Thinking beyond the obvious answer.
Ideas, observations and perspectives worth exploring.
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The Immigration Tactician
Before recommending a next step, Basit wants to understand what could change the answer. Abdul Basit Jabbar is known among friends and colleagues as The Immigration…
The Art of Asking the Right Question
Some problems are difficult because the answer is difficult. Others are difficult because we are answering the wrong question. That distinction matters more than it first…
Why Strategy Matters More Than Working Harder
There is a particular type of tiredness that comes from having worked all day and still feeling as though nothing important moved forward. You answered emails.…
What Does It Mean to Be a Tactician?
There is a difference between knowing what you want and knowing how you are going to get there. Most of us are fairly good at the…
