by Ryan Seamons | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
“People can be trusted, and will trust one another, to use judgment and do the right thing.Complex problems can be managed with simple rules and agreements that leave room for judgment: give the right-of-way to vehicles already in the circle and go with the flow of...
by Ryan Seamons | May 2, 2021 | Patterns, Success
Archie Williams appeared on America’s Got Talent with an unusual back story. “I was just incarcerated for thirty-seven years for somebody else’s crime.” It makes his incredible singing all the more impactful. I can’t imagine having my life...
by Ryan Seamons | Apr 25, 2021 | Patterns, Success
It’s common to worry. And I hear it all the time when I talk to managers: Are we going to hit the metrics?When is this going to ship?What is my boss going to think?How will my team react?What if the market doesn’t react like we think? Most worries come...
by Ryan Seamons | Apr 18, 2021 | Leadership, Management, Patterns
The Hagakure, a practical guide to being a Samurai from the 1600s, shares a concept of the warrior code known as the “way of dying”: “The way of the Samurai is found in death…This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one’s heart right...
by Ryan Seamons | Mar 21, 2021 | Leadership, Learning
I wanted to convince my kids to play the ukulele. Music has always been important—my mother and father both made music a critical part of my upbringing. But how do I convince my kids to play? I could have just told them they had to. I could have bribed them. I could...
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