by Kare Anderson | Sep 15, 2015 | Book
“Doing something isn’t always better than doing nothing” and “The simplest rules create the most effective experience” are two of the six Laws of Subtraction advocated by Matthew May to accomplish more by doing less better. How cleverly...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 7, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice
Ironically when I was hastily hired, as an outsider, to lead a team at a company, my titular boss had placed bets with his colleagues about how long I’d last. Little did he know of the unexpected bond that naturally formed in the first meeting with my team. You see,...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 10, 2013 | Book, Connecting
“All of the significant battles are waged within the self,” wrote Sheldon Kopp. Some of our biggest inside battles are changing habits to create a more meaningful, congenial life with others. Instead we instinctively, unhappily focus on: • Those who seem...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 27, 2012 | behavior, Collective Clout, Connecting
Marshall wasn’t aware that we were closely watching him as he strode into the pool table showroom but he was the ninth unwitting participant in our experiment. He glanced at the sign “Our Three Most Popular Models” that hung above an ornately carved, antique pool...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 10, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, decisionmaking
How clever of Matthew May to design Laws of Subtraction as what Frans Johansson dubs a “hook” — something concrete around which we can gain clarity in our own thinking and are pulled into contributing relevant ideas to his six smart laws to simplify work and...
