I stumbled on this, another example where strategy of all kinds is “the same at the top.” This is a list of principles created for WWI dogfighting by the teacher of the Red Baron:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicta_Boelcke
I find it really interesting that in business, often it’s about “fractal”-based success. That is, just as fractals are complex [...]

The title of a post on Tom Peter’ blog caught my eye:
To Get Out of Bed. Or Not Get Out of Bed. That Is the Question.
This was one of the earliest business lessons I learned. When I was a university kid, I occasionally supplemented my two part-time jobs with odd jobs at $10/h with [...]

The number one complaint is lack of focus. Lack of focus means lacking a clear agenda and defined goals, but also effectively choosing the attendees. The most effective way to hold a meeting is to stick to ONE meeting style and ONE issue.

With the right context, sometimes too many cooks make AMAZING soup.

You can divide people into four categories: makers, breakers, stones and stoppers. It’s a vaguely construction-related metaphor:

Makers – They make things happen. These are people who instinctively create, assemble or lead. Where other people see Widgets, one maker has an idea for a new iWidget. When other people see two people [...]