s tip is about finding breakthrough solutions. My perspective is that our past experiences can limit our ability to see new and different futures. In other words, expertise is the enemy of innovation. This was validated by Lee […]