25 min

Decisions are Temporary REWORK

    • Management

Co-founders of 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss decision making within an organization. Small businesses have the advantage of being nimble and able to change course quickly, so there's no reason to get caught up in the "what ifs." 
Show Notes:
0:47 – Avoiding overthinking and overcomplicating issues1:47 – Getting rid of the "what ifs"4:30 – Making decisions as small as possible5:45 – The advantages small business have when it comes to being agile and nimble8:30 – Getting comfortable with uncertainty11:00 – Calculations and projections in decision making13:50 – Deciding when to pivot on a decision15:20 – The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller18:04 – The 37signals Guide to Making Decisions19:05 – The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication20:20 – Using instincts in decision making22:01 – Maverick by Ricardo Semler23:14 – 37signals upcoming technical blogSign Up for 30-day FREE trial at Basecamp.com

Co-founders of 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss decision making within an organization. Small businesses have the advantage of being nimble and able to change course quickly, so there's no reason to get caught up in the "what ifs." 
Show Notes:
0:47 – Avoiding overthinking and overcomplicating issues1:47 – Getting rid of the "what ifs"4:30 – Making decisions as small as possible5:45 – The advantages small business have when it comes to being agile and nimble8:30 – Getting comfortable with uncertainty11:00 – Calculations and projections in decision making13:50 – Deciding when to pivot on a decision15:20 – The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller18:04 – The 37signals Guide to Making Decisions19:05 – The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication20:20 – Using instincts in decision making22:01 – Maverick by Ricardo Semler23:14 – 37signals upcoming technical blogSign Up for 30-day FREE trial at Basecamp.com

25 min