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Living Values

October 22, 2025 by Craig Dial

A dartboard with black and white concentric stripes. Many holes are in the board, along with a red dart towards the top and a yellow dart near the center.

You understand the power that values have in your life. They shape how you act, how you perceive the world. You live your values every day. They operate as filters on what you see as possibilities and actions. If you’re not happy with where you are or who you are, then what values are dominating? … Read more

Killing Improvements

October 8, 2025 by Craig Dial

An old hammer lying on a wooden surface. Around it ar a number of nails sticking out of the wood at odd angles, many of them bent.

“You’ve given the company the equivalent of a developer for free. Odds are you probably won’t get a bonus, raise, or promotion. The company will thank you for your efforts, pocket the productivity gain, and revise targets and goals upwards based on the new improvements.”