Productivity

How I Learned to Work Like Myself – Finally!

This article first appeared on my creative blog, The Last Page Before Dawn, where I explore the rhythms of writing and personal evolution. Maybe you’re not burned out.  Maybe you’re simply working against yourself. For years, I’ve chased productivity systems that didn’t fit. Not that they didn’t work to some degree, but I was force-fitting […]

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Crumblestones Manning

The Crumblestones Of Acquisition: Manning, Staffing, and Resource Constraints (Part 7 of 7)

Where Innovation Collides with Capacity Serialized from Contracting for Rapid Acquisition: A Practical and Personal Guide to Disrupting the Status Quo for a More Responsive Future By Lorna E. Tedder The first five Crumblestones have shown how culture, communication, governance, requirements handoffs, and tracking systems can sabotage even the boldest plans. But none of those weaknesses can be […]

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Tracking

The Crumblestones of Acquisition: Lack of Appropriate Tracking Systems (Part 6)

Where Visibility Fails, Frustration Flourishes Serialized from Contracting for Rapid Acquisition: A Practical and Personal Guide to Disrupting the Status Quo for a More Responsive FutureBy Lorna E. Tedder We’ve all heard the saying: what gets measured gets managed. In federal acquisition, what we measure is narrow—and what we ignore is often where our real problems live. Tracking […]

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