I recently read this wonderful book titled The Craftsman by Richard Sennett. Here are few gems of wisdom I extracted from it. Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for it’s own sake. Skills that mature and pride in one’s work lies as the heart of craftsmanship as […]
We expect reliable brilliance from professionals who serve us, and those we hire. If you ask most people if they deliver reliable brilliance, 90% will say “yes”. Yet, it is quite rare. In reality, mediocrity rules, good enough pervades, dropped balls are the norm. Every day I observe people’s daily lives and find that there […]