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Feb 27, 2024

Trade-offs

By Leron Lehman

Good, Fast, or Cheap. Pick two. Maybe you have seen a sign like this at your neighborhood mechanic. It is both clever and true and it captures the essence of trade-offs. A point I make to my childr...

Feb 1, 2024

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

By Leron Lehman

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a 2011 documentary about a Japanese Sushi Master in his 80s who built a Michelin three-star sushi restaurant. The story is intriguing, in part, because it is so unusual and unl...

Dec 27, 2023

Multiplying by Zero

By Leron Lehman

When I was a kid, my grandmother paid me for memorizing the multiplication tables. Even though it took me a few weeks, it was a pretty easy $10. Ever since then, I've been pretty good with numbers and...

Nov 28, 2023

Reward or Responsibility

By Leron Lehman

Succession is often a dangerous and emotionally exhausting business. Many ambitious and goal-oriented successors find it natural to equate their ascension to organizational leadership with their perso...

Mar 7, 2023

Succession Planning – Allowing Time for the Expected and Unexpected

By Leron Lehman

Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying, "Good things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." Patience is certainly a virtue, but it should never be confused with co...

Feb 7, 2023

Succession Planning – Begin with One Small Step

By Leron Lehman

There is a simple model of human behavior that says we only do things when we have a strong enough reason to do them; on the motivational scales in our brains, the benefits must outweigh the costs. An...