The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd cover image

#136 Complexity & Complicatedness - Sam Spurlin on playing hockey, why he quit teaching, studying at Claremont, leaving a PhD program, working pro bono too start his career, complicated vs complex systems, how to deal with ego in organizations, remote work failures, podcasting with his brother, and the importance of a retrospective meeting

The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

CHAPTER

Is Tomorrow Better Than Today Better Than Yesterday?

The challenge I think though, is you might get worse in the short term. You almost certainly will. And so how do you take clients through that as they're fumbling and screwing things up and dropping the ball? Yeah. It's sort of cargo cult thinking it's we need to take work seriously. Instead of saying, well, what are we actually trying to accomplish here?

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner