An audio version of this blog post: https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/13/howard-markss-expert-opinion/

Five big ideas.

1/ (Social) Media is more entertainment than information.

2/Be there to learn more.

3/ Experts on TV/in magazines are not good forecasters - but you can be.

4/ Should you and can you know? Should you care?

5/ Metaphors can be LIARS!

6/ Certainty is a lie.

An audio verion of this blog post. https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/09/chris-cole/

Five ideas from the first fifty pages of http://amzn.to/2g9C26r

1/ Most of the time our intuitions are right.

2/ Never forget to account for luck.

3/ System 1 is "automatic and effortless."

4/ System 2 can ONLY run consecutive tasks.

5/ Guarding against ego depletion.

An audio version of this post: http://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/04/moats-profitability-and-podcasts

Inspired by this post: https://25iq.com/2016/11/18/why-moats-are-essential-for-profitability-restaurant-edition/

Why should leaders go to the front lines? 1/ It gives them details they don’t see from their office. 2/ It gives trust and authority with insiders (your team) and outsiders (your critics and fans). 3/ It allows better alignment between strategy and action.

Sources

Jocko podcast (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFS7jBQFOcU

Mountains Beyond Mountains: http://amzn.to/2icYxYq

The Fish That Ate The Whale: http://amzn.to/1WkjNcR

With the Old Breed: http://amzn.to/2hJIPAr

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