Durkl

Additionally, there's high social costs to being extreme - to doing that last 20%. Why do we not ruthlessly eliminate all meetings from our agendas unless they're super useful? Probably because it would upset some of our colleagues and negatively impact our working relationships. 
You can be the "no clutter guy", but now you're the "no clutter guy" your friends and family tell stories about at social gatherings. Maybe you go so far as to realize you don't need a bed and replace it with a futon, but then you start a relationship and your partner isn't so amused by your minimalist futon lifestyle as you are. 

This goes beyond "sticky status quo". At... (read more)

Why do some CEOs think they could fix the world if only it were run like a business?

If you've been a policeman for 15 years, you might overestimate how many people are criminals, simply because you're constantly exposed to them. Similarly, working in a cancer ward might lead you to believe cancer is far more common than it is. I think CEOs, due to the nature of their roles, end up with a similar occupational deformation.

As a CEO, people in your company constantly come to you with problems they say are unsolvable for them. But these problems are often unsolvable to them because of constraints like budgets, policies, or conflicting priorities these... (read more)