Chris Yiu

Be a good manager (even if you don't manage anyone).

Secret Weapon #019 When you’re doing strategy and planning work – whether it’s evaluating a new initiative, choosing between options, or building a roadmap – it’s much easier to make good decisions if you’re sure about the ground you’re standing on.

A good scheme can make things more private, secure and convenient.

Secret Weapon #018 Strategy work often involves looking into the future and thinking about the trajectory you want to see for your product, company or country.

Things to read on European ambition and policy reform.

Secret Weapon #017 Teams working to solve complex problems need to do at least two important things: Figure out the best course of action Get it done One of the biggest challenges is that these two things are often in tension.

Secret Weapon #016 Questions are essential for soliciting information and understanding someone else’s point of view.

Secret Weapon #015 We’ve all seen projects where seemingly sensible recommendations fail to survive contact with reality.

Secret Weapon #014 The first order of business for a new project is usually a scoping exercise, so that there’s a common understanding of the problem to be tackled and the space around it.

Secret Weapon #013 There are lots of good rules of thumb for communicating well, but I particularly like the rule of three things.