Tom PerryOct 22, 20142 minPaired MathematicsThis evening my daughter was sitting at the kitchen table, pencil in hand, confronting a full page of math homework. It was one of those dreadfull rote exerc...
Tom PerryAug 7, 20144 minFailing Fast“Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard Cohen How’s that for a weird quote? I heard ...
Tom PerryJan 29, 20134 minStoppingThe other day I was re-reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I was looking for a metaphor for quality used in the book that I re...
Tom PerryJan 18, 20123 minDeveloping the Impediments Game – Iteration 2This is a continuation of my last post where I was endeavoring to create a board game that allows players to simulate the trade-offs with dealing (or not) wi...
Tom PerryOct 14, 20113 minWarming Up for Deliberate PracticeI think often that people really appreciate the value of practice, however they find it really hard to actually do. I’m like that, I fully understand the mer...
Tom PerryMay 1, 20111 minA Quick Question About PracticeWhen you practice something in a disciplined way on occasion you may experience interruptions in your practice. I’m talking about the usual stuff that happen...
Tom PerryApr 23, 20112 minLeadership Practice #3 – EnvisioningIf you are going to be a leader within an organization, then you need to be able to clearly communicate a compelling vision. The communication part is relati...
Tom PerryApr 21, 20111 minPassion vs. PracticesI’ve been doing a fair amount of reading lately on the topic of deliberate practice. There is a sizable body of literature emerging with a lot of interesting...
Tom PerryDec 18, 20103 minPractice #2: Break It DownHow do you go about memorizing a poem? When I do it, I usually break it down into individual lines or phrases and memorize each one piece by piece. Then I pu...
Tom PerryDec 17, 20102 minPractice #1 – Speed DrillsIn Daniel Coyle’s book The Talent Code, he talks about the different ways that people practice that ultimately enable them to achieve extraordinary results. ...
Tom PerryNov 8, 20103 minA Call to PracticeRecently I’ve been thinking a lot about the way that we practice our profession. It’s probably because my daughter recently started Taekwondo and I watch her...