Stuck? Get Unstuck!
July 18th, 2004 by Hal
I read Fast Company cover to cover. Two months ago I was reading the June issue. One of my favorite sections is the book reviews. The editors present five books. Readers pick a favorite then the editors do an interview with the authors. My favorite from June was UNSTUCK by Keith Yamishita and Sandra Spataro. Somehow I set aside this posting. When I opened the August issue I immediately went to the book reviews. UNSTUCK was selected as the readers' choice. (Want to read the issue online? Go to www.fastcompany.com/bookclub/fc85/. Access code is 'FCAUGUSTBEZOS'.)
I kept jumping around just like the authors expected. I got unstuck along the way.
I learned about the book from Seth Godin. He featured Yamashita in Bull Market 2004. The authors address what all of us have experienced. Eventually, we get stuck on our projects. While you can read the book from beginning to end, Yamashita and Spataro have indexed the book and offered cross references to make it easy to find help fast for your particular situation.
The book is good. The presentation is outstanding. No kidding. The graphics are bold and exciting. The paper is substantial. I couldn't read the book from beginning to end. I kept jumping around just like the authors expected. I got unstuck along the way.
Get a copy, or maybe two. If you're like me, you won't want to lend your copy to others!
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July 22nd, 2004 at 9:17 pm
There is a great little article today in the www.chicagosports.com site by a gentleman trying to make the San Francisco 49ers football team. He outlines three tips that he’s learned that apply directly to project teams. Here they are:
Number 1: Accountability - Your team is counting on YOU to get it done.
Number 2: Acceptance - Everyone on a team is different. We all have different roles (kicker, special team, linebacker, tackle) but the same goal (winning) in a team
Number 3: Sacrifices - Helping the team is your main goal. We have to put the team before ourselves and realize that nobody is bigger than the game (project).
As a guy trying to make it big as a special teams player he understands that every job is important to winnning and just playing at this level is more than most people get to do. What do you think?