Your Business is Not a Project

Picture of Mike Tobias Mike Tobias : Jun 13, 2013 12:00:00 AM

“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it was a nail.” Abraham Maslow.

The tools you use everyday at work have an influence on how you see things and how you approach problems. Craftsmen are very particular about their tools. The carpenters, cabinet makers, metal workers and boatbuilders that I’ve had the pleasure of coming in contact with are fanatical about their tools and their regular maintenance. Over the years, they’ve come to know which tools are exactly the right tools for each job they are undertaking. They understand the trade-offs that are made when they choose one tool over another.

Avoiding LegalTech Stupidity: The Hidden Curse of Technical Debt

Mike Tobias: Dec 12, 2024 12:08:22 PM

The mandate of this blog is to help people avoid making the same old bad decisions when it comes to legal technology and legal operations. It has...

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Mike Tobias: Oct 9, 2024 10:46:09 AM

The mandate of this blog is to help people avoid making the same old bad decisions when it comes to legal technology and legal operations. It has...

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Mike Tobias: Jun 8, 2024 10:35:05 AM

I've written previously about the effective application of the OODA loop to legal operations, and also where it doesn't apply. While it is a very...

Your Business is Not a Project

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