Spend Time in the Store
Leadership Mark Palmer Leadership Mark Palmer

Spend Time in the Store

Someone referred to me as the big boss today. He meant it to connote detachment, aloofness, arrogance. I think most people that know me would say the opposite. Indeed, it’s a business imperative.

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Resilience, Briefly
Mark Palmer Mark Palmer

Resilience, Briefly

I think it's far more important to execute ideas than generate them than most people realize. Leaders don’t just think great thoughts; they execute them. If you hate making tons of decisions without much information; you'll hate being an entrepreneur.

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How Do You Learn to Be Resilient?
Education Mark Palmer Education Mark Palmer

How Do You Learn to Be Resilient?

I think it's far more important to execute ideas than generate them than most people realize. Leaders don’t just think great thoughts; they execute them. If you hate making tons of decisions without much information; you'll hate being an entrepreneur.

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The Writing Robot
Writing Mark Palmer Writing Mark Palmer

The Writing Robot

One of my 2020 resolutions was to publish 10 articles. By October, I was up to eight. I wondered: could I increase my writing output 10X? Could I write 365 articles a year? Since October, I’ve published 50 articles in 50 days. The secret was automation.

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Trevor Bauer Goals, 2021
Goal Setting, Innovation, Sports Mark Palmer Goal Setting, Innovation, Sports Mark Palmer

Trevor Bauer Goals, 2021

Trevor Bauer was the best pitcher in baseball last year. On the Northstar Podcast, he explained his views on physics, analytics, and the evolution of “pitch design.”

Bauer the Chief Technology Officer of pitching.

Bauer is the Bryson DeChambeau of baseball.

Bauer is the Peter Thiel of MLB.

Bauer is a 2021 goal setting inspiration: a curious, polymathic, controversial leapfrogger.

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Find Hidden Genius
Leadership, Goal Setting Mark Palmer Leadership, Goal Setting Mark Palmer

Find Hidden Genius

As a leader, your job is to find genius nobody knows yet. So says Ken Rabis and Stanford / General Catalyst polymath Balaji Srinivasan. I love that way of thinking about my job. I made a list of 21 people I work with. But how can I help?

Rabis and Balaji suggest using polymathic skills and Tour of Duty alliance plans to develop genius on your teams.

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