It’s good to have a going rate for things that many people can do, quality is easy to recognize, and no-one can get hurt, really. So, a big yes for washing windows on the ground floor, but a big no-no for the 100th floor. Which one is more like you?
I admit, going rates serve one important role in pricing: they signal the average price, and thus set the expectation about the connected level of quality. Average quality and average price go well together as a message. Offering a lower, bare-bones quality and a price below the going rate is Read more…
The first time I heard this joke, my gut reaction was to share the disbelief at the very idea. I could see the barber’s point of view before I could even see the joke. Which, in my view, made the joke even funnier when it got to me. There have Read more…
Let me introduce you to an inferior colleague of yours: yourself, three years ago. Remember that poor soul, yet unburdened by all the trials and tribulations you survived in the meantime? The question is only just how much more value you can bring now, mathematically speaking. As we work, we grow, which means that many Read more…