Managing Strategic Projects and the Goldilocks Rule

The Goldilocks Rule codifies an interesting phenomenon – and how we can leverage it. This post explores what it is, and how it applies in so many areas of endeavor. The focus is on how it applies to us personally, how it applies to strategy, and how it applies to project management. What Is the … Read more

Strategy, Project Management, and the Hock Principle

This post has looks at the Hock Principle: what it is, examples in practice, and implications for strategy and project management. It ends with a short video from Dee Hock himself. What Is the Hock Principle? Dee Hock, founder of credit card giant VISA, developed a maxim which became known as The Hock Principle. The … Read more