I read
Speed as a Habit by
Dave Girouard, CEO of personal finance startup
Upstart and former President of Google Enterprise Apps. Great article and these are my favorite quotes:
- "If, by way of habit, you consistently begin every decision-making process by considering how much time and effort that decision is worth, who needs to have input, and when you’ll have an answer, you'll have developed the first important muscle for speed."
- "This isn’t to say all decisions should be made quickly. Some decisions are more complicated or critical than others. It might behoove you to wait for more information. Some decisions can’t be easily reversed or would be too damaging if you choose poorly. Most importantly, some decisions don’t need to be made immediately to maintain downstream velocity."
- "You know you're going fast enough if there's a low-level discomfort, people feeling stretched. But if you're going too fast, you'll see it on their faces, and that's important to spot too."
- "It's important to internalize how irreversible, fatal or non-fatal a decision may be. Very few can't be undone."
- "Challenge the when."
