I can't conceive of caring more about my president than my own partner.
Simpler companies are user centered. They adapt to the needs of day-to-day decision makers.
People don't listen to marketplace logic; they listen for meaning and purpose. Attention can't be bought. Before any interaction, ask yourself: 'How do I want to make people feel or act?' Put yourself in their shoes. The role of a leader is to create an experience that will inspire people to take action.
Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster.
The paradox of simplicity is that making things simpler is hard work.
Simplicity is power. The power to do less of what doesn't matter and more of what does.
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor. . . . '
I can only fight back in a way that I feel like I'm talented.
Any gathering of people requires leadership to cohere, to achieve its potential contribution. What is not needed is a "boss" of yore, directing everyone else's efforts toward "the one best way. "
If I hadn't been a designer, I'd have been a painter. I began as a painter and learned the craft of pottery in order to support myself.