Tag: Hugh Ballou

Validating as a Leadership Skill, Part 6 of 6 Validation Is Starting with the Minimum Viable Test Not conducting an actual market test is…

Validating as a Leadership Skill, Part 4 of 6 Validation Is Learning from the Data We are learning from interviews and field tests….

Validating as a Leadership Skill, Part 3 of 6 Validation Is Asking the Right Questions We conduct surveys with the wrong questions and…

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. – Steve Jobs   As a musical…

“Procrastination in the name of reducing risk actually increases risk.” – Colin Powell I work with many leaders in several countries and in…

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.  – Dalai Lama Allowing stress to rule your decisions,…

Sharing Leadership Ideas from Real Life I’m Hugh Ballou, an entrepreneur. This post is about entrepreneurship and National Holidays…Balance in life. On Thursdays, I’ll…

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway Recently, I created a post about listening. As a musician, I…

Continuous improvement requires systematic evaluation. Continuous improvement requires unfiltered evaluation. – Anonymous Mastering the Evaluation is a Valuable Leadership Skill Often I interview a potential…

The culture of compromise is often accepted as the price of mass. But in fact, this is the crowded road to popular acceptance,…